anime-lady
February 16, 2006
Well, when you first requested and I read the name of your diary I was curious as to why you picked it. Maybe I'll find it in my review...
Let's talk about the structure of writting first. As an example, this entry does not have a paragraph break but only breaks (which means that there is no separation in the lines between paragraphs). 1)This format is incorrect (just learned this in English - go me, haha) and 2)It gives me the impression that you just don't care. Now I doubt you go around typing your entries and say "I don't care if this looks nice or not - it's my flipping diary and I can do whatever I want" or maybe it's the laziness in all of us ... or maybe you're just not aware that this is how your entries turn out to be. I will give you the benefit of the doubt and select the last option to believe - unless of course you choose to tell me otherwise. To give your paragraphs more of a distinction I suggest hitting the enter button TWICE when you are starting a new paragraph. Normally paragraphs are a break in the subject or a new subject relating to the one in the paragraph previous to it. So, to indicate a subject change, a paragraph break is indeed needed. I am overjoyed to see that the next entry has paragraph breaks! YESS!
Your entries mostly consist of what happened that day (or week) and how you are doing in school. The normal - nothing out of the ordinary for a writer on diaryland. Nothing captivated my attention and didn't leave me excited to read the next entry.
Your entry legnth varries. Some are short and to the point and others are long and dragged out. And then there is the occasional one that is just the right legnth.
As for the layout - I do love it, but it's set up in the classical style. Nothing real special about it, just that the image is really good. It's done by FS Designs ... I've heard some shakey things about them before. Anyways, the template fits you ... and nothing is horrible or hard to bear. Just sometimes the about me section is longer than the entries.
You do have a lot of extras, however I wish that you would take all of the links and put them on one page so it cleans up the navigation bar a little more. However the legnth of the navigation links is perfect for this template since the font is a little smaller - so my advice really only pertains to when the links would get crowded on another template that is designed for lesser links. So I guess you could say "for future reference". :)
People can get in touch with you - good, good. AND you have our link up. Very good.
Well that about sums it up. There's nothing that left a lasting impression on me ... it's more like and update for friends type diary.
Reviewed by: Charmaine