Welcome to the family! If I wasn't in an unconscious drunken stupor I woulda been first to this post, 'Cuz I like new guys. They're fun.
But, in any case. Welcome to the Family. We're like the Mafia, once you're in, you're in, and it's kinda hard to get out cuz you're dead. ^^ The lack of breathing gets most people.
Welcome! I second what DoN said, start a painting log or join the Roleplay. They're awesome ways to keep entertained, and motivated about what you're doing.