So it's become very obvious that the fixed header has to go. I did consider making it collapsible but it's more trouble than it's worth and it would just be exactly the same to people browsing with JavaScript disabled. I am working on a new layout but it's not quite going how I want it to and I don't like it and blah blah blah, so it will be a while before I get that up.
On a more serious note, unless you've been living under a rock for the past 24 hours, you will undoubtedly be aware of the Virginia Tech massacre. My heart goes out to all the families involved. Thankfully, a friend of mine who attends that university is safe and well, but that is clearly not the case for 32 others. :( I don't know what possessed the gunman but he had no right to take innocent lives with his own.
...and now I must return to my essays. Lots of them to do, and they're all in on Monday. *Sigh*