my web site http://davewagnerart.com/index.html
i'd black column has thumbnails on left go way bottom of site... can't seem that. css thumbs is:
#thumbnails { position:absolute; top: 110px; width: 190px; height: 100%; min-height: 100%; background-color: #000000; }
you must set height of body , html elements well.
html, body { height:100%; }
telling child element (#thumbnails) 100% height, looks parents see how big are, , 100% of them. if parent elements dont know how big are, child element can't told.
you can learn viewports if you're interested