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]

i changed the hover thing cause the even though the size was the same it would still move the link around when the glow effect came into play so now it's just a color change. i tried the blur hover effect but it did the same thing as the glow. thanks for the feedback! any suggestions are appreciated
about the size of the bg i already made it smaller i'm afraid too small u can't see the details but maybe i'll just redesign it
thanks again