middle ground
NMG-
You have a nice looking site. I think it is very smooth and not over-designed. Couple things I would suggest, so take them for what they are worth. I would center up your work (both horizontally and vertically) and forget the extra window. I think one of your blog entries got cut off. It's better to have some open space or a little open space than to look "squeezed" in.
Secondly, your flash work is great (or as I saw, your action scripting). Nice, very smooth. I would just rethink your IA a little bit. Most of the people (on this forum) are pretty web savvy and would know what to do or look for. You might want to think about your lowest common denominator when it comes to navigation (would they know what to do?).
Lastly, check out AJAX. It functions a lot like flash, except its an HTML accompanyment, and your page doesn't have to refresh.
good luck!