Lacking in the design..

So I realized that my blog does not look very "spiffy" (shall I say) compared to so many out there. And I will admit...I have no idea how to make it look better. I tried. I tried looking for new layouts and formats, but the whole html blah blah stuff confuses me. I will definitely admit that web design is NOT my forte. You can ask me about pharmacokinetics or brachial plexus and I could help you out, but this...uh, no. So bear with me as I continue to try to figure out how to make this page look nice....eventually it will look better (or at least that is what I try to tell myself). =)