well finally got around to installing the custom roms:
started with adrynalyne's m2dc, but i was having some issues with m2d that i used to have before (if i click on a program shortcut, the screen would flash for a second like it was gonna go to the next menu, but then it would stay at the same screen; also a couple of other minor annoyances.) i liked the speed but i didnt like the fact that office was removed (i later found out i could re-add it).
i then flashed to wozzers 6.5 m2d rom. it was alot slower than adrynalynes.. 6.5 itself was very sluggish even with m2d disabled. also just from tinkering around for like 5-10 mins, i found a couple of bugs. minor annoyances really but since im going to be away from my pc for a week i wanted something more stable
i went back and i installed adrynalyne's base rom this time. it installed great, no problems and it was pretty quick. - i then installed the HTC home program from this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2277665&postcount=3 . it's supposed to make m2d perform better.. so i installed it, and then i installed manila2d 19b on top of it. everything seems to be working great now.. i think ill stick with this rom for awhile since it seems to be more stable. thanks adrynalyne