I just couldn’t help myself using this Microsoft Windows OS pun…
The scheme as seen here is what I hope will stay on (with the exception of the banner, which will be upgraded from time to time as I am bored/disgusted/whatever with it). It has been slightly modified to suit my particular tastes for fonts used, sidebar display and functionality (yes, I have been up till now coding; yes, it is unhealthy to keep your laughter inside, let it out!).
Now if I could figure out why this scheme conflicts with the YouTube embedded player...
this font is 1000times better
suggestion #2: how about adding a “latest comments” list in the sidebar
Latest comments added on the side bar, only visible on the home page.