i been waiting for a transaction to confirm for over 24 hours..
it says there is right around 4000 unconfirmed transactions.
it doesnt seem to be catching up.
That is because either:
1) You don't know how to use Bitcoin properly (fee wise);
2) You're doing this on purpose (for whatever reason; there have been people wanting to cause panic);
3) You're a cheap person (no offense).
If you include the recommended fee it is highly likely that your transaction will confirm within the next block. I have never had this problem before as I include the maximum that the Core wallet allows on default settings (or more).
i used blockchain.info and sent the bitcoin with the "quick send" option..
no real needing to use bitcoin "properly"
i have blockchain.info set to "Normal - Follow the fee policy suggested by the mainline bitcoin client. Recommended"
so its not that im cheap?
but its still not confirmed

ive even tried to spend the output change with a higher fee as suggest by a google search..