Are you wondering why you can't move the panels with only top, bottom, left, and right? Well it's simple. You know how you move the dates in the comments on Old School? Well that's how you move the panels, with margins. Instead of putting top or bottom or left or right you put margin-top, margin-bottom, margin-left, and margin-right.
Here is an example of how to use the margins in a code if you are still confused:
.about_panel { margin-top: 30px; margin-left: 30px; }
Remember to take out the bolds before you use the code though. 3nodding