Hey, that got it! Thanks!
I still have an error printed if I start off the console, but it can't be too terrible since everything still works.
[sleepylight@host65-239 ~]$ oowriter sed: can't read /home/sleepylight/.openoffice/user/config/registry/instance/org/openoffice/Setup.xml: No such file or directory Starting OpenOffice.org ...
--- cut --- Try removing .openoffice from your home directory, it worked for me when when I got old one into my home (RH9, not fedora). Hope this helps...