Stupid question: getting sysdate into repository variable (11g)

Hi, I'm having a complete brain fade and can't figure out how to select current sysdate into a dynamic repository variable. I've done the following:
1. Created init block
2. Set data source to the connection pool from one of my Oracle databases
3. Set the default database string to "select trunc(sysdate) from dual"
4. Created a dynamic variable STP_TODAY with default initializer of DATE '1900-01-01'
5. Check in and save the RPD
When I go into answers, I can see the variable, but it's always getting the 1900-01-01 date. Obviously I'm doing something dumb - can someone help?
Thanks!
Scott

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