PublicInvasion - As long as its PHP I can pretty much figure it out. I just meant that with WordPress I know it inside and out.
I took a look at your site and I could do a pretty nifty layout for you for about $150 which would include not only header, background, and post area graphics but even some section graphics like for the categories, recent posts.
Hit me up and we can negotiate
icq 94617329 or email jasopr (at) gmail.com