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Steve, Robert forced your e-mail validation so you should be good to go. He also showed me how to do it in the future.
There's a tab up top that takes you to "MyTiki" and MyPreferences. That's where you can set your avatar, choose your viewing theme, and many other things. You should see new buttons on your screen as well, including an edit button for your posts (except on the space board, where editing is not permitted.)
Oh, and: Welcome to the Zone.