finally got it working.. i messed up on my code for the longest time so that the css was linked in the wrong directory. and thats pretty much my reason for giving up.. tried to use greymatter, but then its only for one blog. ill be keeping movable type since i can use multiple blogs on it. soo.. this blog is for site news. or any news i feel like sharing. ill be making other blogs for specific purposes.. but i am glad to see that it works now. thanks to kerri for helping me choose a layout. this is all for now :D