orkut - help!

this was definitely annoying... in Gmail I see "Orkut" under "please try our other services" so I click on it and get "log in with your orkut or google username. So I type in my gmail address. and I get " All orkut users must now use Google Accounts to sign in. " with a link for "don't have an orkut account?" Clicking it takes me to this orkut - help
which vaguely reads "If you know someone who is a member of orkut, that person can invite you to join as well. If you don't know an orkut member, wait a bit and most likely you soon will. We look forward to having you as part of the orkut community."

Uh, so, try our new service ... right after an indefinite wait? ...