Quick aesthetic advice wanted

OK, so here is the prototype of my professional website:
http://danaeris.spidersilk.net

If you maximize your browser screen, on the far right there is a section beneath the header and to the right of the text which is a blue-black-grey, paler than the navigate sidebar on the left and the header.

I initially thought this looked bad. But my talented web designer said she changed it to that because having it the same shade as the header (ie. dark) looked claustrophobic.

So the question is, do I want it:
(1) to stay the way it is
(2) to go dark again
(3) to be the same background colour (cream-like) as the main body text section?

Your opinion is desired! :)

TBN survey

Bi? In Toronto?

TBN is surveying people on events on Survey Monkey, and I would like to encourage all of you to fill it out.

In particular, I would encourage you to write in on the first essay question that you want non-gendered spaces (if that's true). Phrase it however you want. But the way I put it was something like, "The whole point of being bisexual is that gender doesn't matter. So, please, no more gendered spaces!"

I wouldn't copy and paste that, but if you agree with the sentiment, please tell them that in your own words. I think they need to hear this!

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=741742044276

Ordering from that metal worker

OK. I'm going to place my order from this web page TODAY if I can help it.

http://kyledesign.zoovy.com/

Beautiful metal wallets, cigarette cases, business card holders, lightswitch plates, eyeglass cases, and much more.

IF it will save money on shipping, now is the time to tell me that you want to join in on the fun. This offer is null and void for people who are not willing to come to Toronto to pick up their order.

Migraine, day, and Power of Now

A migraine has been growing all day. I thought I had tided it off, but after my therapy session it hit with a vengeance.

Had to restart the entire second side of the baby hat; the yarn does stripes, and it had started in an entirely different place. The stripes wouldn't have matched up at all.

My fridge had been freezing everything, and when I turned it down, I apparently turned it off. Stinky fridge. Cleaned out the things that I believe are done with, but I see scrubbing in my future.

I've taken another migraine med, and am praying that the migraine will subside. In the meantime, I've popped in Shakespeare in Love, and will lazily work on stuff on my laptop until I feel up to more active things, like cleaning the fridge and doing laundry.

In spite of all of the above, I'm in a good mood. I had a good therapy session. And, a relatively nice, albeit short, coversation with Knotty_mark. And, while I do not know if they will amount to anything, I've had two possible nibbles on the housing front. Still not much of anything on the job front though. It's quite demoralizing.

I've also begun reading the Power of Now, as assigned by my therapist. Interesting. Trying to be openminded and not judge. I'm only 15 pages in, but if I understand rightly, he's suggesting that we just shrug off our internal programming. Sounds lovely, but I have difficulty believing it is as easy as he would have us believe. I can do it in some moments. I can step outside my feelings and thoughts at times, and for whole periods of time. But to simply say, "I reject you from here on out." And then to simply be. I'm not sure I believe it can be.