Let's talk about our Avatars

[LaxScrutiny]

OK, me, this is from a couple years ago. I was on a long bike ride one of the last really hot days of September. I took a break in a park with a sculpture/fountain that was spraying a fine mist. I'm enjoying the mist and thought, hey, I should take a selfie.

I use this because it's ME and it's a moment I really loved.

So, talk about your Avatar and what it means to you.

 

[Silvercrest]

Well, I think Aang was ...

Oh, wait. Never mind.

 

[scotpens]

There's already a thread on this topic whose most recent post is only four months old. Can this thread be merged into that one?

 

[Avro Arrow]

There's already a thread on this topic whose most recent post is only four months old. Can this thread be merged into that one?

Well, that thread's in a different forum, though, and not everyone is going to have access to the Commodores' Lounge. (The OP has in fact ranked beyond it, and the only reason you can still see it is because you're a Premium member.) This is a valid topic for Misc, and it's perfectly fine for the thread to continue here.

 

[Gary Mitchell]

Just a character from my favorite episode of Star Trek.

 

[Richard S. Ta]

Mine is (currently) the 1915 painting 'Black Square' by Kazimir Malevich.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Square_(painting)

 

[scotpens]

My avatar is the futuristic ocean liner S.S. Gigantic from Paramount's The Big Broadcast of 1938, one of those musical revue movies consisting of a bunch of music and comedy acts strung together with a thin plot. It's the film in which Bob Hope introduced what would become his signature song, "Thanks for the Memory."

I just love the fanciful 1930s Streamline Moderne design esthetic.

 

[JesterFace]

My avatar is a dogreindeer, something my sister drew many years ago.

 

[CorporalCaptain]

When I made the switch to this avatar, I had intended it to be a photo of the yantra depicted on the inside cover of The Moody Blues' LP In Search of the Lost Chord. At that time, I could not find a satisfactory image of that that looked good when scaled to avatar dimensions, so I went with another traditional yantra that is pretty close in appearance to that.

I find the arrangement of shapes and the patterns that the whole symbol evokes to be fascinating. I was studying the inside cover of that album when coincidentally something devastating occurred that affected me significantly for years to come. When I look back at that moment, I always think of the symbol, but I do not associate the symbol with the profound loss that followed. Rather, the symbol reminds me that I've survived, and it reminds me of what I've overcome despite the loss. It holds no religious significance to me, but it's a mysterious symbol that because of my personal history I find quite positive and hopeful.

 

[Ragitsu]

My avatar is a dogreindeer, something my sister drew many years ago.

Your avatar pretty much always makes me think of Earthbound music.

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[JesterFace]

Your avatar pretty much always makes me think of Earthbound music

Sister is not here right now but if I remember later I think I have to mention this to her. =)

 

[CorporalCaptain]

Just a character from my favorite episode of Star Trek.

"Mitchell, Mitchell"

?

 

[UssGlenn]

Temple of Doom and The Search for Spock were being worked on at the same time at ILM. The flyer for an Indy Trek party is published in one of the Lucasfilm art books I have. As a big fan of both franchises, Indiana Spock has been my avatar for years and years.

 

[Kor]

My current avatar is an amusing scene from classic Doctor Who.

Kor

 

[LaxScrutiny]

My avatar is the futuristic ocean liner S.S. Gigantic from Paramount's The Big Broadcast of 1938, one of those musical revue movies consisting of a bunch of music and comedy acts strung together with a thin plot. It's the film in which Bob Hope introduced what would become his signature song, "Thanks for the Memory."

I just love the fanciful 1930s Streamline Moderne design esthetic.

Really nice design for 1938. It would have looked great in a show like Thunderbirds a few decades later.

 

[Velocity]

Gir, one of my favorite Invader Zim characters.

 

[Avro Arrow]

"Mitchell, Mitchell"

?

"Mirror Mirror Eyes"

 

[Redfern]

Personal cosplay design while attending Dragon*Con in the latter '90s. I cropped the photo and have used the thumbnail since July 1997 at nearly all sites where I've registered. I make an exception at dedicated Doctor Who sites where I use this instead.

It was supposed to be a Poser based recreation of Peter Cushing's "Dr. Who" (as he literally called himself in the 2 theatrical Dalek movies), but it wound up looking more like Bruce Forsythe.

 

[valkyrie013]

Saga of Tanya the Evil, Main Character Tanya Degurechaff in a creepy/happy moment.

Good anime if your into these things.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Saga_of_Tanya_the_Evil

 

[DarrenTR1970]

Mine is the cover of Supertramp's Greatest Hits Vol. 2. It has the jail bars from the album 'Crime of the Century', mixed with the arm holding the plate of orange juice from 'Breakfast in America' along with the umbrella from 'Crisis. What Crisis'. This is the black background version. Vol. 1 has a white background. I preferred the black version. I happen to like it because I'm a fan of Supertramp, and it's a bit of a private joke.