Finally got Xorg to stop throwing fatal errors whenever I run xstart, which is helpful. Still no idea what to make, but I'm learning all of the different parts of ~town, and maybe soon I'll find a fun way to make my mark. I've added a few things to various writing boards and lurk on the forums from time to time, and once I get IRC running in a TTY, I'll be able to actually see when someone talks. It's a bit weird being in a community where I'm not bombarded with pings on a daily basis, but it's also kind of nice.