And how the heck does a person sent a message to you other than on livejournal?

One either goes to my website from the link on my userinfo page and then clicks on the link to my resume for my contact info, or emails me at lance_sibley at yahoo dot com.

And how do you read your own journal?

I don't generally have a problem - mind you, the format I use isn't custom. It's the "Generator" layout with the "Jeweled" theme. (It could have been worse - the "Purple" and "Sunset" themes actually physically hurt my eyes.)