Almost done setting up shop. Few questions to make my life easier.

[Biggumz]

FIRST OF ALL I want to thank some higher power for the existence of THP, without you guys it would be impossible for a guy like me who dosent know anyone who works glass to get a start. About a year and a half ago I started reading about lampwork and decided that it was a path that I wanted to follow. After crazy amounts of thread lurking, reading, time and money I've finally put together my shop(almost). My setup consists of a gtt cheetah, aim99ls kiln, and a bunch of tools and such. I have a few questions however before I go lighting up my torch for the first time to avoid killing myself.
1. For ventilation, I have 2 8'inch duct fans that are 1590 cfm each. They are routed straight outside with about 8 inches of duct straight through my hardibacker back board. I have no hood at the moment. Will I die?
2. What are a few tips you could give someone who's never worked glass before to not burn the crap out of themselves doing something stupid. I'm looking for things that are such common knowledge to people who work glass that they wouldn't be mentioned often (I know it's vague, but I'm just trying to play it safe lol.)
3. My ultimate goal in this is to be able to supplement my income by making spoons and whatnot. A very good friend of mine owns a few head shops and he'll buy whatever decent product I can offer him. I realize I'm a far ways away from this granted that I've never been behind a torch before, but I'm wondering once I get down the basics of making clear spoons, where should I start with color? Wrap and rakes? Frit? Fuming is one of the most beautiful styles of coloring glass I've seen, is it too much to jump straight into that?
4. I bought my kiln NEW NEVER USED IN ORIGINAL PACKAGING at a garage sale for $350. Crazy deal the woman's mother decided she wanted to take up glass blowing, she never got around too it, and passed away. So the daughter, had a bunch of glass stuff she didn't know what to do with so she threw most of it away besides the kiln, and this bucket of color rod I bought off of her for 50$. It's a 5 gallon bucket pretty full probably like 7 or 8 lbs. What if it's soft glass D: how can I tell?
5. Where do you guys get the best pricing of clear? I've been going through mountain glass arts.
6. If I have flash back arrestors do I have to put my Propane tank outside? Does my oxygen like need a flash back arrestor? (the welding shop is the last thing I have to do for shop setup)
7. I know this is kind of a stupid question because it varys alot but still, for making spoons, what's your favorite diameter tubing and how long are your blanks before you shape them?
Any and all pointers are appreciated. This is my first post by the way. If you guys don't have the time to answer everything, just respond to a couple. Thanks for everything guys.