Username & diary title: (6/10) lovexblue - I'm betting it's from the time of the x's - you know...? When everyone shoved x's in the middle of words & such? I'll overlook the obvious & let it go. As for the 'loveblue', I'm not sure wether you're blue from love or stating that you love blue. Either way, it seems likeable, yet different. Gambling my life away - It probably has something to do with your layout, which I can't view AT ALL. It's a bit too boring & mundane for my taste.

First Impression: (5/20) I can't view your layout. The images are dead. It's basically a medium & light grey layout with black links & text. I honestly can't say it would be any better with the images, because it seems as if it's lacking in color & organization, but the X boxes are just ugly. You should take better care of your site.

Layout: (5/40) Raging Pistachio Designs. Like I've already mentioned several times, the images aren't working. That's a big no-no. Aside from the dead images, everything looks too plain. The links are somewhat messy & misplaced. Since you (from what I gathered) typically write only a sentence or 5 per entry, it makes the layout very bland. Not only are their no images & few messy links, there's also barely any words to read. Get a new layout ASAP!

Content: (10/55) I was hoping for a bit more than 1-5 sentence entries every damn day ... & I eventually got it. I had to go back to 2005, but I started to find a few longer entries here & there. This was one of my favorite entries, because although you were still vague, I could pinpoint a few things you were talking about. Which reminds me - Why in the bloody hell are you so vague? I could understand if yours was a poetry diary. Names aren't usually suitable for poetry, but it's a normal diary. You would occassionally mention a name, but as far as making a connection with you through your friends & events ... impossible. You mentioned many things, but not in a way that any random reader could relate to or even understand. I would suppose your diary is meant for friends or family & possibly a shorthand of events & feelings, but it isn't very personal. I couldn't find anything particularly interesting in your writing. Also, you change grammar, it seems, every day. One day you capitalize & punctuate - the next, you don't.

Contact: (1/5) Notes. Your guestbook isn't working & the email link only allows me to write you an email though your diary. I can't count those. Sorry.

Extras: (0/10) Oh my mother of dead links! You have a handful of extra links, but NONE of them work. No rings, no cast, no reviews ... Nothing.

Am I Linked: (0/5) Nope.

Favorite Entries: (10/25) One. Two.

5 Words to Describe You: I really couldn't find much recent content in your diary to get a good picture of you as a person. I would probably say you were friendly, though, & extroverted.

Memorable Quotes: Nothing. Sorry.

Your song: Champagne For My Real Friends, Real Pain For My Sham Friends - Fall Out Boy. I saw the lyrics in your diary. Good song.

Your new name: I never really could find your name anywhere, but I think it's Lauren or Laura, if you refered to yourself in third person when I thought you did. I would change it to Amy. Or Veronica, maybe. Sophisticated, yet down to earth.

Your lyrics: Since FOB was the only music I noticed while reviewing your diary, I would suggest this lyrical advice for you.

I'm the first kid to write of hearts, lies, & friends
And I am sorry my conscience called in sick again
And I've got arrogance down to a science
Oh, and I'm the first kid to write of hearts, lies, & friends

Personal Advice: None.

Comments: You definitely need a new layout. This one = WRECK. Big time. The content needs a lot of work, too. I figure you're just bored with diaryland & don't see the need to update very much, but if you would use your diary more productively & talk about things that are important to you, you might find that it serves a much better purpose.

Would I Come Back: (10/20) Maybe, but definitely only to see if anything has improved.

Total Score: 47/190
[reviewed by: Mandy]