Thanks for the idea! I figured i'd try to wipe out cache + dalvik and reinstall the ROM first and see if that makes a difference. Sure enough the blob is gone! I'm curious to see if my 3G quality improves as well. Today, before doing this last wipe/reinstall, I wasn't able to use Skype over 3G at all in places where I didn't use to have any problems before with the previous versions of your ROM. 3G speeds were in the 10-80kbps range where they used to be in the 180-250 kbps range.