HELP! HELP! AND MORE HELP!

Ok folks!! I am new to this blogging thing and am finding it to be rather interesting. But I am trying to set up my page correctly! Yeah I want my shit to look nice! So I am going to post a couple of questions and I hope you all can help me!
1. Does it really matter if I have Beta or not? I signed up for this and now see that I could get Beta. So I went through the sign up thing but I can't transfer the posts and comments I already have.

2. How and the hell do you put the "links" column on the side of the Blog page? I want to post up some great blogs I have found. Also it would be easy reference for me to go there to read them.

Now those are the only two main questions I have! I am finding out about a lot of stuff. I am working on how to post pictures now! You see I posted that one. Ain't he hot! Damn! So bare with me.
On another note! Why is it when people know you are on you last week or two of working that they seem to fuck with you? Ok, I put in my two week notice! I am about to leave the state let alone this job, but you want to harass me! Don't they realize I really have nothing to loose if I pimp slapped one of these whores! It like they are trying to push me to actually get fired! To do some ole Postal mess! I just find it funny because I have always been a very outspoken type of guy. So I have really been terrorizing these people around here with my smart mouth and Malcom X attitude for 5 years! You think they would be thankful that I am leaving and just let me leave! But noooooooooo! They want to harass me! Like they are getting "get back" or something! I really don't understand the logic of people!

Do you?