Avatar of the WeekAvatar of the Week: sosuperduper
This installment of Avatar of the Week is a round up of cartoon hero avatars.
One last thing we know about 3Dollar - he/she has an eagle eye for continuity errors and recently called me out for misidentifying one in my most recent Brothers & Sisters recap.
His profile lists his favorite TV character as “Bree’s kid on Desperate Housewives.” I think he’s talking about Andrew Van de Kamp (Shawn Pyfrom), who I like as well but hate that lately he’s stuck sweeping floors at the Scavo pizza parlor. But I digress. Back to tsaligiguy – love the avatar pic, though if I had to guess I’d say he and his boyfriend are into some serious nipple play.
You can check out a preview of Brian’s work at www.sosuperduper.com That's it for this week. Congrats to runners up AsA3DollarBill & tsalagiguy, and a special tip of the hat to winner sosuperduper!
Submitted by on Thu, 2008-05-01 09:02. Avatar of the Week: Perry Thaler
This week we thought we’d try something new for Avatar of the Week and
pull together members by geography.
First up, the great city of Vancouver,
British Columbia. How did we assemble a list of Vancouver
AfterElton.com members you ask? Simple, we just found one member who listed Vancouver as their city,
and then we clicked on the hypertext city link in that profile. (If you’re
curious what other AfterElton.com members might be living in your town, click on the city link in
your profile to generate a list.)
Okay, enough about the city itself. Now here are some AfterElton.com members who call Vancouver home:
"Single with a 14 yr old son. I like all the usual stuff, music, movies, tv, cooking, shopping, decorating, and I collect Coca-Cola memorabilia. I love my Smart Car!"
Keith co-hosts a very entertaining weekly entertainment video blog, which can be found here. On this week's episode he and partner Stuart discuss the mechanics that must have been involved in producing Marilyn Monroe's 1950's sex tape. They also reveal Oprah's plot to take over the world. Good stuff!
Perry is 21 and he also gets points for describing his profession as “Time-Waster/Money-Loser, ie. Chemistry Student.” So congrats to runner up canooks, Don R. and Keith. And a special tip of the maple leaf ey, to this week’s winner – Perry Thaler. Submitted by on Thu, 2008-04-24 12:18. Avatar of the Week: Terence Steiner
This week three avatars stood out for me because their profiles went beyond the mere “favorite book and movie” lists and actually provide a full-fledge biography that gives you a real sense of who these AfterElton.com members are. And who they are is pretty damned interesting. I’m calling it Avatar of the Week: My Life is an Open Book edition. I wish all our members were as forthcoming — this new “set profile to private” feature absolutely sucks, if you ask me. It sort of defeats the purpose of an online community if you know absolutely nothing about the other people in that community. Thankfully, AfterElton.com still has members like the three spotlighted below. First up is Jamers. Here’s how he describes himself:
Second up is Peter Jacobs:
I wish I’d had as strong a sense of self at 23 as Peter clearly has. His parents raised him up right. Sounds like Peter and Jamers are both avid tennis players. They should get together and hit a few balls. This week’s winner is Terence Steiner who can claim both Jesse James and Edward II as direct ancestors. We both seem to have an interest in geneology. Me, I can trace my ancestors back to the first trailer park in North America. But I digress. Terence lives in San Francisco and works at a college as the assistant director of development. But far more interesting are his hobbies:
Okay, I don’t know about you but I so want to be on Terence’s ghost hunting team. I’m serious. Terence please drop me a line. Except for maybe the gym 4x a week thing we have tons in common. Well, that’s it for this week. Congrats to runners up Jamers and Peter Jacobs, and a special tip of the ectoplasm to ghost-hunter Terence Steiner. Submitted by on Thu, 2008-04-10 15:09. Avatar of the Week: Junior
This week it's all about the pretty pictures as we select
three avatars mostly on the basis of their artistic merit. Call it Avatar of the Week: The Artsy Fartsy Edition.
Anyway, I’m curious if this is an original image or whether queertheorist borrowed it from somewhere else? If anyone recognizes it, please let me know.
Junior is of Irish & Italian descent and lists as one of his favorite movie characters, “Harvey Weinstein in Torch Song Trilogy.” One often forgets that before founding Miramax Pictures with brother Bob, Harvey was treading the boards in gay Broadway plays. (Just kidding, Junior. We know who you meant and totally agree. In fact, you can check out our recent interview with him here.) So congrats to runners up BibiMuschel & queertheorist, and a special tip of the artist’s palette to this week’s winner: Junior! Submitted by on Wed, 2008-04-02 10:42. Avatar of the Week: animalchef
This week it's a roundup of member profiles featuring great grins. Call it Avatar of the Week: The All Smiles Edition.
I like James' smirk, which makes it seem as if it might be open season on bear boys in Chicago these days. Grr!
This 22 year old lives in a small town in southern England. He has a degree in film studies and writes his own scripts, "mainly focusing on gay relationships and lives." Groovy, we love your smile and judging by your pic, you really are as you describe: "A bubbly person with a great sense of humour and caring personality."
He is an art & design student as well as a lifeguard, and he hails from Toronto. A bit more from his bio: "I usually go on this site so I can check out the latest articles. If you message me, don't take offense if i don't respond to you. I don't usually like e-mailing to my friends." So congrats to James & groovyad and a special tip of the hat to this week's winner: the infrequent e-mailer, animalchef. Submitted by on Thu, 2008-03-27 10:04. Avatar of the Week: Dalodnod
Welcome to Avatar of the Week: The Men of Mystery Edition. Andby “mystery” I mean three members who’s profiles raise far more questions than they answer. These guys are enigmas — questions wrapped up in riddles — and frankly,it only makes us want to know more about them.
For some reason this description and avatar pic has me imagining Billy Idol retired from rock and now working at a Regis hair salon. Curious, I checked out Quinn on MySpace. His pics and journal there make clear this guy, whatever his current profession, remains a proud, pagan goth rocker. "Mellowed out?" I think not. Next up is Art. Here's his profile bio:
Okay, so here's the mystery with this member: He claims his love of the Chicago White Sox is obvious from his user name - but his user name is "Art"? Okay, I'm really confused. Art further baffles me when asked to desrcribe his favorite TV character:
Huh? Wasn't Will always a bit of a sissy? (Not that there's anything wrong with that of course.) Moving on to this week's winner, say hello to Dalodnod, who sounds like a race of alien villains from Doctor Who (and his avatar pic even backs that up). "Currently in state of reinvention in Las Vegas. My partner is a dreamy hunk of butter with Buddha joy. I’m a classically trained Pianist and former artists ‘model’ – spent the last 2 years graduating Magna Cum Laude in medical field and have recently decided to STOP chasing money and follow my bliss (music)…because I have my partner and seem to have reclaimed my soul (intact, along with a blue suitcase) life seems swell and pretty groovy." This profile contains all sorts of curiousities: "former artist's model"? — very interesting, Also, what's in that blue suitcase of his, I wonder? And as for Dalodnod's partner being a "dreamy hunk of butter with Buddha joy?" All I can say is, better keep him out of the hot Nevada desert sun. So congrats to runners up Quinn & Art. And a special tip of the hat to Dalodnod for providing such a headscratchingly interesting avatar and profile. Submitted by on Wed, 2008-03-19 15:41. Avatar of the Week: Cinematt01
Greetings everyone. This time around it’s Avatar of the Week: “The Old Farts and Buffy Fans” Edition.
No word on what he thinks of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Congrats to runners up TonyG & Mike, and a special tip of the hat to this week's winner: Cinematt01 Submitted by on Thu, 2008-03-13 14:32. Avatar of the Week: Mr. Happy Java Man
Were going to the dogs here on Avatar of the Week. This time around we thought we’d throw you animal lovers a bone and look at member pics that feature canines.
Me, I didn’t know exactly what winterguard was, which gives you an idea of how rarely I frequent collegiate sporting events. I’m told it’s part of a college marching band that performs in the winter at indoor sporting events. Winterguard members toss and spin stuff (like batons). Reine conludes his bio by stating: “I have a puggle and a boyfriend. :) “ Very cute, but here’s hoping the creature in the avatar is the puggle and not the boyfriend.
Over on myspace Dane shares some interesting personal information. My favorite bit being his thoughts on first waking up: "I gotta pee...bad."
I loved Happy Java's avatar of a Shar Pei getting the spa treatment. That's one pampered pooch. So congrats to runners up Reine & Dane Hill. And a special tip of the flea collar to this week's winner: Mr. Happy Java Man! Submitted by on Thu, 2008-03-06 16:02. Avatar of the Week: Trogdor the Burninator
Welcome to Avatar of the Week: The Angels & Sinners Edition. Today we look at three AfterElton.com members with heaven on their minds. Say a prayer for them.
Knickie is a 37-year-old teacher who's literary favorites include The Front Runner, Gone with the Wind, and The Commitment by Dan Savage.
Sounds like it could be an interesting read. To find out more about Scot and his book check out his website here.
So congrats to Knickie & Scot Pomfret, and a special tip of the theological hat to Trogdor the Burninator! Submitted by on Wed, 2008-02-27 12:49. Avatar of the Week: Argiebear
Welcome to Avatar of the Week: The Superhero Edition. Today we honor the masked, caped, and/or spandex-wearing crimefighters within our midst. There's no doubt that gay men have an affinity for comic superheros. Maybe it's the whole sercret identity thing, or maybe it's simply the lantern jaws and extreme muscle definition one generally finds on a comic superhero.
Kyle is actually Greg Fox, the writer/illustrator of a syndicated gay comic strip, "Kyle's Bed & Breakfast." While there are no actual superheroes in this strip, I have to say that all the characters could be superheroes - Greg's artwork is definitely influenced by classic DC comics. The Kyle B&B website offers Greg's daily strip along with tons of information about comics generally. Check it out!
Hmm. Those guys were the vilest of gay villains. And as I recall they met a terrible end. Didn't James Bond impale one with a flaming skewer and then tie a bomb to the other's coattails? Tygrlad, were you being ironic when you listed them as favorites?
You go Argiebear! Hope you find a crime-fighting sidekick soon. Congrats to KyleBnb & Tygrlad, and a special tip of the hat to Argiebear! Submitted by on Wed, 2008-02-20 13:12. |
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