Change to Blog Design

Someone mentioned to me that she was unable to read my blog because of the light text on the dark background, and that other people may have that same problem. So, I'm trying a new layout. I am severely aesthetically challenged, so have no real idea if this looks nice or not. Could any readers who possess good taste (you know who you are) e-mail me with feeback?
And yes, I notice that my changes have messed up all the links on the right side of the page - I will fix that shortly.
Update: Fixed!