You write openly and honestly knowing you have an audience from your everyday life, showing another side of you that they never really see. You never seem to sugar-coat the cutting situation, it's a release for you for pain and feelings that you just can't explain. You disappear for days, week, and months at a time.. Usually when a new guy comes into your life. Which is actually comforting and disturbing, because either you're out there being happy, or you finally got too carried away with your blade. Your writing overall is up and down, one day you're fine and the next you want to die. I would be very lost if I didn't suffer from depression myself! You do very well with expressing yourself and question yourself constantly.
You seem drawn to the wrong kind of guy, which almost every girl can relate to. You are pretty and smart, but you have a dark side to you that seems to make you think you deserve to be second best-you don't. You long to be accepted, even when it comes to the brief entry where you considered becoming Christian. Don't let people push on you what they believe, I really hate that people can do that.. And it really bugs me when people give in to what others preach. [40/45]
Layout: Not crazy about this layout. I like that it is simple and organized, but just doesn't do you justice. The menu divider and entry divider overlap a little, and it bugs the hell out of me. The entry divider width is 416 and your pictures average 450-500, and those overlaps bother me. A simple width=400 tag added onto the < img code would fix that right up, or a layout with an entry divider that is about 500 wide. [10/20]
Mechanics: For the most part it was great, but I came across a couple typos here and there, no biggie, no one is perfect. I found one broken image link HERE and it wasn't Photobucket's fault. [8/10]
Extras: I was actually bored with some of your extras. Bands, books, and hotties held my attention for maybe a second, they didn't tell me much about you at all. You have tons of quizzes, I admit I took a few while looking through them. I also could not find a cast page anywhere, which I needed occasionally when you wrote about different guys. But the pictures and poetry is great, you really put yourself out there with words. [8/10]
Contact: Email, notes, myspace, AIM, and comments. I could definitely get ahold of you if I wanted. [5/5]
Navigation: Very simple. No problem finding where I was going. [5/5]
Link: Found it easily with 2 clicks of the mouse. [5/5]
Favorite Quote: And maybe that's all life really is...just those moments. Like when you're tracing a raindrop down the windowpane and nothing in the world matters but your finger pressing against the cold glass. It's just a moment. It's just a moment and you're just...alive.
Favorite Entry: This one. You discovered your mom is a stoner! How hilarious is that? I'm glad you both were able to laugh about it.
Return Trips?: Yea, if you ever updated.
Final Comments: I relate to you on the depression level. It's tough, and you find ways to throw yourself into other parts of your life so that the sadness doesn't swallow you whole. At a young age, you're figuring out what needs to be done, and in a way I admire your strength and maturity. Keep taking your meds, and you should get professional help. Cutting isn't healthy (I'm sure you've heard it before). You've already admitted there's a problem, that's one of the hardest parts.
Extra credit: I choose to give you extra points for your honesty. For being honest with your parents about the hospital, for admitting to yourself you needed to go, and to your friends when they stick their noses where they don't belong. Yay for you. +5
Total: [86/100]
Reviewed by: Kate
