OK, so...Update status:

I'm very unhappy with the update so far. I don't know why, but I feel like I'm just sort of phoning it in these past few days of trying.
I may just say "Taking a week-and-half-ish off, come back in the middle of next week when maybe I'll get something that *works*."

I'd make it next weekend, but my brother's getting married this Friday, so odds of having time to play aren't good.