Jason your blog is a bit too dark. The black background with washed out text is incredibly difficult to read even after I turned up the gamma on my monitor. A different font might help this or a different backgound.

Your layout is good, your sidebar seems a bit disorganized - but that could be because of the way the graphic bars stick out so vidly against the dark background.

I'd love to see some pics mixed in with your posts and more posts! You seem to have a particular interest in Google.