Finally got gmail

According to what I've been reading online, there are loads of gmail accts for the asking, but when asked, google gave me their company line that its still in beta, only limited accts, etc.
Then I went to visit a friend the yesterday, and metioned my frustration while there. Not a problem, he sent me an invitation on the spot. So now I can be reached at brightmal@gmail.com.
And I can keep stuff independant from my own pc, and I can help nail some spammers. Until now my most reliable email acct has been chewie@falcon.sf.org.nz but it doesn't have an easy interface for reporting spam, which gmail does.