Help with the Loop

Hello, guys.

I want to achieve this effect on my Main Page:
>> Current Post
>> Current Aside
>> About the Author
>> Previous Posts

Here is my code for the index page:

<?php get_header(); ?>

<div class="fresh">
<img src="<?php bloginfo('template_directory'); ?>/images/fresh.png" alt=""/>
</div>

<!--1ST-A QUERY-->
<?php
$my_query = new WP_Query('showposts=1&amp;cat=8');

while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();

$do_not_duplicate = $post->ID; ?>
<div class="post" id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">

              *current post here*

<?php endwhile; ?>

<div class="aside">
<img src="<?php bloginfo('template_directory'); ?>/images/current_side.png" alt=""/>
</div>

<!--1ST-B QUERY-->
<?php
$my_query = new WP_Query('showposts=1&amp;cat=7');

while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post();

$do_not_duplicate = $post->ID; ?>
<div class="post" id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">

                *asides here*

<?php endwhile; ?>

<div class="author">
<img src="<?php bloginfo('template_directory'); ?>/images/author.png" alt="" />
*About the Author Here*
</div>

<div class="others">
<img src="<?php bloginfo('template_directory'); ?>/images/previously.png" alt=""/>
</div>

<!--2ND QUERY-->
<?php
if ( have_posts() ) :
while ( have_posts() ) : the_post();
if (in_category( array('aside' , 'current-post') )) continue;
elseif ( $post->ID == $do_not_duplicate ) continue;
update_post_caches($posts);  ?>

*previous posts here*         

<?php endwhile; ?>

As you can see, Asides don’t go into the Previous Post Sections anymore, but I have to manually set the Current Post with a specific category so it won’t get repeated in the Previous Post Loop, and deselect said category when it isn’t a current post anymore. Someone out there with a better and easier idea? Thanks. 🙂