1) The site "feels" good when you visit it. I think you have found a very nice balance between attracting without overwhelming.
2) I like your ideas about creativity, especially about not trying to hard. It seems like the tension caused by trying inhibits new ideas. Right now I am trying to hard with my own site. :-)
3) One thing that I think can be improved upon is getting the "idea across" in a smaller visual space. I think the eye has to move too much - both horizontally and vertically - in order capture the idea of blog.