2006-05-01 | 12:19 p.m.
Username & Diary Title: (3/10) aesthetica87 - It’s nothing too fancy really. In fact, I can't possibly think of a reason why you chose it, unless you just REALLY liked the word "aesthetic." It's too 'blah' for me & the numbers aren't cutting it. (2 points, because it could be worse) meow ... I do not understand this at all. I see no kitties, nothing about kitties, for all I know you may hate kitties! It just doesn't belong there, sorry. (1 points)
First Impression: (10/20) Hm. The image (of you?) seems a bit much & not coordinated with the rest of the design. I like the soft, muted brown tones, though. But ... where are all the links…?
Layout: (15/50) Since there is no design link & an amateurish photograph at the top, I think it's safe to say that you designed this layout - or someone designed it for you. You may want to add a link letting people know you are the designer or a page that even explains why you made this particular design. Just a nice little extra that I don't see ANY of.
I like the sepia colors. In fact, it's one of my favorite colors to use/find on a layout. However, the colors do not match! I see much more reddish & green tones in the image, also a bit of purple - I think you should play up those colors, instead of opting for something that while looking good alone, clashes with the image. I think the image itself is a bit too "homemade." The purple… thing & car door take away from it. Try another image, unless this one has deep personal meaning to you. It could work with the right colors.
Where are your links?? The only links I can find are 'previous' & 'next' links after your entries & the last five entry links at the bottom of the page! You need links! You don't even have a visible diaryland link. I don't know if you were going for a simple, clean-cut look or not, but there is such a thing as overdoing it. When I can't even get to an archives page or your profile - you need to add some links. Rethink your layout & find a suitable place for a few boring links. C'mon, you know you want to ... (10 points for self-design & 5 points for the fact that it doesn't have repeating images, 50 trillion links, etc ...)
Content: (15/55) I can't view your archives page, which causes a bit of a hassle for me when I want to skip around, but I'll try to review you from most recent. That's how I usually start anyway.
This was the first entry I read. First of all, it’s somewhat creepy. After reading it a time or two more, it has multiple meanings, which is a fantastic thing if this is indeed meant to be a poetry type diary. If not & you are talking about your daily happenings ... WOAH. What the fuck are you talking about? The one thing (if it remains constant) I will not like is the fragments & use of ellipsis - both are a pet peeve of me.
This is an example of a typical entry. I don't even know how to describe your writing style. I want to like it, purely for its poetic potential, but then I realize your piecing together fragments to tell me about your day. It's a nice way to keep your thoughts together, I suppose, but when I'm reading something like this, I can't help but be confused. Sometimes, I cannot decipher what you mean, which is rather bothersome.
what do you want from me??
cherry lips.
all covered in curls.
i believe his name is ben.
and he wont stop stalking me.
That is the kind of things that buggered me. You have no cast page either, so all the mention of names just seems completely pointless to me, because I have no clue who you're talking about or their relation to you. (Is the Jessica girl's last name Gilbert? A weird question, I know, but she looks SO familiar.)
Although this may be something magical that you want to remember; I don't really care to know of your wet thighs & stained, smelly furniture. We've all had good sex ... several times in a row ..., but there is no need to broadcast it so crude & blatantly. It makes it seem gross & impersonal.
I stopped reading here. I was really hoping your diary would magically change into sentences & something besides a weird run down of your day, but it didn't. I found a few entries that could be viewed as poetry & those rare ones - I liked a lot. The rest of your diary was a mess. I dare anyone to visit & know what you're talking about & after two or three entries, even care anymore. I didn't & I started skimming. Not only are most of them long, but they're meaningless, hard to understand, & at times repetitive.
Your diary seems a lot more suited for your friends or family members. People who know you are probably able to understand what you're talking about from the pieces of sentences you string together. You also mention friends & goings-on with them, so that's another clue. Your writing style, if you were writing for a reader, would need A LOT of work, but since it's mostly a post-it note of your days to your friends, they probably don't care too much. However, I am a reviewer, & I review your diary from the standpoint of a random reader stumbling upon your diary. (10 points for the few & far-between entries that didn't suck) (5 points for including pictures with some of your entries for detail)
Contact: (0/5) None.
Extras: (1/10) Last 5 entries. You're lucky I count this as an extra, doll, 'cause you have nothing else. Your diaryland profile isn't even linked!
Am I Linked?: (0/5) Nope. Nothing is!
Favorite Entries: (10/X) Actually, I had 2, but I forgot to list them as I was reviewing ... & I can't view your archives page, so I'll just give you the 10 points.
5 Words to Describe You: Outgoing. Sweet. Open-minded. Social butterfly (with wings!). Careless.
Your new name: I'm not so sure the meaning suits you ("great, noted ruler" or "sea lord"), but the pictures of you remind me of Meredith Vieira. The newscaster, you know? You two resemble a lot to me.
Your lyrics: Adam Sandler - At a Medium Pace. Because of the SEX SEX SEX! entry. I couldn't resist. ;)
Put your arms around me baby
Can’t you see I need you so
Hold me close against your skin
I’m about to begin
Lovin’ you
Spit on your hand and stroke my cock
At a medium pace
Play with my balls and tell me
How big they are
Honey, rub your beaver
Up and down my face
Sit on the corner of the bed
And watch me whack off
You see that shampoo bottle
Now stick it up my ass
Push it in and out
At a medium pace
Comments: Play with the layout a bit & add some extras. Hell, add any links at all. Try typing & forming thoughts in sentences, too. It's a lot easier to understand.
Would I Come Back: (5/20) I doubt it.
[Reviewed by: Mandy]
