What am I trying to communicate? Can someone easily get that information from my site? If there is interaction - is it easy for the user to figure out what to do?

The questions that actually get asked when designing a website:

Does it feel modern? Am I using the latest technologies? Would I feel comfortable telling my buddies how I created the site?

I have nothing against modernizing a site, other than the fact that it's not that important, and it's really easy to screw it up.