Yes I also prefer the old Theme, the Black goth look is annoying at best! That was also one of my big draws was the Green Theme fits into the realm of AMD Users.. Since I am in the energy industry anything green is in...!!!
Please note I am now seeing the page load much faster here on the East Coast of the US. There was some slowness but it has disappeared now. I thought it could have been the 7 projects I am trying to run on dual cores ~ silly me!