http://smc.bitcrush.info/I recommend this pool. I have been on it all night. The only downside is there isn't a lot of workers so blocks are not consistent. But if more of you join that will help a lot.
I'm not affiliated with the pool in any way, just like the stability so far.
poolerino and tycoon both go down for me constantly
i'm in Chicago.
I missed the boat on the free SMC but so far I have mined over 200 so I'm pretty happy ... my hash is nothing to write home about... 3500 kh/s
But it's been steady.