A blank wordpress canvas is some times what you need to get things done.
I have a new theme in the works for the entire site so that will be coming along soon to add a bit of colour around here.
In the meantime I will be working on getting the forum up and running, it is aimed at newbies to web design so will contain a lot of tutorials and help with sections of code. If you have any ideas for the layout feel free to leave a comment here or register and at the forum and leave a comment in there.
Watch out for more updates.