Customizing the Use of jQuery's BlockUI plugin

[Tyler Smith]

Hello all,

I am making elements inactive on my home page after a user successfully inputs an e-mail address and a second form is sequentially displayed; however, the plugin has some default behaviors that I want to change/manipulate. If you're not familiar, this is the site that discusses the BlockUI plugin. It's really nifty that I can add the gray background color that appears over the blocked content, but I don't like the white box and "Please Wait..." message that appears over the inactive content, and I also do not desire the loading/working status that the user's mouse displays when it is hovering over the blocked area. Is anyone familiar with a way that I can customize this?

Here is a screenshot of the behavior I'm seeing.

My website: World Review Group