Hi! The layout I have found now is nice and simple, so I think it will work fine once I have chance to fiddle with it :).

The site scheme is definitely an issue for me. The contrast of the dark red/white is great, but the colour turns out to be really hard on my eyes. The purple is too much as well (but very pretty.) If there was a dark blue/white or black/white option with the same functionality/layout as the red it would make it a lot more usable for me. Using Lynx is okay for reading now and again, but it wouldn't really cut it for everyday use as my main journal.

I don't know how widespread the discomfort is, for me I know it's largely due to a chronic illness giving me almost permanent headaches, so my eyes tend to be over-sensitive to bright colours.