Gearing Up

Today I bought a domain name and hopefully will have a website up soon. I wasn't really ready for this stage, but it's necessary for my portfolio. Yes, it does feel a bit forced, like not remembering what it was you were supposed to get at the store and so, in desperation, you grab something potentially needed off the shelf so as not to leave empty handed. It's a nerve racking thing because I almost don't know what I'm doing. It's been so long since I've done anything with web. And being a designing website I can't just use one those cookie-cutter layouts. And annoyingly enough I can't even just quickly modify one of the cookie-cutter layouts. I can't even change the background color! Pbbbt! But hopefully I'll be able to whip up something fast and perfect it sooner. Now the question is to flash or not to flash. Can I handle code? Can I REMEMBER code? I didn't get the result I wanted the last time, stupid cell padding... Well the first place to start is a layout. Nothing like sketching over a strawberry salad!