Quite interesting to read and watch. I myself don't really have projects but like most people I started a few mini mods and failed.
Something I was proud of was my ghost which flew towards you and went through the wall. If you don't mind here's the vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH4OJsUKYdAI also started a HL2 SP mod to really show off my abilities however I was way over the top and had planned 15 + maps all with a nice plot and concept art.
It was too much for me and I ended up making the first two levels before stopping. Maybe I'll go back to it someday but the first map was that apartment map I pasted into the WIP forum and the second map was an area of East Mesa from HL2 that you didn't see. I had it so you walked up to a fence and saw Freeman and Mossman enter the lift...
In the end you would go to the top of the Citadel just below Breen when he was trying to escape and you would help Freeman resulting in your death and Gman walking away smiling.
Still it was fun to make and once I get this modelling down I think I'll go back to it and work on the details. It's my best work to be honest apart from my old school remake.
That's my project stuff anyway...Right now I'm just learning 3ds Max for my second year at uni.