Woo, glad you got it working!
It's okay on having the issues with WordPress. After sending you the query here, I remembered how in '08 I was clueless on how the **** I was going to include loop data on a non-WordPress blog. It's ridiculous how insanely easy it is once you know where to look.
But srsly, just PM me if you have questions or need help in the future. Don't mind one bit.