is there anyway to fade the background picture that you've already linked to so that the words of your entries are more visible? if anyone knows the code and where to put it, i appreciate it.

You could make the background lighter in a graphics program.

Or try looking through these threads:
http://www.lissaexplains.com/forum/search.php?searchid=111181

The search turned up nothing, so I'll try and download a graphics program. Is there a specific one that you would recommend? Thanks.

try putting the background in your xanga with CSS, and then adding an opacity filter in there...

thanks. i'll do that then. opacity filter. that's the word for it.

you're welcome =]