We all need idols to look up to, especially when we only can claim graphic design as a hobby and are still only in high school. 
And yes, I believe I have found one! Shaun Inman takes a beautiful site design, applies standards-compliancy, and mixes in a pinch of special effects and backwards compatibility.
You have got to check out his site as well as his CSS Zen Garden creation (make sure you have a current good browser, again, like Opera or Firefox). I have to openly admit to almost directly applying some of the concepts from the CSS code to my new experimental style, organic full. And yes, it still is slightly broken as of this post… woops.
Anyways, just thought I’d let you know of this designer, if anyone else out there is looking for someone to follow, go for this guy! Thanks Shaun!
Yea, agree completely. great layout,and great taste!