I try to draw, but I need a lot of work, I do absurd landscapes and monsters mainly. Humans too, but It's more difficult. Writing is what I'm spending most of my time on these days. I hear you on the girl in your life bit, I have one friend like that and it's good to get out of the house once in a while and hang out. I've found that focusing on doing real groundwork for my goals helps. I aim to work in video games at some point, so I guess learning programming and working on my art can't hurt.
What are you aiming for in life, now that you have control?