Username: I don't really mind about numbers and 18 is a strong one, looks good with your name. Plus, Yvette is a unique, pretty one. (5/5)

Title: A rose is my favorite flower, how could I not like it? (5/5)

First Sight: Beautiful picture of a blood red rose, and I love the big enough font for "Navigation" but the words going down the length of entry is hard to make out. (9/10)

Your Sacrifice: You do pretty well here. Though the Sept 2002 is indented a little. You might want to link current month so we can get back to it. And I think you put "Loving the apartment" in September? You have a few skips [nothing huge] but multiples too. (8/8)

Sparkling Diamond: This is a design by Saiyanstar and I adore the rose picture. Plus the "Navigation" in that gorgeous font. It's elegant and graceful. The brown lines around picture, entry, links look good. I love how you have "A Taste of Me." But I don't really like the placement of the quote [though lovely words] and can't even tell who said it. Also I was wondering why the title was so far down from top of the entry to written words. Maybe if you put the title centered like you have it closer to the top, and <*br> then date and time underneath, then begin entry one paragraph and one break below it. I think that'd look much better. And just wanted to point out since I have 800x600 there's a horizontal bar at the bottom and when I move it, it looks fine but when scrolling down, the bolded lines are broken up in 2 places and goes into "Extra" and "Guestbook." That's okay though, because it's not easily visible. Overall it's a beautiful, well done layout. (22/25)

Guestbook: It's on the template which makes it easier for us to sign it right away but I don't really like how name/mail/url is more on the right side and message is regular. I can see the pattern though and looks all right. And viewing your guestbook.. It's plain but neat. (2/2)

Readability: Great. (5/5)

The Love: Ooh, I like your first entry, it gives us a real introduction. It's always good to know where someone currently resides or what school one is attending. UC Riverside eh? I was considering applying there, but decided not to. Was that a misjudgement on my account? [I know you probably don't care, but I will be attending UC Santa Cruz soon enough.] Anyway, I'm sorry to hear you don't have enough credits to be a sophomore yet. I agree with your goals though, an I planning on following most, except the watch TV bit because that's not a problem for me.

It's true you write quite a bit about your day. Some entries, that's all there is in it, but somehow they're still a little interesting. And you throw in a bit of opinion or thoughts about your current situation, state of mind sometimes which is what I want to see. Like this was great even though you titled it "A Little Rambly" it had a lot to do with inner thought and what you're thinking about, trying to write about how you're feeling and everything. I thought this entry would be typical day-log type because that's how it started out, but you wrote a lot more in depth in the sixth paragraph and wrote about yourself more. It was enjoyable to read your "flood of emotions" as you call it. Aww, I know what you mean about loving thyself too. It's hard to sometimes, but we each need to remember we're special and have to learn how to love ourselves first.

But a lot of times you just mention things like here, here, here and here. There are a lot of them. But I know you can dig deeper, and give more detail. Like in this one wasn't the greatest writing, but you gave more description, especially in the first part. And this was pretty sweet.

I've gotten rude, not so much nasty, guestbook entries before too. It gets to me, but I'm learning to not pay much mind to it. They don't know anything about you and you're right, probably have no life. I also hate it when people don't sign my guestbook.

Your entries, though day-loggy, are still quite interesting and you expand sometimes like when you wrote about the comment your mother made about your appearance, or final essays or your spleen. And this had some good thoughts, reflection. I loved your answers to these questions, especially the one asking about college experience. In mid-July I see a peak in writing about your feelings and the like and it's really beautiful to read some of your revelations and what you've learned about life or yourself. Oh, I agree with you about your writing "growing a bit" [link]. I've seen that you're giving us more emotion, thoughts and showing us who you are. And besides, reviews are fun to receive. (42/50)

Grammar: sophmore is spelled sophomore. Also naseous, eachother, dilema. But grammar is good. (8/10)

Glitter: Reviews [but I'm sure you've gotten more than one review done.. I only found one link directly to your finished review], Rings/Links, Pieces of you, friday five, 100 things, a taste of me, cast, thanks, random. (10/15)

Extra Credit: One because you showed improvement, one more for that beauty-full picture on your layout and the nice words of the quote. (2/5)

Lasting Impression: Pretty good. (8/10)

Will I Come Back?: I don't think so. (6/10)

Total: 132/160

Number of Entries Read: I started with some September 2002 entries then worked to more recent ones and I probably read over a total of 120 entries.

Favorite Entry: Some very good advice here. Nicely told too. And this.

Favorite Quote: I have just realized something wonderful about myself, and that is if I love myself, people will see that and love me in return. I have come to realize that if you do not love yourself, and like you for you, then noone else will either. This past year, I have been working on having better selfesteem, and liking me for me. I have learned that I can't be the person that someone wants me to be, but I have to be myself. I actually look in the mirror and like what I see. I'm in a good position in my life. I'm in my third year of college, one year closer to graduating and going into a career that I will love. I have my health, and good friends that care about me. I have a guy who loves me for who I am, and who has not tryed to change me into someone that he wants. I don't know, I just feel very blessed right now. Things could be so much worse, and they aren't. I just want to take the time to thank God for all that he has given me. He blesses me everyday, and I just wanted to take the time to say that.

Comments: I enjoyed my stay.