I just launched a new site.It's a free directory.Take a look and tell me what you think.If you want feel free to add your site or blog.Thank you. www.coolinks.info
Try using a light grey (maybe with some white gradients) instead of your pattern so it looks more cleaner and less "busy"
need a lot of color / design adjusting and correction .. make good looking site get pretty good traffic
i suggest you keep your submission form shrot, since you have a new directory you need to keep it easy for people so that they submit there sites easily. anyways, you site looks nice!