I think you might want to try a template that fills the screen from side to side, your site is apparently about information so using 100% of the space would make it look more professional. I would suggest using wiki as a base for your site, but it isn't easily modified to look personal and different. On the wikipedia however you get the idea what I mean by using all the space:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
I don't really go thru a lot of websites, but I noticed I've seen the same template used on other pages too, that's not an easily customizable theme either. I would change the template.
There's not much else I can review now, you are at such an early stage of development still. Good luck.
