Czuch Chuckers: As BBW says, you don't need to worry about your bookmarks. Firefox keeps your settings, bookmarks, etc. in your home directory, so they won't be lost except you reinstall windows :) But another question: Do graphics on other pages load, or do you have no graphics at all? Because you can dis-/enable the loading of images in tools->options->content.
(hide) If you are waiting for your turn, click on "change" next to the "refresh" on the main page, then set refresh the page to 30 seconds to get your turn to move displayed faster. (Servant) (show all tips)