Avatars

[Fauxmage]

I have set the avatar size to 150 x 150 pixels, and everyone should now have an "Edit Avatar" function in their User CP. Animated avatars are enabled. :)

[Fauxmage]

We now have the following avatar categories for members to choose from. "Luscious Produce", which is full of pictures of fruits, nuts, and veggies, "Produce Crate Labels", one of my favorite kinds of art, "Artsy", a mixed collection of images, and "Famous Vegans and Vegetarians", a collection of images of vegan and veggie people throughout the centuries. I just like browsing through them! :o

[SinnerCal]

I found a great one in "Artsy". It was called "Donkey Hoty"!! ;) :wacky:

[Fauxmage]

I found a great one in "Artsy". It was called "Donkey Hoty"!! ;) :wacky:
:nahnah:

I have added one more section entitled "Animals and Nature", and there just happens to be a picture of the "Cairns Birdwing Butterfly" in there which I found when Googling "butterflies".
:butterfly:

All of our avatars were handpicked by moi, rather than a package deal. Now I need a really long :nap:.

[Oracl]

Great avatars! :excited: :colors:

The Cairns Birdwing

The Cairns Birdwing (Ornithoptera priamus) is the largest butterfly in Australia with a wingspan of over 16 cm (6 ½ inches). The upper wings of the males are black with emerald green streaks across the length of the pointed wing. The female lacks the green but makes up for it with her greater size.

This is what the male looks like with his wings open:

[SinnerCal]

Here is one of my favourite butterflies - The Ulysses Butterfly.

[Fauxmage]

Beautiful! I used to follow butterflies around when I was little, and sometimes I could get them to stay on my finger if I was very slow and gentle. I try not to "molest" them in this way anymore, now that I am grown up and should know better!
:butterfly2:

[Rainbow]

Yes I think butterflies, moths and :master: all metamorphasisers are cool dudes.

[Fauxmage]

We have a new selection of animated avatars. Check them out!

[Oracl]

We have a new selection of animated avatars. Check them out!
They are good fun! :excited: A couple of excellent spider ones! :spiderweb: :spider; :agree: :nanakiss:

[paul]

its the first time ive cheaked the avatars out, there are so many, and loads of good ones, i think i'll stick with mine, they are such personal things to me.

[Rainbow]

Your avatar is a distinctive reminder Paul. :gay:

[paul]

thanks, i um think.

i was thinking about changing it today, but im not sure whether to.

[paul]

i'll explain my avatar as soon as i can find the right thread.

a quick expernation, its to surport self harmers/ self injury people, my thoughts and heart are with you.

[Fauxmage]

Here (http://www.thenakedvegan.net/showthread.php?t=384) it is paul. :)

[paul]

thanks,

i knew it was around somewhere.

[Bowwowmeow]

Hey Charmagne! I've got those licking puppy avatars uploaded, and they seem to be working. Look in the "Animations" category. There are ten of them, but they are not all together. One seems to appear on the first page, and the rest are on the second.

[Bowwowmeow]

<--- See! :D

[thevegantwins]

That is too cute, BWM. How come the screen doesn't get all icky with dog spit? :lol:

[Bowwowmeow]

:laugh: Yours is cute too, vegantwins. I love that picture! :colors:

[Charmagne]

Thank you so much BWM!! They are so cute:yea:

I will just keep changing them and use them all!!

You just weren't going to give up were you? Thanks again!!:blinkwave:

[Oracl]

I just had a look at all those puppy lick avatars, they are very cute! :agree: :dancepuppy:

:) :) TVT, your new avatar is very sweet. :beanie: :beanie:

[thevegantwins]

That photo was taken shortly before they started swinging back and forth in that bench swing and knocked it over on the ground :rolleyes: Fortunately, neither they or the swing were hurt (we were at a vegan gathering).

[paul]

Ahhh they are all so sweet:colors:

[paul]

mine is a pic of Jill phipps,and the anerversery of her death in feb, see the link below to find out more about this wonderful woman,
http://www.jillphipps.org.uk/

[Charmagne]

Yam Yam - I don't see anything on here about your avatar. Does dangerous gas mean you have trouble with flatulence?:D

[Oracl]

Has Felíne increased in size or is it just the angle of the photograph, TVT? ;) :D

[thevegantwins]

This is Felíne responding to Oracl..

Kiss my fat, furry ass! :nahnah:

I was laughing in that photo, enjoying my 2 humans (this was in the glory days before those rugrats appeared). :D

[Seymour]

I think she looks beautiful in that picture. :smallheart: :nanakiss:

[Oracl]

Kiss my fat, furry ass! :nahnah:
:eek: :shock: :covereyes:

[Enchantress]

I think she looks beautiful in that picture. :smallheart: :nanakiss:

Feline and Seymour sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G :nahnah:.

[thevegantwins]

:flirt:
Hi Seymour,

I'm a single, muted calico looking for love in all the right places. I'm about 8 years old, I hope you like older females. I believe in safe sex so I am spayed. I'm a bit shy but once you get to know me, I'm all about love :smallheart:

[Gliondrach]

Watch out, Seymour lad. Women can be dangerous. They will try to change you. Dig your heels in and stay true to yourself. Never compromise about the important things in life, in other words, things that interest you. Women will try to interest you in things that they say will improve you. Don't listen to them. It is just a cunning ploy to mould you into the cat of their dreams. Let them have their dreams but don't let them make you live them. Dream your own dreams, walk your own path, follow your own star, march to the sound of your own drum. I can tell that you are a real hep cat. Never become a pet cat.

[Keykeypie]

This is getting "Interesting" :flirt:

[thevegantwins]

Fuzzy, you old lint trap,

Kiss my fat, furry ass :wigglebutt: :nahnah:

[Gliondrach]

Fuzzy is chairing a meeting at the MoD. Do you want me to pass on that strange message? Is it some sort of code from the Pentagon? If so, you should not be using it on a public forum. There are channels for this sort of thing, you know.

[thevegantwins]

I'm going back in time but this is Sarah at 6-months. I love this photo, it makes me smile and I need something at work to make me smile. :nanakiss: :smallheart:

[Fauxmage]

Its adorable! She would make anyone smile. :colors:

[Keykeypie]

AWE....Sweet!

[Charmagne]

Fuzzy, you old lint trap,

Kiss my fat, furry ass :wigglebutt: :nahnah:

Sound so funny coming from such an adorable face. Squeeze those cheeks for me!!:angelic:

[Fauxmage]

Quite a while ago, vegantwins had a picture of her babies both looking to the right and laughing. It looked as if they were reading everything their mom was posting, and laughing at it. It was a really cute effect! :D

[Gliondrach]

I'm going back in time but this is Sarah at 6-months. I love this photo, it makes me smile and I need something at work to make me smile. :nanakiss: :smallheart:

Very sweet. But I wouldn't have recognised her. How they change.

[Oracl]

I'm going back in time but this is Sarah at 6-months. I love this photo, it makes me smile and I need something at work to make me smile. :nanakiss: :smallheart:
That picture is really adorable. :agree: :colors:

[Phoenix]

That picture is really adorable. :agree: :colors:
Ditto. :)

[my3labs]

If anyone is interested, I found this selection of vegan avatars the other day:
http://www.cafepress.com/saproducts/227981

[Oracl]

Thanks my3labs! :) Useful to know about those. :agree:

[Fauxmage]

I might add some of those to our collection. We might end up with as many avatars as we've got smilies. :o Thanks my3labs!

[Charmagne]

TVT - that is yet another adorable picture of your precious ones. It is so cute!:colors:

My3Labs - I love the picture of your lab - do you have 3?:dancepuppy2:

[veggiesosage]

<- Action shot of me

[thevegantwins]

:lol:

I could go for a pint right now, what are you drinking there? Looks so light, cider maybe?

[veggiesosage]

Well spotted! Its Strongbow, popular UK apple fizz but reliably vegan

[thevegantwins]

I miss cider, it's good stuff. One of my fond memories of the UK was taking a tour of a cider distillery in Hereford. Free samples at the end! :yum: I did an exchange program at uni at Worcester Polytechnic.

[Fauxmage]

<- Action shot of me
:laugh:
Cheers! :drinkin:

[Charmagne]

Had to put one up of Precious - the new rescue!

[thevegantwins]

Precious is...precious! :D

She has that shell-shocked, 'I can't believe I got out of that shelter, I'm so appreciative to this human for doing so' look to her. :nanakiss:

[Oracl]

<- Action shot of me
:D

[Oracl]

Had to put one up of Precious - the new rescue!
She's adorable! :colors:

[paul]

Had to put one up of Precious - the new rescue!

she is soo beutiful. helloo precious:wave: :nanakiss:

[Phoenix]

Had to put one up of Precious - the new rescue!
She is beautiful Charmagne. :agree:

[1vegan]

my avatar is supposed to resemble my feeling, I'm getting ready for a battle :o

in Alf style :D

[thevegantwins]

:hug: 1V. I don't know what or who you are battling but good luck!

[1vegan]

I'm fighting windmills I guess ;)

no, just the usual work stuff, only this time I tried to use the wistheblower regulation...reported sick, and today got a letter that they put me on non-active for a while and am not allowed to appear at work.

looks like there will be a (legal) battle

[Gliondrach]

You blew the whistle on some underhand practices at work? Good for you.

Good luck in the coming battle.

[Bowwowmeow]

Good luck 1vegan! :crossfingers:

I was a supervisor once, and several people came to me to report that they were being sexually harassed by my boss. I knew they were telling the truth, because he tried the same crap on me. I didn't report my own case, but as a supervisor, I had to report for them, so I did. Guess who got in trouble? :rolleyes:

All I can say is its a really good feeling to walk out on a job without notice when they treat you like crap, as long as you've got another job to fall back on, which fortunately I did. As I look back, I am still more satisfied at having done the right thing, even though I got "punished" for it, than frustrated that it didn't work the way it was supposed to.

Maybe its just time for a change, 1vegan, and something even better will come of this trouble, even though it must be very upsetting right now. :hug:

[Oracl]

Good luck from me too, 1vegan. :)

[my3labs]

My3Labs - I love the picture of your lab - do you have 3?:dancepuppy2:

Sorry Charmagne, I'm late getting back to this thread. Yes, I have three beautiful labs. Ginger (yellow), Carson (chocolate) and Lacey (black). They are the loves of my life along with Dan, Kristin and Sarah (hubby and kids).

1Vegan, good luck with your job. Things can seem overwhelming at times but they will all work out. Sounds goofy, I know. Life gets messy and sometimes almost unbearable, but you'll pull through.
Some life coach I am, huh?

Actually, a friend of mine once gave me a print of a quote that said:
"Change of any sort requires courage". She gave it to me about 15 years ago during a dark period in my life and it still hangs in the same frame, in my home office.

Hang tough, my friend.

[Phoenix]

Best of luck with your battle, 1vegan. :thumbsup:

[paul]

good luck 1vegan:biff: :rollingpin:

[Oracl]

Cute new avatar, TVT! :colors:

[thevegantwins]

I'm reliving some of my favorites. My babies are growing up so fast :crying:

[Fauxmage]

I thought it was about time I added a new fauxmage to my avatar wardrobe. :whistle: :rolleyes:

[thevegantwins]

I've been meaning to comment about your new avatar. Have you tried Sheese? I know a few places in the US sell it online now but its quite pricey. My friend is flying in from London at the end of this month, maybe I'll ask her to sneak me in a packet or 2 though she did get the Cheezly confiscated by US Customs last time. :mad:

[Gliondrach]

Why won't they allow food to be brought in?

[thevegantwins]

Why won't they allow food to be brought in?
The customs officials at Newark airport must be anti-veganites. I think they're worried about some sort of weird UK disease or bug that likes vegan cheese will be introduced into New Jersey. :rolleyes:

[Gliondrach]

I've heard that they won't allow any food.

[thevegantwins]

It's ridiculous if the food is already vaccum-sealed. I can understand no fruit, veg or animal products.

[1vegan]

I've heard that they won't allow any food.

oh, they do allow food.

They just don't want meat dairy or cheese to enter the country.

You've got to answer the customs questions the right way ;)


customs: Do you have food with you?
A: yes, I've got cookies in my purse (that's baked, thus ok)

Customs: ok, have a nice stay


ETA : I had no problem getting in Tartex or "veggie jim beans" (sausages)

[Gliondrach]

It's a pity that other countries don't ban imports of animal things. Then they would never have taken our calves to make into veal.

[Fauxmage]

I've been meaning to comment about your new avatar. Have you tried Sheese? I know a few places in the US sell it online now but its quite pricey. My friend is flying in from London at the end of this month, maybe I'll ask her to sneak me in a packet or 2 though she did get the Cheezly confiscated by US Customs last time. :mad:
No, but I'm thinking about trying some. I don't actually eat much fauxmage, even though I used to be quite a cow cheese lover. :o But I'm curious about some of the different flavors, especially since all Follow Your Heart makes are Jack, mozzarella, cheddar, and nacho.

[Oracl]

I thought it was about time I added a new fauxmage to my avatar wardrobe. :whistle: :rolleyes:
Very nice! :agree:

[paul]

I havent tried the Sheese creamy ones, only the hard sheese, its so so soooo much beter than it was, it tasted like puke
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n137/paulpic_2006/36_19_71-1.gif

[Charmagne]

This avatar is just too cute!:colors: You have found a lot of very good ones BWM! Thank you.:cheer:

[Bowwowmeow]

You're welcome Charmagne! Thank you too, I'm glad you like the new ones. :nanakiss:

[Ped Ant]

i just checked out the avatars and they are fantastic!

i think the animated ant is the best but oracl likes joey the labrador and sinnercal likes weird al isa. :rolleyes: