my page is better

Maybe you are looking for a really cute layout with lights and flashy glitter with easy to make little smileys.  If that sounds like you that is probably another example of using what has already been produced.  These premade backgrounds are a lot better than you think and can easily be customized once you see it on your page.  Its a lot easier to make small subtle changes than to try and restructure the entire page.  Its very easy to cause rendering problems in other browsers and you might not know anything is wrong until someone points it out to you.  This can cause you to lose many friends and make others hate you for your rebel type attitudes towards trying to be the myspace design hacker guru that you clearly are not.