Thanks inbox but that didn't solve the friendly url problem. :( These friendly urls are going to be the death of me! lol It's funny that such a little thing is giving me so much trouble.
As for the graphics, I did them myself. As for the sliding thing; it's
http://script.aculo.us/ . it's pretty simple to get going and they have a good step by step, if you have any trouble hit me up.
Jeansege, thanks for the complements. I've been toying with the idea of doing a template but not with Hollywood Scoops because I really made a mess of it. lol I figure I'll do a template when I get a better grasp on pligg. ;)