2005-03-18
bebegracie.diaryland.com
Username/Title: [3/5] BEBEgracie? What are you trying to be? Gracie baby? Whoah…like that’s real creative there, genius. And “The Eye of the Storm”? I think you forgot to explain what exactly that meant there on your site. I don’t get it, but hey, it’s your site so whatever goes.
Bebegracie. I hate it. You sound like a teenybopper. And that’s a compliment.
First Impression: [6/10] Pink? Eh.
If you want to just slap on photos onto a plain layout, at least define and outline the boxes. The contrast between colours is horrendous.
Layout: [5/10] I don’t hate it, neither do I like it. It’s one of those nothing special kind of layouts. I remember dropping by your blog some time last year and I saw you with this exact layout and the exact same photos. “The images are of good times with my friends. I hope to change them frequesntly, almost like a mini photo frame. I obviously have to wait for good photos to come about too.” Obviously, you haven’t had any good photos for awhile now, so what’s the point of this whole photo album concept? Blatantly displaying photos on a layout is just too conspicuous for me to handle. Besides, the photos don’t exactly match or blend with your layout anyway. I don’t want to look at those photos, and I dislike scrollbar entry boxes. Get a new layout, bebe.
I like the fact that when you change pages on your journal, the screen does a clock-wise fan action. It’s probably the only thing about your layout that oozes a trickle of charisma.
Content: [20/40] Your 2003 entries are short and petty. Sure they’re interesting, but whatever happened to writing more than a paragraph even? I’m going to skip to 2004 – 2005 as I don’t want to judge what WAS 2 years ago anyway. What the hell is this?? And giggle at the first paragraph. Also stop with the barely two paragraphed entries.
This made me want to just hug you. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Please stop making yourself feel that way. It’s not worth it. Entries like this, where you just leave me hanging, are really irritating. ”It was a mistake. And I hate myself for admitting it.” Dear Gracie, what was a mistake? And why did you hate yourself for admitting it? Express yourself more.
I liked this. A lot actually. And this too. And then the entries from the day your Dad got sick and onwards just captivated me in such a powerful way. I am beyond speechless. Just don’t ever give in.
Back to the rest of your content – In regard to this and merely as a friendly note, please do not type with your elbow. You seem to have enough trouble typing with your ten fingers already, considering the amount of typos you produce. Laughs, good for you.
” I hate it, I feel so depressed over the minorest things lately, and I don't know why.” I don’t think minorest is a word. More like the MOST minor things.
Beautiful and happy birthday And then it becomes boring, boring and why do you paste lyrics or poetry whatever garble that is on your blog? Over-rated. Your entries, a lot of the times, are far too short. Why bother sometimes?
Overall, your writing style is just plain and monotonous, and I think the only reason why I survived all through the epic journey of your life is because of how real your problems were. In other words, I felt sympathetic for you. It’s a shame to say, but I didn’t enjoy it. You’re too much of a day-logger who gives out little details of what she does in her day-to-day life. Be more open and be free to express your feelings, after all, that’s what a diary is for.
Anyway, I think I’m going to end it here. I’m sorry about your father’s loss and wish you the best of luck in the future. Feel better.
Spelling and Grammar: [15/25] Spell check your damn entries. convinsed is convinced, uncontrolable is uncontrollable, unconsiously is unconsciously, disire is desire, breckfast is breakfast. Your grammar isn’t all breath-taking either.
WOW. If you were given words such as 'Passchendaele' to spell, then I’d completely understand. But the fact that you can't even spell simple words such as 'decision' and 'appreciate' really makes my blood boil. You might want to argue with that, but it's a common occurrence, and 's' is not near 'c' on the keyboard. The fact that you're 18 also makes me pissed off about your crap spelling. If you don't want to use a dictionary, at least look at what you're typing. Having the spelling accuracy of a 10 year old is a fucking embarrassment.
OUR LINK: [5/5] It’s there. Thanks.
Extras/Contact: [5/5] Too many extras. Some not even necessary.
What (We Think) Your Age is: I would say 5 because you showed a level of innocence in your earlier entries, particularly when your Mum and sister didn’t come home and you said “Come home please”. That was really sweet. I also think your level of maturity puts you in the mid 20s category.
10. Only because spelling is precious and you fuck it up A LOT.
TOTAL SCORE: 59/100 = 59%
Reviewed by: KIMB
Italics by: JEN
fig8-reviews at 9:18 p.m.