Anyway, since the review is short but sweet I'll list the review and add my
own comments bulleted and in bold:
Derrick
Liquid Mojo
First Impression: My first impression is a bit biased since you�re already a member of my Buddy List, but I can be partial! Your layout is quite a bit more festive than most black-background layouts. You keep it light and readable, for the most part. Although I really like the effects on your banner (the one that�s in the upper left-hand corner) it�s very difficult to read the url of your site on the banner. You need to lighten that up a bit.
- I'll play with the brightness settings on the banner, thank you for
pointing that out.
I adore the rotating woman (very sexy) and the picture of yourself (again, sexy) at the top. I also like the way you incorporated the silhouette into the layout.
- point 1 - agreed
- point 2 - *blush*
- point 3 - Thank you, it's one of my fave aspects of the layout. Cool fade
effect aside, it's my own artwork which started out as a pencil sketch and
was scanned. I later applied a "filter effect" using in image
editor.
Everything is well organized (especially the links...thank God!) and easy to navigate. A reviewer�s wet dream. (FYI: I like the way you listed out all your links as opposed to using the dropdown menus that you use on the "older" pages.)
- Yeah, I like this way better too. I was "experimenting" with
different menu interfaces (such as drop down menus) but I think that works
out the best. I'm especially glad to be able to contribute to your wet
dreams. ;)
Writing: This is anything but the typical "Man journal". You are intelligent, witty, sensual, and very expressive. You aren�t afraid to show the world exactly what you think (and on occasion what you feel.) You have a writing style that�s all your own. You have one of the most extensive Bio sections out there and you really bare it all. (And a Portfolio to boot!)
- Woah, I can't believe people have actually read those sections... I guess
that's a good thing since I'm not the type of person to go on and on about
myself in "real life". That's what I like about this diary if someone
is curious about me that person can delve into my details on a strictly
voluntary basis. To use a really colorful metaphor, I don't really have to
shove it down anyone throats.
- My portfolio has been sorely neglected. There are so many more pictures I
have taken that I want to add and there are some many more pictures I want
to take. I just want to walk around downtown, around the lake and capture
images. There are times I walk around and notice something beautiful and
unusual and just wish I had a fucking camera with me. Hopefully I can
take one of my last days before school starts and do some of that stuff I've
been meaning to do.
Most "Man Journals" leave quite a bit to be desired. You, my friend, are the exception to the rule. You are open minded, honest, and humorous to boot. I can�t say enough positive things about you (er, I mean your diary.) You tend to go into issues that no other man would dare to write about (like giving up self-gratification for Lent. No man would ever admit that he willfully stopped yankin� his crank.)
- My God, the flattery, please continue... ;) Most reviewers don't really go
that far back. I think that's where some of my better writing is. I'm closer
to the time of my heartbreaks and sometimes I'm right in the middle of them
back then as opposed to now where I'm in an extended relationship drought
and trying to write something halfway decent is like trying to extract an
impacted wisdom tooth, I have to really go deep down and do something
deliberate in order to feel the intensity of the pain. "Feast and
Famine" is part of life's cyclical nature I guess. I just hope this
famine does not last the rest of my life...
Other: I think the thing that really strikes me about you is the fact that you ARE an extremely sexual person, but you don�t devalue sex. Most people with a strong sex drive are simply out to get laid and hold no emotion or respect for it. You don�t come off that way. (No pun intended.) You understand the value of a good lay and the emotions attached to it. Any woman that lands between your sheets is certainly lucky!
- *drum beat and rim shot* Yes, I have a fondness for puns, whether they are
indented or not. ;) I'd be lying if I said I was not sexually motivated. I
think everything I do everything I write has, in one way or another, some
sexual overtone to it and I wouldn't have it any other way. I have had sex
with no emotional attachment and I have had sex where I had the emotional
floodgates completely flowing. I know exactly where my "nirvana"
is. I want, more than anything else, to share that "nirvana" with
someone who is seeking that same kind of sexual enlightenment.
Final Thought: Thank you for giving me back my hope and faith in the male population...as journallers and in general.
- More flattery *ahem* you know that will get you everywhere don't you? ;)
Anyway, I would like to return my thanks for such a great review and for
once again letting me feel understood. Only a handful of reviewers have
given me that feeling and I'm thankful each time it happens. I know that
this site doesn't really give out scores or grades, but at the end of this
review I really feel that I have "scored" in more ways than one...
Reviewed By: Rory
