Right on man, I'm actually thinking of doing a major overhaul to my ui in a constant effort to trim the fat, but still keep it smexy.. Coming from a graphics background it's hard to not mind all the info laying around the edges, but from looking at other successful UIs and forums, "Less is More."
One of my favorite fonts which has that "mortician" feel to it is
Cardinal if you wanna check it out.
note: To enhance performance, check the links in my UI description.