2004-06-06 | 10:28 p.m.
||simply || beautiful||
Username & diary title: (5/10) Rob-e - Is your name Robbie? It's something Rob, isn't it? Now, how did I know that? Okay, I'll quit. I detest usernames that are just the person's name with some numbers or an "-e" in your case. I would probably still click on it though, which makes me feel bad for ragging you about it. I relate rob-e to this guy I know, who's name just so happens to be Rob, that was a really funny guy, so I feel like you should be funny.
First Impression: (10/20) The image doesn't work. What good is an imaged layout when the image doesn't work? Aside from that, I get a nice dosage of blue, black, and white. My favorite colors in a layout. I'm curious as to what the image was though.
Layout: (20/40) Well, I like the way it's organized and the structure of it, but I figured someone as crisp and clean as you would have the image working. Personal assumption, mind you. I like blue and white in a layout, although I usually prefer blue over a white background, this worked pretty good too. There really isn't much to say, since I can't praise/criticize the image. I don't really like the way the links are arranged at the top, but I do like the bolding and color change the links have when you scroll over them. I think you definitely need a new design, possibly something that lets the entry scroll, because when I took a first glance at some fo your longer entries, I kind of dreaded reading them. With a scrolling entry box, the length isn't so evident and the reader doesn't realize they're reading as much. Go for an unimaged design too, that way you don't have to worry about your host or the design site not keeping it up. If you don't change designs, another thing that bothered me was the previous and next links. I think they should be words, of your choice, and centered.
Contact: (2/5) Guestbook. Notes.
Extras: (0/10) None.
Am I Linked: (7/5) On the main page, with the big boys! Who gets extra points? You get extra points!
Content: (35/55) You were very dayloggish and quite frankly, boring. I got confused a lot because of the time gaps in your entries. You don't update frequently and there is usually a span of 2-3 weeks per entry. You explained why you couldn't update, but it's still annoying and disappointing for your readers. Your diary is a typical "transition from highschool to college" diary, and although interesting for some people, I find them rather boring. They usually contain random updates, lots of people that you don't mention often, and boring college confusion babble. Yours was no different. You did have a few semi-interesting entries, but to be honest I skipped around a lot, because you just didn't spark my curiosity. The only thing that did keep me slightly interested, was your gender. Oddly enough, I wasn't too sure if you were male or female, no offense. I finally resorted to reading your profile and determined that you were female. Honestly, I thought you were a guy. Your username gave me that feeling, along with the dark blue layout and some things you mentioned, but other things gave me hints of you being girlie. I was sort of leanging toward a gay guy, again no offense. Back to your writing, your vocabulary seemed fairly extensive, you capitalized and hardly ever used abbreviations, unless they were for places or things that are common in your life. All in all, I was bored with your life, not your writing. You write damn good, you just need a better subject.
Favorite Entries: (5/25) One.
Personality: Religious. Intelligent. Level-headed. Focused. Slightly self-centered. Longing for friendship. Close-minded.
Quotes:
But I just feel wrong now posting stuff in my diary that might bring others down.-Darling, it is your diary. It's for your feelings and this should be like a real diary to you. Write in it whatever you pleasure, screw other's feelings towards it.
Your song: Kidney Thieves - Before I'm Dead. You just seem so focused and determined on all the things you want to do.
Your new name: Sharon - You reminded me of the girl from Two Guys & a Girl. My mental picture of you is -short, skinny and with blonde hair. Just like her. Hit me up if you've ever even heard of the show, much less watched it.
You should be: A religious advice columnist. With your super-firm religious beliefs and seemingly open-hearted advice giving skills, I think it would be a a great job for you.
You remind me of: Summer. You're just so hot and steamy... nah, joking. You just have a simplicity and coolness to you, like a boring summer day, just laying on the beach. Nothing that special, but it's still refreshing, you know?
Comments: Get a new design and lighten up a bit. Also try to update your diary a little more if you're going to get other reviews done, because some sites actually judge that and even though I don't, it still bugged me because it was hard to keep up with it.
Would I Come Back: (10/20) Sure, why not?
Total Score: 94/190
[reviewed by: Mandy].