Age - How old are you now?
22
When did you start your online diary?
Early part of december 2003
Marital Status?
Single
Occupation - What kind of work do you do?
Student
Hobbies - What do you like to do, besides keep this diary?
Writing, computers, internet, shopping
Location - Where are you from? Where are you now?
From Baltimore Maryland and still living there.
Why did you start writing your diary online?
I was going through a very nasty break up with my ex-girlfriend and felt a journal would help me express my feelings. I have found it fun and helpfull.
Do you communicate with readers of your diary?
Yes, there are even places for people to post comments to my journal.
How much email feedback do you recieve from your diary? Is it mainly positive or negative?
So far all positive. I havn't got much feed back since my site is still some what new
Have you met any new friends because of your diary?
not yet.
Has your motivation changed over time?
a little bit. I hope to continue posting mt journal as things change over time, just to look back.
How has the diary changed your life?
It has forced me to think and reflect on my day and my thoughts and feelings about other people
Do your friends and family know you keep this journal/read it? If so have you had any really negative experiences as a result? If not why?
My friends know about it and some family. I try not to post anything to crazy, as not to start any problems. So, far I havn't had any negative reactions.
How has the diary benefited you? Your friends? Or total strangers?
It has certainly helped me and my feelings. Just knowing that anyone on the net could stumble accross my page and learn things and how I fell seems benifical to me.
Has your diary ever gotten you in trouble? If so, how? Scenerio: If you were wronged by a person that you know reads your diary, would you bash them anyway? What about family? What about co-workers?
no
If you had to do it over again from the beginning, what would you change?
I wish I would have started sooner
What do you look for in an online journal, as a reader?
if it is kept active
Do you use your real name in your diary?
sometimes
Do you censor yourself in your diary?
Yes, I don't want to offened people. I use other wording sometimes that gets the same point accross.
Do you ever use fiction techniques such as imaginary dialogue?
Yes, often
Do you ever significantly edit/rewrite past entries?
Sometimes, I make a lot of spelling mistakes
Would you describe your diary as traditional, essay, novel, rant, letter to someone, a theme journal, or something different?
right now more of a rant, some of it doesn't even make sense. I hope to change it as my mood and outlook on life change, maybe make it more interesting.
What is one word that would describe your diary's content?
expressive
As an online diarist do you consider yourself a Web celebrity, an exhibitionist, a public figure, a writer, an innovator, or something different?
I'm not sure. I would love to be a "web celeb" one day. More of just another writer right now
How do you tackle the mechanics of Web design and how do you deal with your frustrations when you can't do what you envision.
Luckily, my journal takes care of all the web design for me.
Why do you think people are interested in what you have to say?
some times really, sometimes my entries may be short or boring but i post them anyway. People in real life know me and are usually quite interested
What compels you to design beautiful pages and to write from the heart (beyond just the usual question of why an online journal)?
Just to express my self in such a unique way, it helps me learn who I am.
