If you think your questions are dumb, dscapuano, then be prepared to chuckle a bit at my expense. When I started tying flies, I had a Boy Scout fly tying kit. I had read about deer hair bugs, but I didn't realize that they were tied with deer body hair. To me, all "deer hair" was bucktail. I couldn't make that stuff flare-out properly for anything. I broke thread. I even broke hooks, but to no avail. It wasn't until years later that I learned of my mistake. I've had quite a few "adventures" over the years, but I still enjoy tying flies. Have fun and don't worry if your flies don't look like the ones on the web. If it bothers you, I suppose that I could upload some pictures of MY flies and then you could feel MUCH better about your own efforts.
Have fun, Ed