I just upgraded this site to WordPress 2.1.1, and while I was in the mood I decided to update the look and feel. Ever since the WordPress “widget” mechanism was introduced last year, theme designers have been cranking out some really beautiful styles, and I spent a happy hour browsing through the latest offerings. Eventually I picked MistyLook by Sadish Bala, and customized it with a header clipped from a photograph I took of a stormy Boston skyline as seen from Brookline. I wanted a simpler, cleaner look, and I think this works well. My one concession to fashion was to replace the traditional “category” list with Lee Kelleher’s “Category Cloud Widget”.