I was just wondering how others see themselves.  I am very good with people and people like me in general.  I can also speak in front of a crowd without feeling weird, but I consider myself introverted.  I almost never talk on the phone.  I get a sinking feeling every time the phone rings, but I enjoy talking on a forum all day long.  I just feel drained when I'm around a lot of people.  I know others who are energized from being around people.  I think that is what defines an introvert verses an extrovert.

Which are you?  Do you feel energized or drained from social activities?

I've been oh so productive today....

The person that requested this had me put "Respect the Boomerang Bender!" on it, but I'm posting it without that text in case someone wants to write a different phrase on it.

I made my first GIMP banner today.  The theme was a request on the 'Free Sigs' thread.  What do you think

I'm headed to my grandmother's house this weekend, so I won't be on here for three whole days.  I'm sure I'll experience withdrawl symptoms!  This is going to be tough.

Happy holidays to everyone!

hehe, made you look :)

But seriously though, I think it's about time I told everyone a little more about me. 

First, I am in my 20s.  I feel younger than my real age, so I'm not going to be exact.

Second, I am a software developer - C++ mostly.  Yea, I do this at work. :D  Shame on me.  I enjoy my job and the people I work with.  I've gotten at least two of my co-workers hooked on Avatar and we have our office decorated with Avatar merchandise.

Third, I'm female, but I think most people already figured that out.

Hmm.. lets see... Fourth, I'm a blonde.  Natural, not dyed.  I can do the whole blonde 'act', but it's not really me.  If I can find a decent picture of myself I'll put it in the 'About me' box.  I'm not very photogenic, so this will take a lot of searching.

Well I think that's enough for now.  If there is something you are just dying to know you can ask.  As long as it's not too personal.

I recently submitted 86 new Avatar icons to tv. com.  I thought this would be a good place to make a gallery.

 

This is a list of items for the Avatar Market II Thread: Aang's Airbending Marbles Aang's bison whistle Aang's Chinaman Hat Aang's Glider Aang's Wanted Poster Aangs's Necklace Appa's saddle Barrel of Blasting Jelly Bison Whistle Blue Spirit Mask Blue Spirit Wanted Poster Box of Waterbending Scrolls Cabbage guys cart Cactus juice Chey's Wanted Poster Cloud Reading Book Creeping crystal Cup of Jasimine tea Earth Kingdom Crown Fire Nation Drill Fire Nation Tank Fire Nation Telescope Fire Nation Trap Fire Nation Uniform Fireworks Gold Coin Grinning Monkey Statue (Iroh bought from pirates) Haru's Money Box Iroh and Zuko's Wanted Poster Iroh's bun Iroh's fan Iroh's lotus tile Iroh's Seashells Iroh's sugi Horn Jet's Duel Swords Katara's Necklace Katara's oasis water Katara's Waterskin Mail cart from Omashu One copper piece Pipa (Instrument played on music night) Smoke Pellets Sokka's Club Teo's glider The Dai Lee's Hypnotizer The Four Avatar Relics The Guru's letter The map to Katara and Sokka's father Time-Telling Candles Toph's Backpack Toph's earth rumble six belt Toph's Headband War balloon Water Tribe bag Water Tribe Ceremonial Hat Waterbending Scroll Zuko's Chinaman Hat Zuko's duel swords Zuko's knife Zuko's ship Zuko's winter outfit

Toph, YOU ROCK! Moving moments in the show: -Aang letting go of his grief over the loss of his nation. -Aang and Sokka's looks when Iroh showed up at their door. - Even my 4 year old laughed! -Katara tidal waving the Dai Lee and catching Aang in mid air. -Even though I knew it was coming from the previews, when Katara offered to use her special water on Zuko's scar I jumped off my couch and yelled "DON'T WASTE IT ON HIM!" Stranger things: -How did Iroh get out of the crystals? -How did Iroh know where to find the gAang in the first place?

Well, this is my first blog entry ever, and my first blog ever!

I ventured to this site because I am hooked on  Avatar and nobody around me gets it.

I just found out what a 'shipper' is, and I'm still trying to decide if I want to go there or not.  It is fun to see the interactions between characters, but they are all so young.  Teens need more role models and heros that are not playing house.  In other words, if you are between the ages of 12 and 17 (like the Avatar characters) try to think a little further into the future.  Lifetime relationships don't start in middle/high school.  You need more time to grow into your self - kind of like Zuko.  His emotions are so out of control he can't figure out whether he is a good guy or a bad guy.  While the case of Zuko is kind of extreme (mom vanished, dad shot him with a fireball and scarred him for life, eccentric uncle for a mentor) the process he is going through is universal.

Okay, off my soap box for now.  By the way, I'm not in the age range I just mentioned.  You know what they say 'hindsight is always 20/20'.  Yeah, I wish someone would have told me these things when I was a teen.