Ask HN: Is anyone else experiencing unstable behavior with Google search?

For the last month or so (I honestly don't recall when this began, could be longer), I have been experiencing unstable behavior with Google search. Indefinite pauses with the search results grayed out, searching for something similar to what I typed, but messed up/shortened/slightly garbled, indefinite pauses with a blank webpage. Just a bunch of strange behavior, really. Anyone else? If so, it's hard to believe Googlers don't notice, so what gives?