There is no way to get around the pop-ups. Even selecting the "banner ad" option at Angefire results in pop-ups. It's annoying. You should have a pop-up stopper or killer. You can download the one I have here or search for your own here.
Journal- I've stopped regularly updating this for an indefinite period of time. However, I think that almost every entry would make a great away message, so read away, if you haven't already.
Credits- Well, considering I wrote and drew everything on this site, I haven't very many people to thank except the one that is I. Go me.