The Black Swan, aka Ugly Little Rubber Duckling (rubber_duckiez) wrote in journalreviews, @ 2003-12-29 23:56:00

Review for tazzytas
Okay, so this is my first review. I read ceadsearc's reviews, and it really seems I am the evil twin. I really tried to be longer on the main categories, but alas, I really couldn't find anything more to say.

Presenting you tazzytas.


Main: Worth 10 points each

Intelligence: Going through the entries I found a pleasant amount of geekyness, good spelling most of the time, insightful poetry/lyrics, an occasional article all hinting at tazzytas having something in her head. And she definitely paid attention in English classes. But I encountered the word "fucking" way too much. Since the vast majority of the entries were either quizes or one paragraph entries I never really got to see real intriguing or, to me, interesting entries. 5/10

Emotional Value: There was anger, there was a chemical high, there was sadness, there was depression. Mostly anger, but then again there was some undefined emotion in tazzytas's Adam entries as well. Not very touching on any level, rarely if ever goes deep. The positive side? tazzytas uses mood icons! Yes, she does! 5/10

Individuality: OK, so tazzytas could be any angry teenager, but she is not a teenager! She loves Eminem for sure, she works an everyday job, she likes to make her journa(s) all pretty, and oh my, she says negative things about herself (Bad news, Princess, you are not ugly, no matter how hard you try to tell your readers that! You are a womanly woman and you have an adorable smile, so please, believe me if I say so!) She is not much of an individual as far as her entries go, but in the whole, I can pretty much see one Trish. 5/10

Customization: tazzytas' layout comes from CherryStyle, so it is not a personal creation. The layout is really nice, however using the back button of the browser takes me to the top of the page. Slightly annoying. 4/10

Courtesy and grammar: The positives: good spelling and grammar, answers comments. The negatives: quizes and lyrics not behind cuts. Through is spelled as trew, maybe on purpose? Lots of swearing. 6/10

25 points


Sub Categories: Worth 5 points each

Journal mechanics:

Bio: Contains a weather pixie, a brief introduction, a link to a now defunct community. It was okay, though not exactly what prepares me for her journal. 3/5

User Pics: Adorable! The default one matches the layout, the other ones are creative and fun and all of them were created by her! 5/5

Contactability: E-mail, IM, comments enabled, website. Comfortably stalkable. 5/5

Quantity: The entries are usually no more than a few lines long. For a while she posted regularly, now it is fairly sporadic. 2/5

Blurty Involvement: She used to run an Eminem community, now defunct. Interests: 39, Friends: 11 (including at least 4 communities) and member of two communities, also watching news and support. Journal entries: 281 since November 25, 2002. Comments: Posted: 846 - Received: 642. She wrote that she deleted a lot of friends and communities. In her circle she is involved. She also using different clients, including my sweet LochJournal! 3/5

18 points

Journal Style:

Impression: I didn't particularly enjoy the journal, but it had its moments and it was an easy read. Well written most of the time. Gonna and wanna abound, but that was something that seemed to be a personal thing. 3/5

Sense of Humour: She likes to post jokes and funny stuff. They are good, too! She does have a sense of humour. She should use it more. 3/5

Style: Easy to read, has a personal taste every once in a while. The entries were too short to really judge this, and sometimes the swearing was distracting, but it had a promising improvement over the months. 3/5

Openness: She shares her anger, sometimes her happiness. She has several friends only entries. Not very open, but not really hiding either. 3/5

Bonus: For the pictures of Adam and herself: 4/5
16 points

Total Score: 59

0-19 Worst Journal Ever
20-29 Horrible
30-39 Really Awful
40-49 Awful
50-59 Not Too Good
60-65 So So
66-75 Average
76-80 Cool
81-84 Good
85-89 Very Good
90-94 Excellent
95-99 Elite
100 Extremely Elite (Perfect)

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