Webpage template critique

http://www.cs.fsu.edu/~zenoz/test-web.jpg

This will be a webpage/portfolio of the work I've done in the past... along with current projects. I'm a computer programmer, not a graphic designer... so I'm really not trying to show off photoshop techniques (although I have a few up my sleeve). This will primarily be viewed by video game employers, so the image I'm trying to portray is casual with a sense of humor. I'll probably have the menu running up my tie.. using the fixedsys font (old computer type).

This is by far not done, and there will be a lot of cleaning up (ie I'll be retaking a photo of the tie and texture). But I'd like to hear some tips from an artists point of view... anything really. The background color is going to change, its not masculine enough.

Thanks!