Jaywill---can you kindly expand a little more on modifying the status bar. You mentioned that they CANNOT be themed or modified with apps (Actually, i downloaded a status bar modifying type app and it lets you arrange icons, etc. but i didnt like the icons themselves...).
"You need to be rooted". RIght, I am. So how do I get neat-looking icons like the ones in your screenshot? Is that part of the Cyanogenmod9 ROM that you have loaded? Is that what you have loaded? If yes, once loaded, how do you modify the icons? Yes, a lot of questions, but I am sure once you explain it, a lot of us will yell a collective "Ohhhhhhhhhhh, ok"
Thanks