I feel like you decided to bring the old TBL yellow/green/baby poo color (circa late 90s) to your blog,

I’m using the latest version of Firefox and when the main page loads for me, I get dizzy. There’s WAY too much going on here. The weird part is that you actually got rid of more things than you added, so it has to be something subconscious.

OK, after looking at it a few different times, I think I got it — the colors are off. The yellow/green doesn’t mash too well and the light-green vs. dark-green (visited links vs. non-visited links) along with the bronze “continue reading” link gives it a very weird mix (bright colors from different spectrum, in general, cancel each other out). On top of that the left side is now lighter than the right side, and that’s additionally throwing people off at first look.

I would remove that box from the main column for two reasons:
1) What’s the point (other than the obvious additional hit) of shortening your posts on the main page and using a “Continue Reading” cut (I hate this change by the way because like Marty I can’t stand the “cut” link unless it’s a really long post), if you’re going to have “Latest Posts” on top of the site? Either keep the box and go back to full posts on the main page, or get rid of the box and use the “cut” feature, where we can see a lot of your latest posts on the main page.
2) That thing looks horrible and out of place. I’d move it to the side, or just come up with something different to highlight your latest posts (I do like having them there, maybe the registration can go on the sidebar?)

I like all other changes. The quote is at a perfect place. I like the date and category right under the headline of the post, keep this!

Now, that is something you should bring back!

I like clutter! I’ve not added any new graphics or text to the design other than the background image where the subscription and latest entries box is in the middle column. The random quotes, the recent comments, and the latest entries in the middle column (even the subscription box) have all been on the site for months. In fact, the only major changes in terms of text, links, and graphics has been the removal of a lot of advertisements.

The recent comments DO need to be reformatted, though, as there are better ways to present this information. I’m not sure how I want to do it yet. And I really appreciate the feedback, Martin. Though it conflicts with what I’m hearing from others, it’s helpful!

There’s just too many links and graphics on both sides of your entries… clutter.

I’ve personally never been a big fan of the “click here to continue reading” link on a blog.

But let’s not forget – green is my favorite color so it wins over every time!

Hey – what browser and version are you guys using to view the site? I always wonder that about my respondents…

You think the blog looks busy now? How so? I’ve heard the opposite from other people so your feedback is helpful.

The blog looks nice now, but it’s so busy! Sometimes, less is more.

Wish you the best.