i've just launched that new layout i mentioned. it's over half done, so figured i'd give it a little beta testing. no images used (except the profile photo), it's all css. validates as xhtml 1.0 transitional and css (for the most part; i have a lot of hand-editing posts to do later), i'll have buttons up soon. anyway, as i said, still under construction (e.g., the 'normal text' over on the right top bar). please leave comments, errors, etc. (i've already got a bunch, but don't let that stop you. *grin*) enjoy.
ah, almost forgot. this layout works in internet explorer, but it's extremely boring. and not particularly attractive. now, i could certainly jump through the myriad of hoops that most developers take to make their designs work in both standards-compliant AND non-standards-compliant browsers, but i just don't feel the need. i'm not interested in bowing to bill gates' empire. if you're using internet explorer, you need to be using something else. anything else. i'm a fan of firefox, standards-compliant and open source to boot, but really--anything but internet explorer. here's a sample of what you're missing.
