ok, lets tackle the first question...first.
its flexible squares. the layout is here:
http://community.livejournal.com/refuted/4453.html#cutid1second.
CODE
.ljuser img {
width: 0;
height: 0;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-color: transparent;
background-image: url(IMAGEURL);
padding: 8px 6px 4px 2px;
}
.ljuser img[src="http://stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif"] {
background-color: transparent;
background-image: url(IMAGEURL);
padding: 8px 6px 4px 2px;
}
.ljuser img[src="http://stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif"] {
background-color: transparent;
background-image: url(IMAGEURL);
padding: 7px 7px 2px 2px;
}
i'm not completely sure if that'll work since thats for Smooth Sailing, but it can't hurt to try, right?