~*~Username and Title: Proudmary…hmm…Well…I know your name. It evokes no feeling in me, though. I don’t sigh or cry or jump up and down. It’s not cutesy…Perhaps you see yourself as proud? It seems like something you alone would understand. And a number…You don’t know the hatred I have for all numbers in usernames. They’re far too hard to remember. Your title…it confuses me. Is the air blessed because people share it with you, or is the air blessed and that’s why people share it? It makes me think. That is a very good thing. -3/5.

~*~Thoughts While The Page Was Loading: Man, I really have to shake this cough. I’ve been coughing all day. Oh, what a pretty picture! But it’s so bland…-3/5.

The Starlit-Lily Factor:

~*~Does Your Soul Shine Through? I would say so. In many ways, you remind me of many of my friends. You make me grin and giggle a bit, and I feel as if I know you. You’re very opinionated, which could be a good or bad thing. Your diary really is a “slice of life”. It’s your life written down for all to see. More about that later. I think, though, you really give readers a feel of who you are. -32/35.

~*~Are You Observant Of Beauty? Er. Not really, actually. You very rarely look up from your life to think about the beauty around you. At many points you seem rather self-absorbed – you and the rest of the world, right? That may not be a bad thing – your diary is supposed to revolve around your life…But I just want to grab you by the shoulders and shake you at points. I want to tell you, look up! Smell the trees, the air! Look at the flowers! I just want you to open your eyes and look around. Everything is so gorgeous, and you don’t…see it. You don’t complain, per se, you just…you’re wrapped up in yourself. -20/35.

Layout:

Oh. I love the picture. The picture is just so pretty. I want to wrap it up and put it under my Christmas tree, or something like that. That girl looks so dreamy and thoughtful. She looks rather like me…if I was white and blond. But her expression reminds me a bit of myself. I adore it. The words…not so much. A little cliché, a little cheesy. Too overused. It doesn’t seem like there was much imagination. I don’t mind the color scheme – but there’s so much white space. I’m lazy and can’t figure out how to readjust my screen on this new computer, so I don’t know how it looks in 800x600. However it looks, I don’t like white entry, white backgrounds. My eyes hurt. It’s too bright. It is neat and organized, however, and you don’t have ads cluttering it up. You’re lucky you changed your layout before I did this review because I positively detested the other one. -15/20.

Navigation:

So easy. A little neat box on the side. Your entries are archived. Your extras are on one neat extras page. Have I told you that I adore you? -10/10.

Content:

~*~Your Content:I read it all. I started with your 100 Things. I always do. And, it has to be said – that made me want to take a large, wet slimy fish and whack you over the head with it. You seemed like exactly the person I tend to hate – quite religious, conservative, cheerleader. Of course, I won't mark you down for those things – I respect your right to have opinions and ideas. Perhaps I'm being mean here, but that's just how I felt as I read your 100 Things. Actually, you seemed like the kind of person I really want to debate. I wanted to - still want to engage you in a political debate. It would be the highlight of my day.

As I said before, you are quite opinionated. That really made me respect you. I like people like me, who will just come right out and say what they thing. None of this wishy-washy, don't want to offend business. So, thank you for that. I find you most interesting in that respect.

I liked your Diary Explanations. In all honesty, if you hadn't had them I would have tried to throttle you for the lack of capitalization in your older entries. I'm so glad that you've moved on from that phase. It was amazing to see your writing mature and change. You really grew in the time you've kept this diary – as a person and as a writer. It's just amazing to see that.

In regards to your wrestling experience – I can relate. I love team sports, being on a team, feeling like I'm part of a team. I could completely understand how you felt, which was a very good thing. In here for example. I was actually feeling your excitement and joy. I'm glad that you could have that experience.

You daylog. A lot. You know what I think of your diary? I think it's the kind of diary you would love to go back and read in ten years, but doesn't really please the reader. I'm sure if I was an acquaintance of yours, I'd adore reading your diary. But I'm not, and honestly, it bored me. I really don't have any stamina to read and reread daylogs.
In short, it was a mediocre diary. It was okay. It didn't envoke much emotion. You definitely didn't enrapture me. No, I didn't hate it, but I didn't love it either. It was the diary that evoked the apathetic feelings. -50/70.

~*~Your Grammar and Spelling: Okay. Except in the earlier entries. -7/10.

Extras:
Acres and acres. Good for you. -10/10.

Will I Return?

Probably not.

Comments:

I don't want to be mean. Your diary really is a great thing for you, but it just wasn't doing it for me. I'm sorry.

Total:150/200.

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