So, normally I am INCREDIBLY opposed to using a free template (not to mention a blogging site), but until I get better at editing the blogger template myself, this lovely template will have to do. And in regard to the other issue - it takes too much effort for me to log into my host, upload all my files, and code all of my posts, so I've joined Blogger in a effort to increase my monthly yield of blogs. I am sad to leave the wide world of hardcore HTML coding behind, but I was really into being a maverick blogger for the design rather than the code, so as soon as I get a bit better at template making, I'll be good to go.

By the by: I've decided that as much as I enjoy designing, I have absolutely no desire to create something for other people, ie: web and menu designs in 170 were fun until I had to turn them in. That knowledge should make my transition to a POLS+SPAN degree a lot less dramatic.