Wordpress Loop Issue

<?php /* Suggestions welcome to tidy up this loop */ ?>

<?php /* Show ONE post from category 7 in div#featured */ ?>
<?php if (have_posts()) : query_posts('cat=7 post&&showposts=1'); ?>
<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); $fimg = get_post_meta($post->ID, "articleimg", TRUE); ?>

<div id="featured">
<img src="<?php echo $fimg; ?>" width="306px" height="365px" alt="<?php the_title(); ?>" /><?php echo $fdesc; ?>
  <div class="overlay">
    <p><strong><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="<?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></strong><br />
      <a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="<?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_excerpt(); ?></a></p>
  </div>
</div>

<?php endwhile; ?>

<?php endif; ?>

<?php /* Show THREE post excerpts from all categories except category 7 in div#articles */ ?>
<div id="articles">
<?php if (have_posts()) :
$count = 4;
query_posts($query_string.'&cat=-7,-11');
    while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
<?php
if (($count < 7)) { ?>
<div class="post" id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
  <h2><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title_attribute(); ?>">
    <?php the_title(); ?>
    </a></h2>
  <?php the_excerpt(); ?>
  <p class="comments">
    <?php comments_popup_link('0', '1', '%'); ?>
  </p>
</div>


<?php /* Show the next four post TITLES ONLY excerpts from all categories except category 7 in an UNORDERED LIST, still within div#articles */ ?>

<?php } else if (($count < 11)) { ?>
<?php /* Where can I put the <ul>? */ ?>
<li><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></li>
<?php } ?>

<?php $count++; endwhile; ?>
<?php endif; ?>
</div>