Alright, well I flashdanced last night to the sprint stock rom.. Everything seems to be running smoothly. I've actually been trying to break it rather than working around the issue that caused it to freeze up the last couple of times... everything seems all good now..
I also realized that this was my third custom rom flash without doing a flashdance in between updates!
All together, this rom is as solid as it gets! My compliments to the chef!