glad you like it
about the avatar (the picture by your name), first you must make the picture small enough (140x140 pixels)
then click on the "user cp" button towards the top of the page
next click "edit options" and scroll towards the bottom to the avatar section click "change avatar" and find the picture (the small version) that you want to use after you hit the "browse" button
if you want, I'll shrink an image down for ya if you can't figure it out. just shoot me an email with the picture you want to use in it:
drew.lyons@rose-hulman.edu