I created my own answer, by taking the ballsy route and removing myself. This issue is not really solved, but not longer applicable (at least for me).
If anyone else wants to create personal projects, take the ‘make a new Workspace route’ and use that Workspace for your personal stuff. You’ll also be able to use more advanced full fledged features which were never part of the old Personal Projects.
According to Asana themselves, starting 11/01/2016, the Personal Projects feature will no longer be available for new Asana users. Check their post Why maintain Personal Projects? - #5 by Alexis for more information and a link to a blog post.
So… its somewhat solved. I’ll make a new Workspace and create personal projects in them… like a grocery list, or what I still need to do to paint my house ;). Thanks to any and all for reading/answering.
I’ll check this very post as the solution.