I don't think I lost that many readers, but I did lose contacts with a few people that I wish I didn't... but well, it was just taking too much effort ^^;;;

I think I spent a few months with very basic designs as well. There were a time that I went completely overboard with the designs. Then I learned what a bitch sites that were graphics intensive, used layers, and other scripts that doesn't shown on any other browser except explorer were. I stopped then.

Nowadays, I have major issues with badly made websites. I especially hate sites with small fonts, and links that isn't clear. You know the ones, where they think they're being poetic, naming links hearts of something or other, and not bothering to tell everyone what they mean. GRRR.

And everyone loves lj for the comments ^^ (i LOVE icons, I LOVE it).