Attention All Bloggers

I've been browsing other peoples established Blogger-stylee weblogs and was expecting every other one to look like mine, assuming that most ppl would adopt one of the standard templates. How wrong I was - some of the sites were excellent, not only in design but also in functionality. If any of you blog-meisters can afford some time to advise me of tools or tips for souping up this newborn blog, I'd be really grateful if you'd leave a message or email me. Thanks in advance, guys ;)