too simple?, my newest layout Options

[babigirl]

first time putting up a layout and asking for feedback. hah a little hesistant after seeing some of the simply amazing layouts that people design but what the heck gotta start somewhere right?
well all my layouts have been really simple. i like making backgrounds so i generally just touch up the blog area to match the bg and banner [this one doesn't have a banner cause i thought it'd clash too much]. i was just looking for some feedback...is the bg too much? too little? i get the feeling it's too cluttered and the blog [even though it's to the side] kind of covers up some of it...and the blog area is it easy enough to read? does it look weird that i moved it to the right? well any feedback is appreciated

my xanga

the background alone

[babigirl]

thanks so much for the feedback!
i tried to fix the hover size thing but for some reason nothing i do seems to change it ...the main reason i use the hover thing is to make the link easier to read since any shade of brown might clash with the bkgd. any advice on that?