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Well, quick update: I booted it in safe mode and had absolutely no problems. So, I rebooted back in normal mode, confirmed I do still have problems, used TuneUp Utilities to disable every program that starts with the computer, and now have my computer in what I call "skinny mode" with pretty much everything disabled that I could disable (except the sound card drivers).
Now it is functioning normally. So, I'm thinking it is some program booting up with my computer that is causing issues. I guess now it is a matter of figuring out which one(s). I'll post the results once I figure out something.