@Piper, yeah, it is weird. I think maybe it is an intel graphics issue? I think I use the i915 graphics. I have found a few people with the same issues reporting on Ubuntu forums. I have tried all their suggestions, changing the modset, stuff, etc, but nothing work.
I need to clarify, I was able to enter my login info, but then it would pull up a blank screen. Most times it would not go away, yet you could hear my mail notifier dinging, etc (things running in the background.) It would take sometimes three reboots before it would let me into my desktop. This happened on Gnome, so I switch to GDM using xorg, still had the issue. I then switched to Budgie with LightDM, never had the issue again.