Autosizing Thumbnails and read more for blogger

[Lady Rogue]

I am not sure, I am posting this in the correct place. This is a test template, that has been converted from Wordpress to Blogger. I enlarged the magazine boxes...but, I am having a stinker of a time trying to fix the Thumbnail and read more aspect. At the moment, the images are screwy and I don't like how the options are. I tried going to different places and utilize thier hacks, but nothing wants to work in my template and most times, it refuses to save it.

What I am wanting is to change the post from this:
http://loriebtptest2.blogspot.com/

to look like this:

http://img816.imageshack.us/img816/1236/examplel.jpg

But, I think I making things worst. I would appreciate any help I can get or least be pointed in the direction of someone who will. Authors of the templates and the template host area failing to answer emails or contacts...*sighs*

Thank you

[Lady Rogue]

Am I in the wrong thread? Is this an impossible task? If so, please tell me, so that I don't get my hopes up and keep coming back here for nothing. If it can be done, I will be patient, I just don't want to keep getting overlooked though. Thank you.