Why the avatar?

tips on how to cope: dealing with your feelings, dealing with the consequences of self-harm in your life. share your ideas and maybe pick up some new skills, too. you don't have to want to stop to learn something new here.

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Post by marshmallowfluff » Tue May 23, 2006 11:43 pm

cos i find it funny. vry very very funny :prplol:
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Post by Seeshellz » Fri May 26, 2006 1:33 am

I like mine because hugs are very special to me and I also like polar bears. I live in Canada, and there are alot of polar bears in Canada and that is cool.
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Post by Callisto » Fri May 26, 2006 1:47 am

my avvy...because i like fairies/angels and because she looks so free. it gives me hope.

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Post by Reisu » Sat May 27, 2006 1:42 pm

WalkingStick wrote:reisu- who is ed and al?

i like your icon (even though i dont know who they are!)
thanks :-) they're from the anime fullmetal alchemist. im obsessed :roll:
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"I'M A DISGUSTING WORTHLESS BILGESACK ON THE GARGANTUAN TEAT OF A LABORING, LEPROUS MUSCLEBEAST. MY SELF ESTEEM IS SO SMALL, ITS EXISTENCE IS A MATTER OF CONJECTURE AMONG THEORETICAL PHYSICISTS. THE ODOR MY BODY MAKES HAS MADE POETS CRY. I UNFAIRLY PULVERIZE THE COMPETITION IN ASSHOLE PAGEANTS, AND I HAVE RECEIVED A LIFETIME BAN FROM UGLY CONTESTS BY PRESIDENT SHITFACE HIMSELF. MY BLOOD IS NOT FIT TO FLOW THROUGH A SEWER, AND MY SIGN IS A PICTOGRAPHIC SYMBOL THAT LOOSELY TRANSLATES AS "PLEASE HIKE THESE PANTS UP TO THIS GUY'S ARMPITS, CHAIN HIM TO A FLOGGING JUT, AND MAKE A FUCKING EXAMPLE OUT OF THIS SORRY SACK OF SHIT." WHEN I LOOK IN A MIRROR, MY REFLECTION SLOWLY SHAKES HIS HEAD WHILE I WET MYSELF IN SHAME."
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Post by steady hands » Mon May 29, 2006 6:56 pm

I chose mine because, it's calm, I guess. and it's pretty.

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Post by WalkingStick » Tue May 30, 2006 3:30 am

Reisu wrote:
WalkingStick wrote:reisu- who is ed and al?

i like your icon (even though i dont know who they are!)
thanks :-) they're from the anime fullmetal alchemist. im obsessed :roll:
ahh! my brother in law loves that and wants me to get me into it.
i'll have to listen to him. heh.
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Post by Lenny » Tue May 30, 2006 9:36 am

i picked mine for two reasons a) because i am reaching out for help or b) i am reaching out to help others
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Post by Koru » Wed May 31, 2006 11:20 am

I picked mine because I am fascinated by eyes, I think they do provide a window to the soul. Somehow I can see an intensity of expression in this one and I think the drawing is beautiful.
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Post by Quiet little Angel » Wed May 31, 2006 4:03 pm

hmm... interesting thread... chose mine because it fits with my name, and my name fits with me... so...
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Post by rosie605 » Mon Jun 12, 2006 12:14 am

i've always had an obession with butterflies :D
But the struggles make you stronger
And the changes make you wise
And happiness has its own way of takin it's sweet time
No, life aint always beautiful
Tears will fall sometimes
Life aint always beautiful
But it's a beautiful ride

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Post by April » Tue Jun 13, 2006 8:04 pm

I emailed the avatar I wanted to reserve, but nothing ever came of it. So I just picked this one.
My place -
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Post by VowsOfSadness » Wed Jun 14, 2006 4:08 am

got to LOVE cartman!
*Challenges welcome*
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Post by KathyG » Wed Jun 14, 2006 4:40 am

I love puppies and this one is so cute. It makes me happy to see it.
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Post by jagnew_the_funkmisstress » Thu Jun 15, 2006 6:05 am

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Post by scorpio19th » Mon Jul 03, 2006 8:48 am

Actually I considered the pawprint, the two-cat poster by Steinlein, a vaguely asian picture of what looks like bamboo growing vertically, and one of the modern multi-colored spiral images.

Then I found the sunflower.

For the 20 years before I moved into the country, the old man who lived next door to me was a constant hassle. He hated kids playing ball in front of his house. He hated the squirrels for eating his pecans. He hated block parties with music and loud talk. He hated everything.

He also had a scrupulously maintained yard, and hated the fact that I didn't cut my lawn but maybe once a month. And under the bird feeder hanging in my front yard... were sunflowers that had sprouted from the dropped seeds.

Lord, he hated those "weeds" with a passion. He even reported me as a public health hazard, citing the fact that lawns aren't supposed to be over 6" in height. Each and every time an inspector came out to check the situation, I referred to them as wildflowers, and the matter was settled.

By the time I decided to move to the country, specifically to get away from nutcases like him, those sunflowers were head-high and still going strong. So to this day, whenever I see a sunflower standing tall, I get a smile on my face, remembering how he hated them. The sunflower, a weed to some, a thing of beauty to me.
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Post by Rampaaage » Mon Jul 03, 2006 6:13 pm

i like it
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I'm a mess, I'm a wreck. I am not perfect, and I am learning
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You're looking skinny like a model
With your eyes all painted black
Keep going to the bathroom
Always say you'll be right back
Well, it takes one to know one, kid
I think you've got it bad
But what's so easy in the evening
By the morning's such a drag
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Post by Oceanic » Tue Jul 04, 2006 10:57 pm

i love flip flops and sandals of all kinds. i hate wearing shoes or confining clothes. i like to be comfortable and laid back...i wear sandals through the middle of winter when i can get away with it. :roll:

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Post by Stellaria » Wed Jul 05, 2006 2:29 am

Mine is a Stellaria media flower, to go with my username. It has a kind of symbolism to me, because it's a soft weed that is easy to uproot, but it tends to grow back time and time again. Reminds me to keep trying.
Challenges, hugs, and just about everything welcome. :bfly:

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Post by Aly » Wed Jul 05, 2006 3:04 am

Well...
Whenever I saw people's avatars, I always used to somewhat imagine them as looking like the person (if it was a person) that was in the avatar. And I know other people do this. So, I thought Id make it easier for people with me and put mine as a picture of me. Cept...I dont really look like that anymore... :-? Must update!
The wind and I, we speak the same, but he don’t hear so well.
Well, you’re gonna have to curse him, well you’re gonna have to yell.
The sky and I, we’ve had our fights and I’m coming round to rain,
Well, if the rain come round and it don’t come out, then I’ll never have to speak again,
I can tick tick tick tick tick tick tick away.


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Post by Guest » Wed Jul 05, 2006 6:00 pm

my avatar makes me laugh.

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