Username & Diary Title: (6/10) amazinfuckup - I hate to offend you straight away, but UGH. I understand that some people feel like this, but that would just put me off rading your diary from the start. I know you mean it in a kind of ironic way, but it just seems like you're going to be another angsty teengager. I'd feel like I was going to be depressed by what I read. "Now Presenting... The Amazing Fuck Up". Heh, that's not too bad. It gives a much nicer impression than your name by itself. It seems almost like a parody of yourself. Like you might not take yourself too seriously after all. I like that.

First Impression: (12/20) White. Plain. Interesting black font. Wonder what she's got to say?

Layout: (40/50) Yes, it's white and plain. Simple black font. Not really screaming 'INTERESTING! READ ME!'. But you know what? For some reason I do want to read you. I feel quite drawn towards your entries, because of the simple layout. The font's interesting. The links at the top are neat and I feel it would probably be easy to navigate your diary. I really like what you've done with the archive page, the way it's archived by your age as opposed to the Jan-Dec year. Nice touch. Expecially as that's how a lot of teenagers probably think. We don't remember things in term of 'oh yeah, in 2001...'. It's 'when I was 11' or whatever. So that's good, and different. I can't really suggest an improvement as such for this template, because it serves it's purpose. It matches your writing to a certain extent. So putting more colour or an image or something else into your layout wouldn't neccesarily work for you. My only qualm is that slightly mental fit your archives page has for a few seconds when you first click on it. It could be quirky, but mainly it's just strange.

Content: (43/55) I admit, after your angsty username and plain template, that I was pleasantly surprised to find I was very interested in your diary. The FAQs are a nice touch, they clear a lot up. A lot of your entries revolve around "you", your unrequited love? This could become tedious after a while, but your entries actually vary quite a lot. From talking about your family, to you graduating (which I found interesting)... most aspects of your life are probably covered. You're interested in writing, which is evident from your style. You're good, too. I'm also impressed with how you manage to bring speech marks into your entries. That's something that can be quite hard in diaries, I think, because it's at risk of sounding too clinical and a bit... false, reserved? But you incorporate it quite beautifully. Your entries vary massively in length. I really don't see the point in your one-or-two-line entries. Okay, so that's all you've got to say, but isn't it just a waste of time to write and to read? In general though, I did find your entries interesting. This made me just have to find the entry from that time, because I felt I NEEDED to know what happened. That's good, it meant I was interested.

Contact: (2/5) Notes. Suits me, but more options are preferable.

Extras: (4/10) The FAQ, Reviews and another site.

Am I Linked: (5/5) Absolutely.

Favorite Entries: (15/15) 'Daughter of the Year', 'Psychoanalysis', and'The After Party'

5 Words to Describe You: Deep, sarcastic, intelligent, independant, writer.

Memorable Quotes:

"Can I be me when I grow up? Jesus Christ, I'm like my favorite person."

Your new name: Keira. You remind me slightly of a girl I know called Keira, though I don't know why. That's probably just how I imagine you'd look.

Your lyrics: "I got wires... coming in." or however that song 'Wires' by Athlete goes. Because I don't really like Athlete, and I suprise myself by finding I like that song a fair bit. In the same way I wasn't expecting to like your diary. Also, you know, you quite complicated.

Personal Advice: You mention cutting. Of coursr you don't need me to say this to you, but it's something that needs to be adressed. Keep up the writing. You're good.

Would I Come Back: (15/20) You're the more the sort of diary that I would enjoy reading once I had struck up a friendship with you. I'd become very interested in your life. But I see you don't really use this diary in that way, so I'm not sure I'd make a beeline to read.

Total Score: 142/200

[reviewed by: Claire]