Why did you choose your avatar?

[LSOP]

Here's a chance for any of us to explain why we chose our avatar, how we procured it, etc. I'm curious about several, but I'll go first and see who else wants to jump in.

Well, I wanted something to represent my ID, LSOP (Lost Scroll Of Pythia). I took a screen clip from the show. I don't even remember which episode now. Maybe Season 2, when there was some closeup of the scroll of Pythia. (Maybe Joe or someone can nail the scene I took it from.) I took that little bit and did some mirroring, copying, and stretching in Photshop to get the avatar, and the signature line. Ok that's mine.

And by the way, if you don't have an avatar yet, maybe this thread will inspire you to get one!

[genji2000]

Do we really need a thread like this? Blatant navel-gazing?

Only joking.

Mine is completely ripped from iChat. I've always used it. Dull but true.

[LSOP]

Do we really need a thread like this? Blatant navel-gazing?

Yours does kind of look like a navel, genji.:D

[BklynBruzer]

Mine is just a Centurion

[genji2000]

Mine is just a Centurion

Well spotted.

[Shane]

Racetrack Fan. :)

[genji2000]

Racetrack Fan. :)

Is the new server up yet? Are you going to sort the co-ordinated rewatch calendar out?

Sorry if that sounds aggressive. Don't mean to.

[Shane]

Server is still being built. It seems like they ran out of HDD holders. :D Getting duel 250GB HDDs.

[Georgiotje]

I don't know what avatar I should pick. Any suggestions?

[laisan]

Mine's me in my Jayne Cobb's hat! Super shiny!!

It was previously me as a cylon until someone said it was "a bit crappy"..:(

[genji2000]

Mine's me in my Jayne Cobb's hat! Super shiny!!

It was previously me as a cylon until someone said it was "a bit crappy"..:(

Yeah but what does she know? I loved the Cylon eyes.

I don't know what avatar I should pick. Any suggestions?

This?

[aylinn]

I'm a Tricia Helfer geek, so I always have Trish, Number Six and so on on my avatar :)

[genji2000]

Even if she has a gammy eye?

[The Dirt]

Yeah, she looks like she's high in that picture.

Mine is a homeless Cylon veteran. The war is over, but I need a job. Read the sign.

[aylinn]

That's why I chose it :P But my avatars will alaways be connected with her.

[stavrosg]

I wanted something BSG-Related.
Always fond of Starbuck, so I took a crop from a PR picture (from Razor)

[BobMacDhonnchaidh]

Sagittarius is my starsign :D

[Aphrodite]

I chose it cause I'm a Star Wars fan, and even though at first I didn't like Mara Jade, I've grown to like her.

[Zod]

I chose mine just because I think Invader Zim is really cute

[genji2000]

No word from Timbo on his avatar yet I see.

[laisan]

I chose mine just because I think Invader Zim is really cute

Invader ZIM is so funny! GIR in his dog suit is super cute :)

[Osprey]

i like cottle as a supporting character so i just took him off the scifi site [as it turns out, at least one other poster uses him too tho]
since it's been suggested for, um, various reasons that i modify mine, i too am open to suggestions -- i'd like something, i dunno, different -- a ship, a squadron patch, something ...

[genji2000]

i like cottle as a supporting character so i just took him off the scifi site [as it turns out, at least one other poster uses him too tho]
since it's been suggested for, um, various reasons that i modify mine, i too am open to suggestions -- i'd like something, i dunno, different -- a ship, a squadron patch, something ...

Why not go with a stylised bird of prey?

[Osprey]

The COL, he's always thinkin' ...
:-)

[genji2000]

Now you can make intimate observations about Grace Park's bust, etc.

[pagad]

Or lack thereof.

I chose mine because Admiral Cain and the Pegasus formed the centre of my favourite BSG plotline. I have a mild attraction to the former and a huge obsession with the latter.

I *heart* Michelle Forbes lots.

[Osprey]

"Admiral Cain and the Pegasus formed the centre of my favourite BSG plotline. I have a mild attraction to the former and a huge obsession with the latter."

wait -- you actually named 3 entities -- cain, peggy, bsg. which specifically gets the obsession?
:-)

[genji2000]

Or lack thereof.

For the record, for those of us not obsessed with monster food bags, it's perfectly adult, feminine and beautiful.

I chose mine because Admiral Cain and the Pegasus formed the centre of my favourite BSG plotline. I have a mild attraction to the former and a huge obsession with the latter.

mild attraction = milky milky

[pagad]

"Admiral Cain and the Pegasus formed the centre of my favourite BSG plotline. I have a mild attraction to the former and a huge obsession with the latter."

wait -- you actually named 3 entities -- cain, peggy, bsg. which specifically gets the obsession?
:-)

Clue: It's big, grey, kicks serious ass, and was needlessly sacrificed by a deeply incompetent commander.

http://www.eclipsemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/battlestar-pegasus.jpg

I shall not dignify genji's comment with a response.

[Osprey]

i knew you'd work the lee slam into there ...
:-)

[aylinn]

I liked Cottle more. He fit your posts ;)

[genji2000]

How about Cottle with a bird of prey on his shoulder?

[Osprey]

"he fit your posts"

i'll take that as a positive ...
:-)

"on his shoulder"
eh, a bit too cartoony piratey there, wouldn't ya say?

[genji2000]

"he fit your posts"

i'll take that as a positive ...
:-)

"on his shoulder"
eh, a bit too cartoony piratey there, wouldn't ya say?

Oo-arr.

[aylinn]

"he fit your posts"

i'll take that as a positive ...
:-)

"on his shoulder"
eh, a bit too cartoony piratey there, wouldn't ya say?
It was a compliment :) I really like your avatar. This one is... kinda boring

[Osprey]

not to the fish below!
:-)


eh, i'll stil hunt around, surely somewhere on the 'net there's a pic of a crusty, aged, irreverent osprey ...
:-)

[pagad]

http://www.denofgeek.com/siteimage/scale/300/800/14316.jpg

He does look a little bit like a bird of prey. A crusty, bitter, sarcastic, 20-cigars-a-day bird of prey.

[Jonathan]

Mine's me in my Jayne Cobb's hat! Super shiny!!

It was previously me as a cylon until someone said it was "a bit crappy"..:(

"He robbed from the rich and he gave to the poor / Stood up to the man and he gave him what-for / Our love for him now ain't hard to explain / The Hero of Canton, the man they call Jayne!"

I love Firefly. It is kickin!

As to my avatar it is a droll story. My avatar is a logo I made for my blog. I crafted it using a background shot of the Boston skyline, inserted the name of my blog plus its slogan and URL. I use it to promote my blog. That's about it really. Doesn't have anything to do with BSG or SF in general. Just my blog about gaming.

[genji2000]

As to my avatar it is a droll story. My avatar is a logo I made for my blog. I crafted it using a background shot of the Boston skyline, inserted the name of my blog plus its slogan and URL. I use it to promote my blog. That's about it really. Doesn't have anything to do with BSG or SF in general. Just my blog about gaming.

lol. That's your profile picture. What about the little fellow in your monochrome avatar?

[Jonathan]

Grr I thought I did that for my avatar. Time to fix that. My avatar is a screenshot from Monkeehub's music video for Creep by Radiohead (http://www.lowmorale.co.uk/creep/) (the acoustic radio version, i.e. the one that removes the swear) using characters from his Low Morale Series that showcases on MTV.

I have several screenshots but cannot use my favorite because it is too wide for an avatar. The one I chose shows the main character right before he jumps out the window in his office.

[laisan]

"He robbed from the rich and he gave to the poor / Stood up to the man and he gave him what-for / Our love for him now ain't hard to explain / The Hero of Canton, the man they call Jayne!"

I love Firefly. It is kickin!

Lol..I have this is on my ipod!! :lol:

[Stairway]

My avatar is me. I picked it as a placeholder until I find the TOS screencap I'm looking for.

[Joe Beaudoin Jr.]

What's the TOS screencap you're looking for, Stairway? :)

[Stairway]

Apollo, Starbuck and Boomer wearing their Triad costumes. :D

[Mercifull]

My avatar is a modification of an avatar i made a looooooooooooooong time ago (23 May 2003)
http://avatar.mercifull.com/lilmerc.png
which is itself a modification of an even older image (14 April 2003)
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/9420/rizlaaf5.png
which i made for a friend as a signature on a forum which is AGAIN a modification of the olf Runescape classic sprites :P

[DrWho42]

My avatar is from a Doctor Who book-cover (Anachrophobia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anachrophobia)) and also a reference to René Magritte.