It turns out customizing one's journal isn't as easy as it looks, at least not if you want particular features. (Either that, or I'm going about it the wrong way.)

I thought the Flexible Squares theme (Chocolate Milkshake variation) looked pretty good, except that it lacks links that allow editing, etc. each post. I found this a major shortcoming while attempting to link to a previous post, which I do often enough for the feature to be useful.

I thought the Bloggish theme (Beckett variation) looked good and had the links I wanted, but it insists on rendering text using tiny letters, which is a built-in annoyance unless you narrow the display to the point where it's ridiculous. Too, there's no way to vary the appearance of the sidebar.

The search goes on.

Cheers...