In your position I would consider looking at some of the long-term offers to deposit into. It means a bit of risk of course, but one could say having someone else look after it for you, is avoiding the risk you were actually worried about. Just stick to the low interest stuff.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=88.0That is THE worst advice I've ever seen given in response to "how to stash my coins". Giving your coins to someone else to hold has way more risk than printing out paper wallets or running from a LiveOS, etc.