a lot of new ads have appeared and my pop up blocker is going crazy everytime I click anywhere. also there is that small scrolling chat ad in the corner.
any correlation with not being able to see any pictures?

Not seeing any pictures and ads are not related. You should only get 1 or 2 pops per 12 hours and the IM looking thing is a new advertiser we are trying out.

Try a different browser or something, images should always load

tried a couple of different ones didn't work. this only started once I started seeing these new ads. i'm thinking somethings related there.
Anyone else having this problem?

its not related.

If you're using ipv6 try disabling ipv6 for a sec and connect with ipv4 if possible

also no pics.. is that thumbnails or images or both?

Don't worry buddy we'll get this fixed.