is there anyway that you could explain to me how to change my layout and i have things i like from others journals, so i wanted to put it all together on mine, so if you could help me in any way, i'd be extremely grateful.

I'm not exactly the foremost expert on layout changing--I know a few things from just playing with the system, but there are numerous expert designers out there. I think your best bet is to go to

http://www.livejournal.com/customize/

and play with the options there. There's an extensive help system, and a few communities devoted to layouts.