What does your avatar say...

[Rob-GB]

What does your avatar say... about you? [big grin]

We get some good ones on here and I am sure they say something about your personality! Not being a psychologist nor trick cyclist and seeing the diverse avatars here got me thinking.

Mine is an Autocad 3d rendering of a number of newel caps I made (along with the staircase) that I really enjoyed doing. The real ones are posted below (there were 19 in the whole job).

So what are yours saying about you?
Rob.

 

[AlexThePalex]

So what are yours saying about you?

That I'm a rat. Obvious, isn't it?  [cool]

 

[Rob-GB]

That or your real name is Roland ;D ;D

From your posts I would say the nearest you are to a rodent is your Chinese birth sign! [big grin]

 

[mastercabman]

Mine says....    If you touch my Festools,I will unleash my GSD'S on you!!!!!  [laughing] [smile]    

 

[Corwin]

Hmmm, maybe my avatar suggests to you that I have my head in the clouds?  What if one were to change their avatar often, would that suggest that they have multiple personalities?  Some avatars are very distracting.  But, sadly, my favorite one is gone and replaced with a photo of a bunch of Systainers.  You know the one -- Chris's previous avatar that was a short video where he was demonstrating a three-wheel drift to his father, who had just returned home from work.   [big grin]

 

[Rob-GB]

Mastercabman, that's cool, I wish my Chuck was still around, very protective of the drivers seat of my van, my house and pretty much anything he thought was his. ;D [big grin] ;D [big grin]

 

[Guy Ashley]

Mine sums up the attitude of mind you need in this current economic climate to survive in our business.

Many a time you figure out your balance sheet and think there must be easier ways to make a living. The contracts you win are on a rock bottom profit margin and you work all the hours of the day.

But deep down you know its what you want to do, and when the job goes right, you get that cheque and a repeat custom or referral you wouldn't do anything else.

Survive this recession and the good times will come again, so never give up! I am the frog throttling the heron who can be debtors, Inland Revenue, and anyone else who gives you a hard time.

 

 

[Rob-GB]

Hmmm, maybe my avatar suggests to you that I have my head in the clouds?  What if one were to change their avatar often, would that suggest that they have multiple personalities?  Some avatars are very distracting.  But, sadly, my favorite one is gone and replaced with a photo of a bunch of Systainers.  You know the one -- Chris's previous avatar that was a short video where he was demonstrating a three-wheel drift to his father, who had just returned homw from work.   [big grin]

Corwin, there is nought wrong with ones head in the clouds, some of the best inventions have come from people accused of such.  [big grin] And , yes I liked that avatar too, it had personality.

 

[Rob-GB]

Mine sums up the attitude of mind you need in this current economic climate to survive in our business.

Many a time you figure out your balance sheet and think there must be easier ways to make a living. The contracts you win are on a rock bottom profit margin and you work all the hours of the day.

But deep down you know its what you want to do, and when the job goes right, you get that cheque and a repeat custom or referral you wouldn't do anything else.

Survive this recession and the good times will come again, so never give up! I am the frog throttling the heron who can be debtors, Inland Revenue, and anyone else who gives you a hard time.

 

Never mind the Heron! It should be the Blair & Brown twins ;D  But, I know only too well your meaning.  [wink] [mad]

 

[Holzhacker]

Wasn't even sure what an avatar was, besides some video game something or other, until recently. Not sure what my GSD is more protective of, my truck on the fine leather couch he likes to take all for himself. A bowl of vanilla gets him off the couch though.

 

[danrush]

I use Festools so that I can have more time on the water. [wink]

 

[meldgaard]

Corwin, there is nought wrong with ones head in the clouds, some of the best inventions have come from people accused of such.  [big grin] And , yes I liked that avatar too, it had personality.

Hm - "people with both feet on the ground doesnt hang from trees" as the good ole proverb goes  [tongue]

 

[MarkF]

It's a photo of a magnetic button.  My wife gave it to me after my rehab was complete from my C5-6-7 fusion along with an Ikea catalog.  I didn't want to get out of the recliner and had a brand new 52" flatscreen sitting on 2 old end tables.  Stereo equipment was scattered around, CDs and DVDs in boxes.  I got the message and got around to it. 

 

[AlexThePalex]

That or your real name is Roland ;D ;D

From your posts I would say the nearest you are to a rodent is your Chinese birth sign! [big grin]

You're actually right about that Chinese birth sign.  [smile]

My avatar is Remy, the protagonist of the Pixar movie Ratatouille, a really great movie. I'm quite fond of rats actually, I've had about 15 to 20 as pets the last 18 years. They are not the mean, dirty, disease ridden sewer dwellers history has made them out to be. They're quite sweet when they're tame, and can be real lapdogs who want to be petted and fed with treats all day.

What if one were to change their avatar often, would that suggest that they have multiple personalities?  

Maybe just an identity crisis?  [huh]

Some avatars are very distracting.  

Very true, that animated avatar of Wood_junkie of a character banging his keyboard gives me headaches.  [sad]

 

[Neill]

Rob,

Thanks for this idea.  I obviously do not have one but it is fun to hear from those that do.

Neill

 

[Wood_Junkie]

Some avatars are very distracting.  

Very true, that animated avatar of Wood_junkie of a character banging his keyboard gives me headaches.  [sad]

Oh no!!!    [doh]

I changed it for a week or two to a picture of my older daugther dressed up as a firefighter... but I'm so fond of the Angry Typist.  Hahahaa!  I actually keep it on my work computer and let it run a few times a week just for fun.  It makes me laugh!

I suppose I should weigh in on this thread, as one might wonder just how disturbed I must be if avatar = persona...    [scared]

I did not write or animate my avatar.  It's a long-lived little nerdy classic and I just "copied" it from somewhere.  In fact, I have used the abbreviated version, which doesn't include the arm gnawing, eyes popping out, and blood spattering everywhere.  I think that one is a bit much.  If you're interested in finding the gruesome version, just Google "angry typist animated gif".

As to meaning... Well, it certainly isn't a reflection of me, ha!
I work in IT, have built all but 3 of the computers I've owned in my entire life, and am a consultant with the State's Department of Children and Families.  As such, I work with a lot of social workers, who are not nearly so happy-comfy with computers.  I can't fault them even a tiny bit, because frankly I'm not even *remotely* happy-comfy with visiting the homes of abused / neglected children... 

Anywhooo, the Angry Typist is, I think in my mind, what many of them feel like when we're trying to cajole them into using the big statewide system I work on.  They get frustrated; they get mad; they stonewall and sometimes throw their arms up and cuss about data entry vs. saving kids.  And I'm OK with that, and helping them work through it.  I think this little animation just keeps me "grounded" and reminds me that not everyone is good in Excel, or likes digesting lots of data, or types fast, or even remembers their passwords.  So my job is to help prevent them from becoming like the little angry typist, and keep them out in the field saving kids.

Blah blah blah.. mostly I find the animation hilarious!        [big grin]

 

[GPowers]

Just me on vacation. We flew out to Bowling Green Kentucky where we picked up a new toy. Then drove back to California.

Angry Typist gives me an unsettlingly feeling.... Your other avatar was a nice change.

 

[peter halle]

Neat thread!

What does mine say about me?  Not much.

 

[AlexThePalex]

What does mine say about me?  Not much.

Not much ...... only that you're heavily addicted to some sort of green goo ....... you probably go through a lot of needles every day.  [wink]

 

[MarkF]

Just me on vacation. We flew out to Bowling Green Kentucky where we picked up a new toy. Then drove back to California.

They make very nice driveable toys in Bowling Green!  What a way to break it in.  Hope you took some back roads part of the way.