Not just a chick, a chick who is probably well old enough to be your grandma. Hehehe.
Okay, tried installing QuickArial Complete and that didn't fix it. Just for grins, gonna try a different UI and see what happens. But if anyone has any thoughts, please post them. Since the paperdoll is gone, too, it sure looks like some kinda of graphics issue.
If this is any help, in the spiffy new loading screens, the box with text just below the logo starts white, goes to a few very pale pastel shades, but I never can read any text in it. After I get logged in, the space for the EQII button is white (Along with other areas of the screen.) but clickable, the resulting menu is white with VERY pale pastel text. I can use it, but mostly because I know where stuff is and get real close to the monitor and squint.