In a lapse of judgement I let my computer fully communicate again for updates, so Skyrim is now 1.3. I was expecting crashing all over the place, but surprisingly, it's running pretty smooth. Have to wait till I get a dragon though, hope they won't do that backwards crap for me.
Also, personally, I would replace Better Females with one of the Coverwoman variations, I just find those more appealing and less "shiny", but that's just me.