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URL: http://www.xanga.com/Jenna31189

Age - How old are you now?
15

When did you start your online diary?
5/30/2004

Marital Status?
single

Occupation - What kind of work do you do?
Student

Hobbies - What do you like to do, besides keep this diary?
idk

Location - Where are you from? Where are you now?
Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Why did you start writing your diary online?
something to do

Do you communicate with readers of your diary?
yes

How much email feedback do you recieve from your diary? Is it mainly positive or negative?
positive

Have you met any new friends because of your diary?
yes

Has your motivation changed over time?
yes

How has the diary changed your life?
its somewhere to vent & kill time

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?
idk no

How has the diary benefited you? Your friends? Or total strangers?
gets things out idk idk

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?
no

Do you have any favorite entries?
no

What do you look for in an online journal, as a reader?
events that happened during the day to read about

Do you use your real name in your diary?
yes

Do you censor yourself in your diary?
yes, my parents and/or sisters might read it

Do you ever use fiction techniques such as imaginary dialogue?
yes

Do you ever significantly edit/rewrite past entries?
no

Would you describe your diary as traditional, essay, novel, rant, letter to someone, a theme journal, or something different?
rant

What is one word that would describe your diary's content?
Weird

As an online diarist do you consider yourself a Web celebrity, an exhibitionist, a public figure, a writer, an innovator, or something different?
exhibitionist

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.
i ask someone how to do it

Why do you think people are interested in what you have to say?
yes

What compels you to design beautiful pages and to write from the heart (beyond just the usual question of why an online journal)?
something that will go along with the journal & appeal to me & other people

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