I also like this change very much! It would be GREAT if it would stick around for more than a week to a week and a half.
I also agree that it'd be nice to periodically make future changes, possibly to go along with the holidays - You guys could have a BROWN background for Turkey Day, along with a subdued light green background for Christmas.
Nice hallowe'en theme, but I think you should put in Sir Yankowhitz (Misdreavus) in somewhere. He is pÜr diabolical!!! HE YANKS PEOPLES HAIR FOR FUN!!! Otherwise, I like it.
I hate to say it but this is rather poor design mainly because of the black backdrop clashing with the orange text. The graphics are excellent though. Next time, make the background white but have black where the dark blue spots are and orange on the yellow spots on the pages. For chirstmas, make these spots red and green. Would love to see holiday emoicons also.