ok, use this as your journal_journalpage template
Code:
$stylevar[htmldoctype]
<html dir="$stylevar[textdirection]" lang="$stylevar[languagecode]">
<head>
$headinclude
<title>$vboptions[bbtitle] - Reptile Blogs - <if condition="$journalinfo[journalname]">$journalinfo[journalname]<else /><phrase 1="$journalinfo[journalist]">$vbphrase[xs_journal]</phrase></if></title>
</head>
<body>
$header
$navbar
<!-- Start Locked Status -->
<if condition="$journalinfo[status]==1">
<table bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="100%" border="1">
<tr>
<td align="center"><font color="#FF0000" size="4"><b>$vbphrase[this_journal_is_locked]</b></font></td>
</tr>
</table>
</if>
<!-- End Locked Status -->
<table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<!-- Start Blog Information Table -->
<table class="tborder" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" border="0" align="center" width="100%" style="border-bottom-width:0px">
<tr>
<td class="tcat" align="$stylevar[left]" width="100%">$vbphrase[journal_information]</td>
<td id="journalopt" class="vbmenu_control"><a href="#journalopt">$vbphrase[journal_tools]</a> <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("journalopt"); </script></td>
<td id="journalsearch" class="vbmenu_control"><a href="#journalsearch">$vbphrase[search_this_journal]</a> <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("journalsearch"); </script></td>
<if condition="$can[rate]"><td id="journalrate" class="vbmenu_control"><a href="#journalrate"><if condition="$journalrating==0">$vbphrase[rate_journal]<else />$vbphrase[rating]: <img src="$stylevar[imgdir_rating]/rating_$journalrating.gif" border="0" /></if></a> <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("journalrate"); </script></td></if>
</tr>
</table>
<table class="tborder" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" border="0" align="center" width="100%">
<tr>
<td class="alt2" nowrap="nowrap" align="top">
<if condition="!empty($avatarurl)">
<a href="member.php?u=$journalinfo[journalist_id]"><img src="$avatarurl" border="0" alt="<phrase 1="$journalinfo[journalist]">$vbphrase[xs_avatar]</phrase>" /></a>
<else />
<div class="smallfont">$vbphrase[no_avatar_specified]</div>
</if>
</td>
<td class="alt1" nowrap="nowrap" width="100%">
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td width="50%">
<div class="smallfont">
<b>Blogger</b>: <a href="member.php?userid=$journalinfo[journalist_id]">$journalinfo[journalist]</a>
</div>
</td>
<td width="50%">
<div class="smallfont">
<b>$vbphrase[status]</b>: <if condition="$journalinfo[private]=='1'"><b><font color="red">$vbphrase[private]</font></b><else /><b><font color="green">$vbphrase[public]</font></b></if>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div class="smallfont">
<b>$vbphrase[entries]</b>: $journalinfo[entrycount] ($vbphrase[private]: $private[count])
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div class="smallfont">
<b>$vbphrase[comments]</b>: $journalinfo[commentcount]
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div class="smallfont">
<b>$vbphrase[start_date]</b>: $journal[startdate]
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div class="smallfont">
<b>$vbphrase[last_update]</b>: <if condition="$journalinfo[entrycount]==0">$journal[startdate]<else />$journalinfo[lastupdated]</if>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div class="smallfont">
<b>Views</b>: $journalinfo[journalviews]
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div class="smallfont">
<if condition="$bbuserinfo[usergroupid]=='6'"><b>$vbphrase[start_ip]</b>: $journalinfo[ipaddress]<else /> </if>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<div class="smallfont">
<if condition="$journalinfo[journaldesc]"><b>$vbphrase[description]</b>: $journalinfo[journaldesc]</if>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- End Blog Information Table -->
<br />
<!-- Start Columns Table -->
<table border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<!-- peterska2 left column -->
<if condition="$post[fieldX]=='left'">
<td valign="top" width="25%">
<table class="tborder" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<!-- left column code-->
Left column
<!-- / left column code -->
</table>
</td>
</if>
<!-- / peterska2 left column -->
<td>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%">
<tr>
<td width="100%" align="center">
<table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111">
<tr valign="bottom">
<td align="left" style="padding-bottom:3px;">
<if condition="$bbuserinfo[userid]==$journalinfo[journalist_id] AND $journalinfo[status]!=1"><form method="post" action="blogs.php?do=addentry&j=$j">
<a href="blogs.php?$session[sessionurl]do=addentry&j=$j"><img border="0" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/newentry.gif" width="100" height="26" alt="$vbphrase[new_entry]" /></a>
</if>
</td>
<td align="right" style="padding-bottom:3px;">
$pgnav
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" align="center">
$entrybits
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td align="left" style="padding-top:3px;">
<if condition="$bbuserinfo[userid]==$journalinfo[journalist_id] AND $journalinfo[status]!=1"><form method="post" action="blogs.php?do=addentry&j=$j">
<a href="blogs.php?$session[sessionurl]do=addentry&j=$j"><img border="0" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/newentry.gif" width="100" height="26" alt="$vbphrase[new_entry]" /></a>
</if>
</td>
<td align="right" style="padding-top:3px;">
$pgnav
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
<!-- peterska2 right column -->
<if condition="$post[fieldX]=='right'">
<td valign="top" width="25%">
<table class="tborder" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<!-- right column code -->
Right Column
<!-- / right column code -->
</table>
</td>
</if>
<!-- / peterska2 side column -->
</tr>
</table>
<!-- End Column Table -->
<br /><br />
<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="journalopt_menu" style="display:none">
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" border="0"
style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111">
<if condition="$canview[comments]">
<tr>
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[journal_tools]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="blogs.php?do=showcomments&j=$j">$vbphrase[view_comments]</a></td>
</tr>
</if>
<tr>
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[download]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="blogs.php?do=downloadjournal&j=$j&type=txt">$vbphrase[txt_format]</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="blogs.php?do=downloadjournal&j=$j&type=xml">$vbphrase[xml_format]</a></td>
</tr>
<if condition="$bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==6">
<tr>
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[admin_tools]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="blogs.php?do=lockjournal&j=$j"><if condition="$journalinfo[status]==1">$vbphrase[unlock_journal]<else />$vbphrase[lock_journal]</if></a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="blogs.php?do=editjournal&j=$j">$vbphrase[edit_journal_settings]</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="blogs.php?do=delete&j=$j&t=j">$vbphrase[delete_journal]</a></td>
</tr>
</if>
<if condition="$bbuserinfo[userid]==$journalinfo[journalist_id] AND $journalinfo[status]!=1">
<tr>
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[journalist_options]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="blogs.php?do=addentry&j=$j">$vbphrase[new_entry]</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="blogs.php?do=editjournal&j=$j">$vbphrase[edit_journal_settings]</a></td>
</tr>
<if condition="$candeleteown[journal]">
<tr>
<td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="blogs.php?do=delete&j=$j&t=j">$vbphrase[delete_journal]</a></td>
</tr>
</if>
</if>
</table>
</div>
<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="journalsearch_menu" style="display:none">
<form action="blogs.php" method="get">
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="searchresults" />
<input type="hidden" name="st" value="6" />
<input type="hidden" name="j" value="$j" />
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
<tr><td class="thead">$vbphrase[search_this_journal]</td></tr>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option" title="nohilite"><input type="text" name="sk" value="" size="20" maxlength="50" /> <input type="submit" value="Go" class="button" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="blogs.php?do=search" title="$vbphrase[advanced_journal_search]">$vbphrase[advanced_search]</a></td></tr>
</table>
</form>
</div>
<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="journalrate_menu" style="display:none">
<if condition="$show[voteform]">
<form action="blogs.php?do=ratejournal" method="post">
</if>
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
<if condition="$show[voteform]">
<tr>
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[rate_this_journal]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="vbmenu_option" title="nohilite">
<div><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_rating]/rating_5.gif" alt="$vbphrase[excellent]" /><label for="vote5"><input type="radio" name="rating" value="5" />$vbphrase[excellent]</label></div>
<div><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_rating]/rating_4.gif" alt="$vbphrase[good]" /><label for="vote4"><input type="radio" name="rating" value="4" />$vbphrase[good]</label></div>
<div><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_rating]/rating_3.gif" alt="$vbphrase[average]" /><label for="vote3"><input type="radio" name="rating" value="3" />$vbphrase[average]</label></div>
<div><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_rating]/rating_2.gif" alt="$vbphrase[bad]" /><label for="vote2"><input type="radio" name="rating" value="2" />$vbphrase[bad]</label></div>
<div><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_rating]/rating_1.gif" alt="$vbphrase[terrible]" /><label for="vote1"><input type="radio" name="rating" value="1" />$vbphrase[terrible]</label></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="vbmenu_option" title="nohilite" align="center">
<input type="hidden" name="j" value="$j" />
<input type="submit" class="button" value="$vbphrase[vote_now]" />
</td>
</tr>
<else />
<tr>
<td class="alt1" nowrap="nowrap"><div class="smallfont">$vbphrase[already_rated]</div></td>
</tr>
</if>
</table>
<if condition="$show[voteform]">
</form>
</if>
</div>
<!-- / NAVBAR POPUP MENUS -->
$footer
</body>
There are two instances of $post[fieldX]. You need to replace the X with the field number that you are using. Also, use radio buttons not checkboxes, as I have coded it to check for the options 'left' and 'right' all in lower case, so please ensure that the options match this exactly.
If this doesn't work, let me know and I'll have another look at it.