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Age - How old are you now?
16
When did you start your online diary?
April 13th, 2004
Marital Status?
single.
Occupation - What kind of work do you do?
I'm in high school (if you would consider that working) but I'm in involed with the advance theatre program and the ASL (American Sign Lang. Club)
Hobbies - What do you like to do, besides keep this diary?
I act (Of course), write, and I'm also a very good artist (As in I can draw really good)
Location - Where are you from? Where are you now?
I was born in Texas. and I moved back to texas from Va. two years ago.
Why did you start writing your diary online?
because the guy that I liked had one so I got one (I don't like this guy anymore, 1. he goes to college now and we're just good friends)
Do you communicate with readers of your diary?
Yes, but only ones that I've met before (Like at theatre stuff where I meet kids from other high schools that have one)
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?
Yeah I guess so.
Has your motivation changed over time?
Not really.
How has the diary changed your life?
that's a laugh, no.
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?
yes. no I haven't epserienced any negative reactions (Since most of my friens have one) and my parents don't care as long as I'm not doing something "bad"
How has the diary benefited you? Your friends? Or total strangers?
Well it kills time (when there is nothing to do) and you can get some things off your chest.
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 my diary has never gotten me in trouble.
If you had to do it over again from the beginning, what
would you change?
I really wouldn't change anything.
Do you have any favorite entries?
Yes I do. . .which is most of them .
What do you look for in an online journal, as a reader?
Something really cool and with pictures.
Do you use your real name in your diary?
yes.
Do you censor yourself in your diary?
Sometimes I censor myself sometimes I don't. Why? Because I just do.
Do you ever use fiction techniques such as imaginary dialogue?
Sometimes.
Do you ever significantly edit/rewrite past entries?
I've done it before, or I just delete them.
Would you describe your diary as traditional, essay, novel, rant, letter to someone, a theme journal, or something different?
a theme journal, the pictures in my background and the songs I put on my journal I try to express myself through them.
What is one word that would describe your diary's content?
"The life of a Teenage Theatre dork" oh . . .one word. . .well I can't describe in one word.
As an online diarist do you consider yourself a Web celebrity, an exhibitionist, a public figure, a writer, an innovator, or something different?
I consider myself. . .myself, It's just a journal where you can express yourself (you really don't plan on goin' somewhere with it)
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 don't care if what I envision came out the way I didn't want it to. I tried.
Why do you think people are interested in what you have to say?
I really don't know why people are interested in what I have to say. . .
What compels you to design beautiful
pages and to write from the heart (beyond just the usual question of why an online journal)?
I'm not sure, it think what compels me is to just express myself in ways that my friends don't get to see. . .