Hi, jamesg596,

Speaking as one of the world's laziest web surfers . . .

I prefer to see more of the important stuff above the fold, tend to become annoyed when I'm forced to scroll around unnecessarily. A bit of layout reorganization would have improved the situation.

Whenever I see underlined text, I expect a link. When I don't, I wonder if something's missing.

The wing thingies sprinkled across the background distract me from the text, not only because they're so bright, as Availor noted, but also because they don't contribute any meaning. I find my (admittedly ADHD) self wondering, gee, what are those? instead of focusing on what your site has to offer.

On the other hand, I applaud you for passing my 5.2 Seconds Rule -- which refers to the maximum amount of time I want to spend figuring out how to navigate a site. (excepting the flaws pointed out previously on this thread)

Good luck!
Rebecca