I've been crocheting for about 5 years now (just long enough for my husband to dub me his "Crotchety Old Lady" ...just because I'm 16 months older than him...young people these days...).
So far, I've done a lot of blankets and afghans, including baby blankets and a granny-square afghan that I did for my parents that completely fell apart (knots? who needs knots?), and I'm currently working on The Green Afghan From Hell, which will go on my bed when (if) I ever finish it - it is a very dense, yarn eating stitch that I'm doing with worsted weight cotton. It'll be *awesome* when I finish it...
These are some cool crochet sites I've found in my Web Wanderings...
Crochet Partners - they also have a mailing list for crocheters!