If you set your timezone correctly in your profile, you should not see any time differences - even though the servers are in the US.
Well, the time may be out by only a couple of minutes - but then again, maybe it is YOUR time which is out :D
:D
(PS. I don't know what the problem is/was - let me know if you experience general wierdness again at all - but only if you haven't been into the "turps" :) )