wuhoo!!!!
problem solved! this was drivin me nuts! michael F helped me (from infopop). he noticed i had a base href code in my header, and thats what was screwin with me. i forgot all about it!
so, i had to go in, and place in all the href code in my header links, but, once i removed the code from the header, the rest of the page kicked in.
anywhoo, thanks for your help anyway, charles! im sure ill be callin on your moderation again