I just had some trouble connecting too, but it appears to be working now (1:30amCDT)

I just read a blurb about the latest round of lawsuits against file sharing software creators. If we are all collectively beginning to see troubles, (various locations around the u.s. i'm guessing) maybe the lawyers are tightening the screws upon our service providers, and we just don't know about it yet....just a <paranoid> thought...