For those even more of a beginner visit Blogger or you can create a journal at Crazy Guy on A Bike.

If you want to muck around with code I can recommend Serendipity, which is what I use for my own site. I'd also recommend the Quick Start PHP Guides from Ullman (you can get them at any bookstore or check your library). To the point with little or no fluff, it shows how PHP works and how to use it to create webpages.