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why can everyone else get huge pictures to work, but mine have to be set set as 100 pixels or smaller? (by this, i mean i'm taking pics into photoshop to shrink them a bit, but they have to be itty bitty....)
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Way to not answer the question at all, AJ.
...Caitlin, I really have no idea. *shrug* I'm helpful, I know.
...Caitlin, I really have no idea. *shrug* I'm helpful, I know.
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Is it a file size issue? At what quality are you saving it? The maximum size is 25K. On a 192x144 photo in Photoshop 6 for windows, 9 is the highest quality less than 25K (it's 21.75K). 8 is probably enough for an avatar. Photoshop should show you a size estimate at the bottom of the JPEG options screen.
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Why the heck is windows in gray?
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i usually save my photos as 7s though.... hmmm....
well, my avatar changes once a week (at least), so it's just too hard to bother explaining it. it will probably be changed by the time you read this anyway.
well, my avatar changes once a week (at least), so it's just too hard to bother explaining it. it will probably be changed by the time you read this anyway.
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The story behind my avatar...
First of all, Deckard Cain is the sage in the computer game Diablo II that gives you advice on how to complete the game.
On April Fool's Day a couple years ago, Blizzard (the company that makes Diablo II) released the "Deckard Cain Rap" along with a picture of him. In the actual game, it would say "Advice" next to Cain instead of the "Bust a Move" on the joke pic, which is my avatar.
And that's the rest of the story.
First of all, Deckard Cain is the sage in the computer game Diablo II that gives you advice on how to complete the game.
On April Fool's Day a couple years ago, Blizzard (the company that makes Diablo II) released the "Deckard Cain Rap" along with a picture of him. In the actual game, it would say "Advice" next to Cain instead of the "Bust a Move" on the joke pic, which is my avatar.
And that's the rest of the story.
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i haven't posted anything for a while so i thought i would
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Well, I couldn't really explain my previous avatar.
So I changed it. lol
This one...the lovely and talented Caitlin took the picture. *grin* She's so great at taking cool pictures, she must have had lots of practice! haha
So I changed it. lol
This one...the lovely and talented Caitlin took the picture. *grin* She's so great at taking cool pictures, she must have had lots of practice! haha
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What exactly do you mean by that? I just made it gray because I won't have Photoshop on here until I get to Rolla.AC160 wrote: Windows is gray because it can't be more colorful. Microsoft has to have it look similar to a Mac interface-gray or putting color in would use up too much RAM.
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I have no clue what my avatar is, so, I'll guess.
Sun: I saw this picture on a NASA website a while back and edited out a bunch of excess crap they had. I liked it and I've used it on message boards. That's my default message board avatar.
Eyes: Well, this was a good pic that Mallika took on some scholar bowl trip where I wasn't happy. I edited out the eyes and have used it as my Xanga profile pic. It has shown up as my buddy icon on AIM/MSN/Y! from time to time.
Clown: Well, this was a clown on an episode of Spongebob. The thing cracked me up so much, I got a screencapture (I love a TV Tuner card), and edited it. I use this primarily for AIM/MSN/Y!.
Gnome: He was an inside joke on band trip and makes for a lovely buddy icon/avatar. I don't think he's currently up there, and he definitely hasn't had much use.
If it's anything else I'd be surprised. One or two of my fractals has popped up, but only for specific reasons or instances. Also, I've been known to decorate my avatar for whatever holiday is appropriate at the time.
And as to your woes of getting a bigger avatar: I'd use gif. Or JPEG at like 4. With such small size, you really don't see the crap that JPEG throws in there.
Sun: I saw this picture on a NASA website a while back and edited out a bunch of excess crap they had. I liked it and I've used it on message boards. That's my default message board avatar.
Eyes: Well, this was a good pic that Mallika took on some scholar bowl trip where I wasn't happy. I edited out the eyes and have used it as my Xanga profile pic. It has shown up as my buddy icon on AIM/MSN/Y! from time to time.
Clown: Well, this was a clown on an episode of Spongebob. The thing cracked me up so much, I got a screencapture (I love a TV Tuner card), and edited it. I use this primarily for AIM/MSN/Y!.
Gnome: He was an inside joke on band trip and makes for a lovely buddy icon/avatar. I don't think he's currently up there, and he definitely hasn't had much use.
If it's anything else I'd be surprised. One or two of my fractals has popped up, but only for specific reasons or instances. Also, I've been known to decorate my avatar for whatever holiday is appropriate at the time.
And as to your woes of getting a bigger avatar: I'd use gif. Or JPEG at like 4. With such small size, you really don't see the crap that JPEG throws in there.
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Yeah, Caitlin, your current av is HAWT
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Marie are you dancing on a pole?
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No, of course not! I'm a good girl, I am.East Buc & UMR wrote: Marie are you dancing on a pole?
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haha no no. it's one of those uhhh bar-slidey-...thingies? you know, you grab it and it slides along under a track be-dealie and you sort of do a mock zip-line?East Buc & UMR wrote: Marie are you dancing on a pole?
uhh....yeah.
haha and thanks marie. that was for mare's graphic design project. we were on the cover of rolling stone....YEAH!
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Do those things exist outside of Bennett Park? I've never seen another one. lolflycaitiee69 wrote: haha no no. it's one of those uhhh bar-slidey-...thingies? you know, you grab it and it slides along under a track be-dealie and you sort of do a mock zip-line?
uhh....yeah.
haha and thanks marie. that was for mare's graphic design project. we were on the cover of rolling stone....YEAH!
Yeah, I've seen it before. I still think it's cute...lol
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Great, I just fulfilled a city slicker stereotype by not associating the two. Then again, the tractors on my grandparents' farms are Massey Fergusons.AC160 wrote: My avatar Allis Chalmers(name of a type of tractor) logo.
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why tractors?
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Maybe he is a farmer... but he does go to a small country school
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Nothing wrong with living on a farm - I lived on one for a long time.
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And we have no one to blame but ourselves, MTV, ConAgra, maybe the immigration and economic policies of various administrations, pesticide makers, pesticide haters, etc. etc.AC160 wrote: I have learned a lot and get a chance to do things most kids wouldn't ever get to.
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"Blame?" I'm supposed to be upset that I'll never wake up at the crack of dawn to go milk the cows (or whatever, lol sorry, going off of media stereotypes here)?L-Town Expatriate wrote:And we have no one to blame but ourselves, MTV, ConAgra, maybe the immigration and economic policies of various administrations, pesticide makers, pesticide haters, etc. etc.AC160 wrote: I have learned a lot and get a chance to do things most kids wouldn't ever get to.
Nothing personal. But I am damn glad to be a city girl.
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It was Thomas Jefferson's idea that the Louisiana Purchase be populated by happy farmers farming small plots of land. Quite obviously, that's not the case with Marie, and I'd rather stick to biking to work through clogged suburban streets, although the country life can be quite relieving.LibertyMarie wrote:"Blame?" I'm supposed to be upset that I'll never wake up at the crack of dawn to go milk the cows (or whatever, lol sorry, going off of media stereotypes here)?L-Town Expatriate wrote:And we have no one to blame but ourselves, MTV, ConAgra, maybe the immigration and economic policies of various administrations, pesticide makers, pesticide haters, etc. etc.AC160 wrote: I have learned a lot and get a chance to do things most kids wouldn't ever get to.
Nothing personal. But I am damn glad to be a city girl.
Well, that's the stereotype Kansas politicans try to perpetuate whilst getting harpooned for downplaying evolution and voting for deregulation despite the pleas of parents angry about moral decay perpetuated through deregulated air waves.
Cans of worms open: six? seven?
Coonfused posters: 60? 70?
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hahahaha.L-Town Expatriate wrote: ....Quite obviously, that's not the case with Marie...
i love cows.
but not getting up early.
:raises hand:Confused posters: 60? 70?
one.
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excuse me, deckardcain, did i just read your signature right?
are those.... emo lyrics from hawthorne heights i read?
oh my.
i thought i was the only emo whore around here.
apparently not.
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Confused posters: 60? 70?
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Yep. I love that song.flycaitiee69 wrote: edit::
excuse me, deckardcain, did i just read your signature right?
are those.... emo lyrics from hawthorne heights i read?
oh my.
i thought i was the only emo whore around here.
apparently not.
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You only milk dairy cows. Usually about 12 hours apart. Such as 5 a.m. and about 5p.m. The time you milk the dairy cows depends on when the farmer wants to milk the cows too. I won't take it personally.LibertyMarie wrote: "Blame?" I'm supposed to be upset that I'll never wake up at the crack of dawn to go milk the cows (or whatever, lol sorry, going off of media stereotypes here)?
Nothing personal. But I am damn glad to be a city girl.
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the orignal reason was he didn't know how to get one
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Anyway, mine's Jason Fox because Foxtrot is a great comic and Jason is a nerd.
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Emo is Good, Kubota tractors are the shizznit, and I'm afraid to hotlink this monster picture of Amy Acker.
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They're weird when you try to upload a new one... when I tried to upload my new avatar, it just changed the dimensions of my old one to the dimensions of the new one... I don't know if this is an Invision problem or a Safari cache problem, but right now it is mirroring my Xanga icon.
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ok, so (who doesn't own a cell phone...that's a song, sorry), AJ's current avatar...
<3<3<3
There you go, AJ, I said something about you that wasn't negative...feel better?
<3<3<3
There you go, AJ, I said something about you that wasn't negative...feel better?
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wh00t. Let's bet on how long it takes for mine to get busted for hotlinkin'.
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...who brought back their permission slip? because i know, nobody wants to go home, while the rest of the class goes out and makes a day of it....
that's pretty much the only relient k song i dislike, oddly enough.
huh.
uhhm my current avatar features me as a sexy sailor(ette) (both of my collars are definitely popped, you just can't tell), along with my cohort in crime, marie, as a clown (:shudder:)(to clowns, not marie. i love her).
so, deckard cain. back to these song lyrics. are you an emo boy?
that's pretty much the only relient k song i dislike, oddly enough.
huh.
uhhm my current avatar features me as a sexy sailor(ette) (both of my collars are definitely popped, you just can't tell), along with my cohort in crime, marie, as a clown (:shudder:)(to clowns, not marie. i love her).
so, deckard cain. back to these song lyrics. are you an emo boy?