I've spent almost the entirety of the last two days reading over The CSS Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks. I understand that CSS and HTML go in two different places in a web page, that CSS is used to control HTML.
It has given me a much better understanding of the code in general, and I think I will have a lot of use for it in designing and altering my own pages. I have always dreamed of making my own version of the Backpackit pages, customizing my Album, having my own design for Winter Light, and having all of it matching.