Design over Content

I'm struggling today, to make the blog look modern and yet not make a mess of things. I'm failing. I like the way the page looks, but where are my links down the right hand side? The pictures of me, Jon, George and Boo?? The blogs I follow? Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! As if it were not bad enough to be battling windows 8 on a daily basis, now this. HELP SOMEBODY!