I put the order in, can't wait to start fiddling with it. Thanks for the great info.
Would that LCD panel works
http://cgi.ebay.ca/LCD-Keypad-Shield-for-Arduino-Duemilanove-Freeduino_W0QQitemZ280461287084QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item414ccb9eac