The Fios man just repaired the internets here at home. A power brick freaked out and had to be replaced - which is actually what I had deduced myself since the LED on the thing was blinking like crazy.
I should blame my lack of blog posts on the lack of internet access, but tethering was setup on my iPhone so it's really just me being lazy.
Good news though, the Fios man offered to change my router access from Coax to Ethernet! This may not seem exciting, but it allows me to use any router I want without having to hack the Verizon router's firmware to make it pass through.
Now I am using my Airport Express and the Verizon router is neatly boxed up in the corner. As it should be.
Best Fios tech ever.