Question about CMS

Hi,

I am about to start building a website for a company, but I have a few questions.

My boss swears by the CMS Drupal, but honestly, I think that Drupal websites are pretty ugly. First off, I have never used a CMS when designing a website, just straight HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and a bit of php, asp, mysql. I want my site to look unique - I want to be able to do all the graphic design and website design without being limited.

Are there any sites with reviews of CMS's? The only reason why I am considering a CMS is so that I do not have to do EVERY update for the website. Is there any sort of CMS that just allows the text to be easily edited and a few other small options?

This website is going to have a blog, forum, and a few other social networking things. Anyone have any suggestions on good blogging programs? Thanks.

If you know PHP or ASP then just create your own CMS. Or else hire someone (E.G. me) to create one for you.

I do not know PHP or ASP. But it must be very difficult and costly to build a CMS, right?

Depends on the features, if you're serious about hiring a professional to create one for you, send me a private message and we can discuss this further