I've been trying to make a website with a dial-up connection.

Now I am going to throw myself off of something, anything, it's awful.

First, I don't know anything about web design, and I think I've made the wrong choices on how to do it. (Register.com) Here I was thinking I could do it myself and I feel so dumb because obviously I still have no website. I have all these questions but don't have anyone to ask. Should I get some softwear and make it from scratch, due to their templates being really sucky and not anywhere near customizable enough for my liking? I know what I want, I just haven't any idea how to build it. How do I put in the shopping cart feature that I'm paying through the nose for, if I do it myself? (Yep, gonna try to set up an online gallery, optimistic huh?) Should I get rid of that feature? Secondly, I'm not on my own PC, so I don't have my beloved PShop or anything beyond what I've put on a CD. Perhaps the third thing may as well be that the hallway ceiling is leaking in 3 spots just to my left, and I can't think. I know I can do this, I just need someone to point me in the right direction...or advise me on who I should get to build it for me. Website Design for Dummies?

On the bright side, the place I'm housesitting for has a bathtub so large I can soak up to my nose in it. They also have cable. Some sort of cable, because I'm sure they don't have high speed anything up here. Not that I watch it, because I'm sitting here watching things load, but at least I could if I wanted to. Maybe I'll order up some XXX to comfort me while I wait for merciful relief.

Also I may have a short employment contract "somewhere else" coming up. No one will be more dissapointed than me if this one falls through.