New Layout- But Does It Work? (test)

So I finally got around to changing the layout of my blog. It's not 100% finished yet because I want to change the banner around (again). I wanted something simple with just one column. Something similar to this great blog. It's simple, classy and elegant. I fiddled around with some HTML, after saving several copies of my old layout- you know just in case I fuck it up like I did so very well a few months ago. I think it works, but I want to check it on a few other browsers to make sure. It probably won't stay this way, I'm not liking how at the very bottom the blog archives are off to the left, but I don't know if there's anything I can do to fix that. I have to get back into the HTML and see. Thank god when I was in high school I took Information Technology and one assignment was to make our own website. But with codes always changing I've fallen behind.

So far what do you guys think? Are you digging the new layout (so far)? Do you like the old one better? Are you unsure and want to think about it? Feedback would be much appreciated!

UPDATE: So this layout is 99% complete. It's taken me forever to change the original layout around to something I liked. Just have to replace the banner with a .png instead of this fuzzy .gif that's up now. Have to switch the banner around as well because I can't seem to figure out how to change tracy-lee without completely removing it. But that's okay, I'm really happy with how it looks, might take some of you a little bit to get used to. I figured after blogging with basically the same layout for a year I should do a bit of an upgrade. Fingers crossed I don't fuck it up and next July, which will be my 2 year blogaversary, I'll buckle down and make a fiddle with a new layout!