The design is cuil enough, but I did just post my thoughts on dark background/light text here: http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showpost.php?p=8723528&postcount=12 Sorry I cant live link yet, and I didn't want to duplicate
Why not use WordPress instead of blogger , if you already have a good domain, I suggest you go with WP.
The design could be better, you should use a different theme for the site and change the background color.