Well i think you should replace the text saying "Simple Nerd Talk" and put a logo there as it would look much more professional... The layout and colour scheme is quite nice, i don't like the hit counter at the bottom of the page as they make pages look unprofessional... The background is very effective with how it's implemented into CSS and about the footer, is it meant to say "2008 SIMPLE NERD TALK", or is there meant to be a "©" in that line, you can use html to render a copyright sign like this "©". Overall, it's a bit noobish, but the design is very nice. I would give it a 7/10...