Ouch. Swing and a miss. I thought it was looking OK, but I just put those buttons on the sidebar, and I admit that made it look worse. I'm really hoping to start a career as a web designer this year (maybe I'm just trying too hard), but that's why I'd like to do it myself. If I choose some less intense colors and lose the stripes on the sidebar, would this still be salvageable? Thanks for your input, anyone else?