Folks, I need a little help. Well, alright, I need a lot of help. I use Photoshop 8, and for some reason, when I put my clone stamp on, it's set so that it stamps a *pattern* on an area, instead of something else I might want to use. I have NO idea how this happened. I have no idea how to get rid of it. Can someone tell me how, please? It's driving me crazy.

Also...does anyone know the best way to remove text from a picture? Clone stamp and healing brush work alright, but do you guys have tips and hints?