I doctor'd around on my boot partitions so much... And, it boots!

My knowledge of GPT (the partition scheme) and boot process really saved me right then and there. But also, this is fucking amazing. I CAN do that. I CAN build my own kernel, slap my settings on it, change the boot stuff and be good. Yes, I had to tinker with the settings and now I have to learn more about u-boot and extlinux, but the fact that this works is AMAZING. <3

ARM can do most of that too - somewhat, sometimes, by chance.