Is it just me, or is the client syncing VERY slowly?
nope. me as well.
veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy slowwwwwwwwwwwwwlyyyyyyyyy
I suggest both of you guys download the daily snapshot that already provided by veil. It will make your wallet will be easy to sync with the network. I was getting the same problem with you and this houri was getting a little problem with my client is very slow to update the block from the network.