I don't know about anyone else, but I have been on vacation and have been digging out from being out of the loop.

If you're client doesn't sync I'm not sure how you would get transaction confirmations.

I would suggest doing an "addnode" to the Do A Bit Of Good public peering node:

http://www.reddit.com/r/DoABitOfGood/comments/27s69p/dobitofgoodcom_givecoin_public_peering_node_online/

-dvd