emma welles

#centered {
position: absolute;
width:360px;
height:206px;
top: 50%;
left: 50%;
margin-top: -103px;  /* half of height */
margin-left: -180px; /* half of width */
text-align: center;
}

see it in action on my temporary home page: www.digitalemma.net

not sure how this eluded me for so long, but now i know how to center a div! YAY!

#centered {
position: relative;
top: 0;
right: 0;
margin: 0 auto;
width: 600px;
text-align: left;
}

thanks to roast-horse.com