Does anyone have any good ideas for games or other things to make? I can't seem to think of any. All of the games I do think of have too much graphics or A.I. control.
programming ideas
Remember Timeline, by Michael Chricton?
Try adapting that in RPG Maker 2003 or just coding your own RPG based on it.
Failing that, learn Flash. That'll keep you busy for a while.
I once tried to make an encryption program on my TI 83. It worked pretty well. Decryption was another matter.