OAH Tries a New Look

I'm trying out a new look for Over A Hedge this month with Blogger's Dynamic Views. The best part is if you don't like the Timeslide view I've chosen, you can choose from six other views in the header.

Advantages:

• I can customize the theme instead of relying on someone else's design.
• New readers might be more inclined to explore and read more than one post.
• It offers a cleaner, more contemporary look.

Disadvantages:

• Once more bloggers start adopting Dynamic Views, it might not stand out as much.
• For the time being at least, I've lost the ability to add some of the gadgets I had on the sidebar.
• Some readers might be frustrated by the non-linear nature of the new layout when checking out a series of related blog posts.

For now, it seems the advantages outweigh the disadvantages: 1) If anything, wider adoption of Dynamic Views will make readers more comfortable navigating blogs using this format. 2) I'm sure I'll figure out how to restore my gadgets soon enough. 3) My web stats suggest that few readers sift through older posts to find similar ones to the one they just read--if anything, the non-linear layout will encourage discovery.

So should I revert to the old one in the picture or keep this one? Let me know what you think.