I am buying my first dslr and doing a lot of research as well...?

Initially I was geared towards nikon d90 geared for "artistry" caught my attn....after more researching and playing at best buy...I had my heart set on the canon 60D....I had some trouble with the cost on this so while saving up for it...I realised that I don't feel comfortable spending $1300 on this thing and later finding that I will be much happier with a less costly camera. SO IT Seems that a lot ON nikon and canon is paying that extra few $ fot the name (i'm not a person who can afford to buy for brand only and many consumer reviews are showing some of the less expensive brands with neck in neck reviews with the pricer cameras ) So, at this point I am starting to spend extra money that I could put towards the camera on photography mags for reading on consumer ratings...:) I did, however, finally made a purchase on a sony a55 yesterday based upon overall consumer ratings. HELP! SORRY TO BABBLE ON but im still needing some major dirrection with this purchase!!! Its do hard to choose the correct one when im not sure what exactly i need yet!) I purchased the Sony A55 W/16-105mm packaged deal combined in a 75-300mm zoom lens also all for just over a $1000 after taxes n shippng..Opinions please!?? I love using macro and the artists eye in my photography so..my opinion so far on the Sony A55: 1st- sure do wish it had the 60Ds lcd swivel at 360°…not just back n forth or up dwn whtevr it does but its a minor issue. 2nd- the viewfinder has no tilt up like the 60dhas im pretty sure also...not positive but I thought so. 3rd- I get the feeling so far that the lenses I am working with are too much or too little..almost as if my prefrence lens could be somewhere in between the two ?Does THAT seem really inaccurate to say?? It could be that i just need to keep going on how to use them properly. The A55 does have a very close comparison in picture quality to 60D... so MY INTRESTS SO far: mostly W MACRO,and Shutterspeed...best camera/lens? THNKU