Sort of a General getting into flash question...

I consider myself to be fairly new to flash. I think I know the basics... and I've made one flash website before (my portfolio), but a lot of times I feel like I'm not doing things the right way, or the easiest way...

I'm in a school of design and am on an internship now, I feel like my design skills are pretty strong but my technical skills are lacking, so I want to use some of my free time while I'm on internship to learn more about flash and build a really awesome portfolio. Now I know there's TONS of tutorials out there, but they're usually pretty specific things...

I'd like to learn sort of how to make a site, the right way, from the ground up. I currently know AS 2.0 but am willing to learn 3...




I'm just curious to some of the experts here, how you got to where you are. Do you have any books or sites to recommend? I know what I'm asking is really broad but really I just want to know how to make some good flash sites. Any help would be greatly appreciated... Oh and here are a few sites I like and sort of what I'd like to learn to build...

http://www.blackpackage.com
http://www.natl.tv
http://www.ruudbaan.com/
http://basics09.de/