Talonman,
I'd add just one point to the summary.
TOO WIDE
Really, too wide is a big problem for me both on the front page and in the forums - not so important anywhere else.
Especially in forums where the only reason its too wide is the 'recent threads' over to the left. So I'm having to scroll right everytime, which makes work and irritation. I like to read all the way through threads, and this slows me right down.
And front page I just want to see everything summarised nicely without having to scroll.
Everything else looks nice and I'll get used to it quickly.
God work though - just sort the width out (maybe customisable?), please?
Edit: just noticed that this affects the submenus as well. If a submenu goes off the edge of my screen, I can't see or select some of the options. Yuck.