brainstorming: a new "user" page & "featured users"

i want to redesign the "user" page to reflect more of a "control panel" or "dashboard" feel for users.  

the idea is to have a user page, which will display a few different VIEWS, laid out according to PANELS.  the layout part shouldn;t be too hard, so i thought i would ask for some tips/advice/etc on how i can build the following VIEW blocks,

1) user details:

a thumbnail of the user picture, with user relevant data in the view as well.  such data would include *userpoints (*installed; "reputation") user name, place where user lives, and other tidbits common to this kind of thing.

2) a block of forums the user is subscribed to:

right now i am very good at displaying ALL forum data in a view, but i would really like a view relevant only to the logged in user.  i.e. topics he started & commented on.

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for "featured users," i would like to have a view block that will display brief info about a randomly selected user.  i don't think i want it to change every page load, rather every day.  this would just be a small "business card" type block.  small user pic., where the user is from, and current reputation/userpoints for "good" users.

with user points, i want to be able to classify users eventually as "good" or "bad"

anyway, i have work to do in the morning, i am going to bed, but i wanted to pick everyones brains on my way off, here.