I haven't changed the layout of the site for a while, but I've been wanting to try this. As you can see, the left sidebar has been shifted to the right of the main column, giving me two sidebars on the right. Why bother? Because Google only indexes the first 101k of each page, and it seems wasteful not to get as much of my text as possible. Plus, I'm hoping that the Adsense ads will be targeted better if I front-load my text. I was getting way too many ads for "Venus and Serena Williams" just because the "About Michael Williams" link was the first thing Google saw. Furthermore, the JavaScript code that loads the Bear Flag League list can be slow sometimes, and now you won't have to wait for it before seeing content.
So, comments? Is it usable? Ugly? I haven't seen another blog with this layout before, which makes me think there's a reason. Before I rebuild all my individual indexes with this new format I'd like to hear what you all think.
It's different. Kind of surprised me at first. Not bad, though. Might take some getting used to.
Diffrent, but not bad. For $50 I'd love it.
I like it.
Hmmmm...it really doesn't feel balanced to me.
I don't know about anyone else, but in my browser the layout looks entirely unchanged. I'm using Netscape.