What th--? Did someone change the wallpaper in here?

Oh, yes, it's true. An all new design for the ol' website. Speaking candidly, I'm not completely thrilled with it yet, but I've nonetheless decided that it's due for a change. I never really looked at the old design as something permanent anyhow. I've a lot of tweaking yet to do on it, but I gave myself the challenge of completely redesigning, coding, updating, and uploading a new site in the course of one weekend. Mission accomplished, but now I desperately need some sleep.

Also, a couple of new additions to the homepage. "What's New" is just an excuse to keep my portfolio up to date. "Recommended Reading" is something I've always wanted to have on my very own website... a little nook to discuss whatever's on my nightstand at the moment or get the word out about authors and creators that I feel are overlooked. As you can see, my first "book of the week" (or month... or year, depending on my laziness) is Gaiman's 'American Gods.' Read it. It's worth your time.

Annnnndddd..... I've devised a way for people to just fill in the blank and clickety-click send me their title suggestions. I know, it's a bit awkward at the moment... but, hey, I only had a weekend, you know? I will work out all the bugs of this new design in due time. Honest.

Anyhow... opinions?