OK, so there are a few kinks to be worked out (namely, all pages except the main index) and some people (we're not naming names) HATE the new banner. ("It's ridiculous!") (ME, I like it. I like the little family of snow people. But I could change...)

I want to hear your opinions... every comment and thought means a great deal to me. So please, voice off.

Some have asked why the change... so here it is:
1) I need to try some advertising, and the recommended layout for making it as subtle as possible was a 3-column with a white background (so 1 column could be dedicatedto ads or whatnot)
2) I plan on sharing my attempts at writing a book, and wanted more column space to link to that venture, as well
3) I wanted a fresh start to go with my...uh fresh start

OK, NOW voice off. Please

(And if I haven't attacked your site with some long overdue de-lurking and commenting, I should be there soon) (Except Philip *grin*)

Posted by: Elizabeth at 04:14 AM | Comments (11) | Add Comment
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1 i likey! Especially the snowman family. But then again, I seem to be partial to snowpeople on the blog Also, I like that you can change everything just by switching out the banners and changing the bg color on the posts Easy.

Posted by: caltechgirl at December 19, 2005 05:52 AM (/vgMZ)

2 Oh man, that really hurts! I like the whole new look. I like the banner. The text and background are easy to read. I might go with a slight addition of color to the sidebars/background, but that's just me. It looks really good as is.

Posted by: Philip at December 19, 2005 06:02 AM (vhWf1)

3 I like the new banner. Looks quite fine, actually.

Posted by: RP at December 19, 2005 06:55 AM (LlPKh)

4 I like it. I think it looks nice. I like the new banner, too.

Posted by: krisco at December 19, 2005 07:43 PM (xksTj)

5 I LOVE banner, especially the snowmen. It is easy to read and it will be good for posting book excerpts. I like the choice of advertisers...worth browsing. I like the dotted line borders. I like the light blue background. Nice!

Posted by: laura at December 19, 2005 11:23 PM (FzMzF)

6 I love it. And I like the snow people!

Posted by: Cheryl at December 20, 2005 02:52 AM (GSDPS)

7 I like the banner. And I like that you change it every so often. I like it when people change their banners every so often, probably because I don't know how and can't and feel banner envy. I'm with the add color suggestion. That's the only thing I'd change.

Posted by: Lucinda at December 20, 2005 06:39 AM (OPvIN)

8 I like the new banner - its certainly infinately better than anything I could come up with..thus the plainest stock banner available.

Posted by: cursingmama at December 20, 2005 06:49 AM (PoQfr)

9 It's too "cute" for me. I liked the old one. However, I really don't like change of any sort!

Posted by: Robin at December 20, 2005 08:27 AM (4iJ3P)

10 I like it. I do. But I liked the old one better. However, I see your point about the ads not being so intrusive this way. And I always appreciate a blog with dark writing on light background, so I don't have to enlarge and all that stuff that makes me feel so old.

Posted by: Tammy at December 20, 2005 09:40 AM (M++hX)

11 In general, I like the new look. It has clean lines, is easy to read, and doesn't look too busy even though there's a lot going on. The things I'd change, were I playing with the layout, have to do with picky things - alignments, font combinations and such. And this may sound strange, but I'd choose either more color or less.

Posted by: Kimberly at December 20, 2005 09:07 PM (CXd4V)

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OK, time for me to keep my promise. Off I go to de-lurk on all your sites. Watch out.... here I come.

Elizabeth

Please, join me. Let's all de-lurk today. It's like skinny-dipping! (Only, with comments) C'mon.... everybody is doing it.....

Posted by: Elizabeth at 06:06 AM | Comments (12) | Add Comment
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1 Me? Lurk? NEVAH! If I read you regularly, I comment. I'm narcissistic like that.

Posted by: Margi at December 16, 2005 06:48 AM (nwEQH)

2 I'm not a lurker - what I am is an rss reader type person who doesn't comment as often as she should.

Posted by: cursingmama at December 16, 2005 08:52 AM (PoQfr)

3 Hello, its just me. Delurking. It is SO true about the lion with the thorn in his paw. I see lots of hope for the coming New Year.

Posted by: laura at December 16, 2005 12:59 PM (FzMzF)

4 Delurking like I've never delurked before.

Posted by: Soccamom at December 17, 2005 02:25 AM (CuxC8)

5 I'll believe it when I see it . . . *grin*

Posted by: Philip at December 17, 2005 04:08 AM (vhWf1)

6 Even though it's Saturday, does it still count? =)

Posted by: Hip Mama at December 17, 2005 12:49 PM (ncF9W)

7 De-lurking ... even if it's a day late.

Posted by: Ruth at December 17, 2005 02:36 PM (ZkZtT)

8 Okay, delurking two days late. Whatever. I've got two sick kids at home, I think I'm doing pretty well! : )

Posted by: Krisco at December 17, 2005 06:45 PM (xksTj)

9 I'm late to the party - but then again, I'm always late to the party these days...!

Posted by: Betsy at December 18, 2005 06:31 AM (chwcp)

10 I'm now de-lurked and I like it!

Posted by: Michael Manning at December 18, 2005 04:42 PM (loiYA)

11 I fess up, I'm a lurker...though usually it's because I have time to read, no time to comment.

Posted by: Nicole at December 19, 2005 04:15 AM (QUAb5)

12 Not a lurker, just a lazy commenter. However, I am here obsessively three point two seconds after you update. Um, when is stalker delurking day? Apparently I need that one.

Posted by: Beth at December 19, 2005 06:33 AM (S0Cvy)

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