You know, a number of people seemed to like that original layout but I was never very happy with it. I liked that I was playing with the space a bit more but the whole design felt clunky and heavy-handed to me. Not enough attention to detail.
Thanks for the comment!
I dig the wraparound, and would totally pop in some php/css colorpicking to create the wrapped feel. Personally though, I prefer the original layout and the balance it gave by expanding across the entire monitor. The single column site with the bold color block just seems cramped when there’s so much space to play with.