Thanks for the input guys, that 3 column blogger looks pretty sweet too.

Yeah, I was going for a template that requires minimum changes; many of the templates do have ad(s)ense spots integrated already; all you need to do is switch it over to your account and blend the color scheme.

The template I suggested has square corners and stuff and is pretty easy to change bgcolor, image and header's and stuff without messing up too much of the design (as opposed to fixed image centered designs, round corners, overlapping images, etc)