I looked quickly at the posts in this part of the board. Didn't see this thread, so here we go. For those of you who have an avatar - what or who is it? Any special story behind it?

My avatar is of an anime cheerleader. What makes this one special? My brother's ex-girlfriend and I drew it together for a hockey game. It was around the holidays in 2006, and as we were setting up the Christmas tree, we decided to get a little artsy. And then for the pom-poms, we had tinsel garland sitting around unused for a few years. We decided that instead of drawing pom-poms, we were going to cut the material in half and tape it to the poster.

What happened after that? We brought it to the game, of course. Got up on the arena's big screen about three or four times because it caught the attention of the camera crew over and over again. Even became part of a poster for the building's atrium, before you walked into the actual arena. I asked the team if they had the picture, but I hadn't heard anything from them since I asked.

Wish I could find more about the game (I found a video, but it didn't show much), but here's a bigger picture.