Username: The alliteration makes it sound even better to me. I don't exactly know what a minky is - I'm guessing it's a nickname, but that makes it even better. The name sounds creative and original, which obviously means full points. (5/5)

Title: It relates a lot to your layout (since it says Lost...) and it tells me you're a little lost in life. Nice title - full points. (5/5)

First Sight: A little too many scrolls - especially by navigation. I'm loving the image. Doesn't seem very welcoming, but I'll come in anyway. (9/10)

Your Sacrifice: Okay. You've had this diary since August, which would be almost 8 months now, which would be a good time for you to Archive your entries. Your updating isn't as good as it could be, but you still update pretty frequently. It's nice to know you're not attached to the computer. I can understand why you don't update so often, but some of your gaps just have to be explained. (6/8)

Sparkling Diamond: I like this template very much. Very simple layout, but that image is... I'm just loving it. Hot damn. And you designed everything yourself! You've got talent working with brushes. I know what I'm talking about - I'm a designer myself. Only low points are for the scrolls: you would think the navigation would be shorter. Also try positioning your navigation box from the left instead of the right (I'm talking about your code) because some people have larger resolutions than others. But then again, it does say it's best viewed in 1024x768, so I guess I can forgive you. The hover effect is beautiful at first, but once you hang around for a lnog time, it sort of gets annoying, so maybe you can just make in non-animated. Other than that, the scrolls and the positioning, this layout is GOLD. Score for using Tahoma instead of Verdana - ooh I'm growing to love you so much. (Oh, and you don't need the "reminiscing" and "to the future" links on the navigation, of you already have those links at the bottom of your entries.)(23/25)

Guestbook: Well, the host you have doesn't let you customize the template, so all is forgiven. The stars match with your diary template, so okay. (1/2)

Readability: Absolutely brilliant, dear. (5/5)

The Love: Well I can see you write in a sort of day-loggish way, but you still express your feelings in most of your entries - and that feeling is usually anger, though there's nothing wrong with that. You use sarcasm a lot - so much that sometimes it gets hard for me to determine what's sarcasm and what's not. On your first entry, I guess you typed it all up but then diaryland screwed up on you, or it was that virus you were talking about. Well anyway. Moving on.

You rant a LOT about school and how much you hate it. How old are you, girl? You're 13 or 14, and your acting like a 2nd grader. I know sometimes school can be unbearable, but honestly, you're expected to be a little more mature. Okay, so you can rant about it time and time around, but every single entry, it gets very annoying and makes people (hint, hint, reviewers) think you're immature. So please, try focusing on something else.

This entry confused me. If you don't care so much about school and education, why are you taking this so seriously? It makes me think that you said you hated school just because you thought it would make you "cool" or something. The other side of me says sorry that you're afraid you did so bad, but it just seems out of character. I'm sure you got a good grade, even an 80% plus is still a passing grade. Heh, getting so caught up about school like this isn't healthy.

I see a lot of entries where all you do is complain about how much of a bitch your mom is. I don't need to link them, they're all over the place. I guess you get mad easily, because you should understand that sometimes moms can be that way. It's just my opinion, but I think you're a little too harsh on her, but it's okay, I guess, because it gives your entries a kind of character. Just go easier on her, because she's your mom. But you call her a bitch over the littlest things. Like in this entry, perhaps, that's what moms are meant to do - look after you. I can't really get too mad at you, because my mom does the same thing. I hope you go easier on her in the future.

It seems like the only thing you can do is rant and rave - that's what made it so hard for me to really review this diary seriously. It's not that that's bad, but every single entry is a rant. You have to expect me to get tired soon. There's nothing to read but how "full of shit" your day was or how much of a bitch your mom is or how much you hate school or how annoying this or that was. There's nothing in this diary but that. Sometimes you can express your anger well, but other times it's just like I've read the same thing in the past entry. There are a lot of things in life that you can write about. Try looking on the bright side for once.

This entry was different from all the rest, and that's a seriously good thing. I'm glad you had an "interesting" day for once. Even though some of it was no different.

(25/50)

Grammar: Your spelling is mostly correct. Your grammar is better than most. All's pretty good, actually. But the smileys (ex. ^_^;; or T__T) have to go. (8/10)

Glitter: A whole lot of extras, and it's all good. Good to keep me occupied. (15/15)

Extra Credit: 1 for self design, 1 for a good read. (2/5)

Lasting Impression: Very much so. 1 for your layout, and 2 for the occasional good read. (9/10)

Will I Come Back?: I don't think so. (3/10)

Total: 116/160

Number of Entries Read: First few, and then January onwards.

Favorite Entry: All of the entries were the same, picking one of them would be like picking all at once. But I like the entry when you had an interesting Saturday. I'm too optimistic, I know.

Favorite Quote: 1: "... COOK THE RICE, CHOP THE GREEN BEANS, WASH THE DISHES, BUT NOOOO, DO NOT TRUST MINDY WITH THE STOVE! FOR SHE CAN BURN THE HOUSE DOWN, YEAH!" *snigger* I'm not sure if that was meant to be funny, but it made me laugh, so take no offense, because I'm just weird that way. :) Or this: "GAH MINDY, BE MEAN! RAAAAAAAR. *tries to do some demented scary face*"

Comments: You are a good writer - you can express your feelings well and you can write in complete sentences. But a good writer need a good subject, and variety to excersise their abilities, so I think you should spread beyond the topic of rants and write about other things. I'd come back if you did that. :) Good luck, eh?

Reviewed by: Aless