I've been meaning to reply to this thread for quite a while. I've since been raised, and I was pleased to discover that Br. Jwhoff is correct. There is plenty of research that I have been presented with after having been raised. I'm currently starting to memorize various roles in the craft degrees, and I am looking at petitioning the SR in the Spring at the earliest.
I think that my enthusiasm got the better of me when I initially posted. I'm attempting to slow myself down, circumscribe my passions, and take each step at the proper time. I realize that I have a lifetime of masonry ahead of me and plenty of time to thoroughly learn the work.
With that said, I recently attended a capping ceremony in which one of my lodge brothers received his 32* cap. I met a number of brothers at the ceremony who are into the more esoteric and academic aspects of Masonry, and I've been invited to some really interesting events. I've also been invited to give an introductory workshop on meditation and its benefits at a local lodge. As a newly raised Master Mason, I'm going to begin visiting other lodges and meeting the brothers in the greater Central Texas region. I'm sure that I will receive plenty of light in that manner. Oh, and I'm going to start checking out those books from Grand Lodge. Thanks to everyone who replied!