Feedback Please!

I'm looking for some feedback on this redesign. Does it look okay? Too busy? It's still a work in progress. Things may change at the drop of a pin. Or if I'm bored at work.

Please be nice. I'm new at this and I know I don't have the best eye for form and design.

Also, any suggestions for the header? I'm not too happy with it but I don't know what else to do.

Update #1: I tripled the width of the horizontal stripes. Better Zachy? Or still distracting?

Update #2: I'm trying it without the background. I'm not sure which I like better. One was too fussy, the other might be too plain.

A Bit Messy Around Here Right Now

I'm fiddling with the look and layout of my blog right now in an attempt to prettify and customify this to my tastes. Considering I know zilch about web design this is quite the adventure. But hey, I got the three column template to work so I'm off to a good start so far.

Sorry if it hurts your eyes at times. Just focus on this:

He won't hurt your eyes. Unless he gouges one during his endless struggle to grab your glasses.

May I Recommend

I'm showing my political leanings here, but I really like this video/song/speech.

It doesn't matter who you support or if you're on the Left or the Right or if you're Liberal or Conservative. You need to get out and vote. People fought in the past so we have the right to vote today.

Exercise that Right.

Army Crawl

I was trying to get some good video of Max doing his army crawl. He just wanted the camera.

He's so darn cute.

Blerg

Quarter end.

New boss.

Tired. So tired.

May I Recommend

Eagle vs Shark is a movie that I watched last night and absolutely loved.

Erik got it from Netflix. Usually the stuff from Netflix comes and goes without me paying much, if any, attention to it. Sometimes if Erik thinks I'd be interested in something he will ask if I want to watch it. Usually I say no, but I said that I would give this one a try. I didn't know anything about it other than that Jemaine from Flight of the Conchords was in it.

It's rated R, so sorry to those of you that don't watch that type of movie. But it was far less offensive than so many of those teen movies that are rated PG-13. No nudity, very little language. Just a sweet little movie with some local connections. It was at Sundance last year and it was developed in the Sundance Lab.

There is a great soundtrack to this movie too.

Now I'm in a conundrum. I want to own this movie. But I don't want to buy it right now because of the writer's strike. What's a girl to do? Now I'm Torn just like Zach. I guess I just wait until the strike is over. In the meantime, I think we need to get it from Netflix again and not send it back. Back to the 4-at-a-time plan for us?

Copycat

I'm totally stealing this from Jamie. I never claimed to have an original idea.

My word for the new year is SHRINK. It's the first word that popped into my head when I saw Jamie's word. And not because it's the complete opposite of her's.

I need to shrink myself.

I need to shrink our debt.

I need to shrink the quantity of stuff in our house.

I need to shrink the amount of time spent doing nothing.

There will be additions to the list as I think more about my word but these are the things I immediately thought of after reading Jamie's entry.

Max can follow Jamie's plan though and GROW!