Just letting you know that I found something in those thread links that fixed my problem. I chose the best performance option, and voila! No more blinking!
Java is just nutty sometimes.
I really like it though. I have kicked out some really killer code in the class I'm in now, Java part 2. I have glanced at some of the programming docs for Limewire. After this semester is over and I really have a good handle on Java, I'd really like to dig in the docs some more and really learn about Limewire's structure.
At any rate, I'm so happy to have that icky little problem fixed.
Now I'm off to do firewall research. Keep getting the brick wall for a few minutes after I fire Limewire up. It's messing up my Ultrapeer status. GRRR!!! But that's a different adventure for another thread...
Again, MUCH thanks!