Please! I need MT Help!

As you may know, I was - amazingly - allowed to join the hallowed ranks of Munuvia last month. In the meantime, we have had birthdays and 3000 miles on the van and all sorts of other distractions (most good, some not so much). Today at lunch, I sat down and rolled up my sleeves and said to myself - "Self? It's time to learn MT 2.x and get this website up and roaring" Here's the progress: - I have confirmed that Jennifer, at Scriptygoddess, is indeed, a goddess - Likewise Movable Style - I have discovered that 12 Tylenols do not a lunch make - I made a banner heading... THAT I HATE This shouldn't be so hard, right? I want a template like the one I have now - a centered table. Like everday stranger or drunken bee. 2 columns - 1 for posts and 1 for stuff. But not spanning the whole page. Anybody? Please? My gratitude awaits....