ES's Top 13 Avatars of 2009

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christie1111 · #101 Post by **christie1111** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 8:04 am

Ha!

I tried to tell Sprots!

As previously stated, this is one of the cutest of them all, but I agree that all the Matias ones are really cute.

Great count down LB.

silvercamaro · #102 Post by **silvercamaro** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 8:13 am

Hurray for the Top Avatar of 2009! My personal top three were Matias pictures. Like Marley, I had the softest spot in my heart for the swimming pool picture, because it was the first, as I recall, and therefore had the advantage of surprise -- with a delay for that, as it took me a moment for peripheral vision to kick in and realize that it was not the avatar used by Sprots at the time. For me, the Matias avatars had the best qualities of the Evil Squirrel approach -- surprise, simplicity, and gentle humor that carried a pointy stick (aimed at Sprots, not the baby) without ever being mean.

My other favorite not included on your list (unless I missed it) was the Evil's Angels poster.

#103 Post by **littlebeast13** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 8:26 am

silvercamaro wrote:Hurray for the Top Avatar of 2009! My personal top three were Matias pictures. Like Marley, I had the softest spot in my heart for the swimming pool picture, because it was the first, as I recall, and therefore had the advantage of surprise -- with a delay for that, as it took me a moment for peripheral vision to kick in and realize that it was not the avatar used by Sprots at the time. For me, the Matias avatars had the best qualities of the Evil Squirrel approach -- surprise, simplicity, and gentle humor that carried a pointy stick (aimed at Sprots, not the baby) without ever being mean.

My other favorite not included on your list (unless I missed it) was the Evil's Angels poster.

Evil's Angels was not an avatar, it was just a picture I did, but it is still my desktop image on both the computer and laptop.

And since it set the tone for my current style, not to mention the types of pictures I have been doing recently, it may very well end up being my favorite picture ever.....

Spoiler

lb13

christie1111 · #104 Post by **christie1111** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 8:29 am

littlebeast13 wrote:
silvercamaro wrote:Hurray for the Top Avatar of 2009! My personal top three were Matias pictures. Like Marley, I had the softest spot in my heart for the swimming pool picture, because it was the first, as I recall, and therefore had the advantage of surprise -- with a delay for that, as it took me a moment for peripheral vision to kick in and realize that it was not the avatar used by Sprots at the time. For me, the Matias avatars had the best qualities of the Evil Squirrel approach -- surprise, simplicity, and gentle humor that carried a pointy stick (aimed at Sprots, not the baby) without ever being mean.

My other favorite not included on your list (unless I missed it) was the Evil's Angels poster.

Evil's Angels was not an avatar, it was just a picture I did, but it is still my desktop image on both the computer and laptop.

And since it set the tone for my current style, not to mention the types of pictures I have been doing recently, it may very well end up being my favorite picture ever.....

lb13

Is that the Charlie's Angels style one? Can you re-post it?

#105 Post by **littlebeast13** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 8:29 am

christie1111 wrote:
littlebeast13 wrote:
silvercamaro wrote:Hurray for the Top Avatar of 2009! My personal top three were Matias pictures. Like Marley, I had the softest spot in my heart for the swimming pool picture, because it was the first, as I recall, and therefore had the advantage of surprise -- with a delay for that, as it took me a moment for peripheral vision to kick in and realize that it was not the avatar used by Sprots at the time. For me, the Matias avatars had the best qualities of the Evil Squirrel approach -- surprise, simplicity, and gentle humor that carried a pointy stick (aimed at Sprots, not the baby) without ever being mean.

My other favorite not included on your list (unless I missed it) was the Evil's Angels poster.

Evil's Angels was not an avatar, it was just a picture I did, but it is still my desktop image on both the computer and laptop.

And since it set the tone for my current style, not to mention the types of pictures I have been doing recently, it may very well end up being my favorite picture ever.....

lb13
Is that the Charlie's Angels style one? Can you re-post it?

LOL! I just added it to the original post!

lb13

silvercamaro · #106 Post by **silvercamaro** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 8:33 am

littlebeast13 wrote:
Evil's Angels was not an avatar, it was just a picture I did, but it is still my desktop image on both the computer and laptop.

I didn't realize you had never used it as an avatar. I just knew I liked it. Thanks for showing it again.

FannyHeartsNene · #107 Post by **FannyHeartsNene** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 9:54 am

silvercamaro wrote:Hurray for the Top Avatar of 2009! My personal top three were Matias pictures. Like Marley, I had the softest spot in my heart for the swimming pool picture, because it was the first, as I recall, and therefore had the advantage of surprise -- with a delay for that, as it took me a moment for peripheral vision to kick in and realize that it was not the avatar used by Sprots at the time. For me, the Matias avatars had the best qualities of the Evil Squirrel approach -- surprise, simplicity, and gentle humor that carried a pointy stick (aimed at Sprots, not the baby) without ever being mean.

My other favorite not included on your list (unless I missed it) was the Evil's Angels poster.

Well, lb, you were 2 for 3. My choice for what SHOULD have been #1 was the squirrel in the pool of an infant son. For much the same reasons as Sliver. And I can't believe that it didn't even make the top 13!!

My alternate WANT to be #1 was the picture of ES and the girls at the Broncos game with Sprots and Co. ES with the brewski was the 'hiya wave' of that one.....

#108 Post by **littlebeast13** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 10:13 am

FannyHeartsNene wrote:
silvercamaro wrote:Hurray for the Top Avatar of 2009! My personal top three were Matias pictures. Like Marley, I had the softest spot in my heart for the swimming pool picture, because it was the first, as I recall, and therefore had the advantage of surprise -- with a delay for that, as it took me a moment for peripheral vision to kick in and realize that it was not the avatar used by Sprots at the time. For me, the Matias avatars had the best qualities of the Evil Squirrel approach -- surprise, simplicity, and gentle humor that carried a pointy stick (aimed at Sprots, not the baby) without ever being mean.

My other favorite not included on your list (unless I missed it) was the Evil's Angels poster.
Well, lb, you were 2 for 3. My choice for what SHOULD have been #1 was the squirrel in the pool of an infant son. For much the same reasons as Sliver. And I can't believe that it didn't even make the top 13!!

My alternate WANT to be #1 was the picture of ES and the girls at the Broncos game with Sprots and Co. ES with the brewski was the 'hiya wave' of that one.....

Well damn, I underestimated the popularity of the pool! It did have the advantage of being first, thus the shock effect as SC said, but other than that, it was maybe my least favorite of the five. Oh well, I was getting worried there for a while we were thinking too much alike.....

lb13

themanintheseersuckersuit · #109 Post by **themanintheseersuckersuit** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 10:23 am

December 31, 2019 the Avatars of the Decade

SportsFan68 · #110 Post by **SportsFan68** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 11:42 am

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

a1mamacat · #111 Post by **a1mamacat** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 12:21 pm

LOLOLOL I was right!

Sprots did indeedy make higher than five.

I personally was hoping for this one, as it is extremely well done, and I love the expression on Matais' face. Oh, I know LB dint do that part, but it is just so perfect!

(sorry Sprots)

#112 Post by **littlebeast13** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 12:38 pm

SportsFan68 wrote:NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

If you didn't have this one carved in your granite, then why did you recycle the very avatar that inspired it?

You were rooting for this one, you know it.......

lb13

Hotseat Or Bust! · #113 Post by **Hotseat Or Bust!** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 12:56 pm

silvercamaro wrote:
littlebeast13 wrote:
Evil's Angels was not an avatar, it was just a picture I did, but it is still my desktop image on both the computer and laptop.

I didn't realize you had never used it as an avatar. I just knew I liked it. Thanks for showing it again.

I liked it too! And was honored to learn that I had actually inspired it!

#114 Post by **littlebeast13** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 12:57 pm

Hotseat Or Bust! wrote:
silvercamaro wrote:
littlebeast13 wrote:
Evil's Angels was not an avatar, it was just a picture I did, but it is still my desktop image on both the computer and laptop.

I didn't realize you had never used it as an avatar. I just knew I liked it. Thanks for showing it again.
I liked it too! And was honored to learn that I had actually inspired it!

You did! I had actually forgotten all about that, but it was a comment you made in chat that led me to draw it.....

lb13

Odyssey · #115 Post by **Odyssey** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 1:18 pm

My favorite Matias/ES avatar is the one lb posted of ES riding Matias. That made me laugh out loud!

Thanks for the fun countdown, lb. The bar is set very high for 2010!

SportsFan68 · #116 Post by **SportsFan68** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 2:04 pm

littlebeast13 wrote:#1: "Matias Loves ES!"

Debuted: 11/1/09

So you've been following the countdown for 2 weeks now and wondered why the hell there were no Matias avatars in it yet. Well, I probably could have easily had all five Matias avatars I did in the Top 10, but in fairness to everything else, I merely chose the best one, and the one I think the Bored liked the best, and this was definitely the one. The fourth of my five Matias avatars, and one of two whose ideas were PM'ed to me by ES's fans. This one came courtesy of Holly (that's Second Chance for those of you who don't pay attention!), who thought Sprots' new avatar of Matias looking all happy in the snow was just begging for a picture of ES in his arms getting ready to plant a big ol' kiss on him. ES was even kind enough to keep him warm by wrapping his bushy tail around Matias. It sure seems to have made Matias happy, and Sprots was practically ecstatic!

Congrats ES and Matias for getting the number one slot! You two may now ride off into the sunset together......

. . .

lb13

Sprots was NOT "practically ecstatic." She almost levitated at this misrepresentation of Matias's relationship with mangy rodents.

I admit that I did forget the BB reaction to the Matias avatars, and it also escaped me that he didn't get earlier in the Top 13. There actually was no doubt in my mind that Hooly would get the top spot.

SportsFan68 · #117 Post by **SportsFan68** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 2:06 pm

christie1111 wrote:Ha!

I tried to tell Sprots!

As previously stated, this is one of the cutest of them all, but I agree that all the Matias ones are really cute.

Great count down LB.

Yep, I can't say I wasn't warned.

SportsFan68 · #118 Post by **SportsFan68** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 2:11 pm

SportsFan68 wrote:NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

I also forgot that BobJ presaged this reaction.

#119 Post by **littlebeast13** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 2:11 pm

SportsFan68 wrote:Sprots was NOT "practically ecstatic." She almost levitated at this misrepresentation of Matias's relationship with mangy rodents.

I admit that I did forget the BB reaction to the Matias avatars, and it also escaped me that he didn't get earlier in the Top 13. There actually was no doubt in my mind that Hooly would get the top spot.

Shirley Ugest!

Matias had to be #1, or I'd have been run off the Bored......

And me and ES put a premium on loyalty.... and you've been at my mercy for a decade now....

lb13

SportsFan68 · #120 Post by **SportsFan68** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 2:12 pm

a1mamacat wrote:LOLOLOL I was right!

Sprots did indeedy make higher than five.

I personally was hoping for this one, as it is extremely well done, and I love the expression on Matais' face. Oh, I know LB dint do that part, but it is just so perfect!

(sorry Sprots)

Apology not necessary, Saucy. Those are all ES's . . .

Not that he's actually apologizing, I hasten to add . . .

SportsFan68 · #121 Post by **SportsFan68** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 2:14 pm

littlebeast13 wrote:
SportsFan68 wrote:NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

If you didn't have this one carved in your granite, then why did you recycle the very avatar that inspired it?

You were rooting for this one, you know it.......

lb13

I wasn't. I didn't like the avatar I had up for Christmas, so I picked the most Christmassy one I could come up with on short notice.

I have a couple more new shots of Matias as soon as I get them transferred from the camera to the computer.

SportsFan68 · #122 Post by **SportsFan68** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 2:16 pm

littlebeast13 wrote:
SportsFan68 wrote:Sprots was NOT "practically ecstatic." She almost levitated at this misrepresentation of Matias's relationship with mangy rodents.

I admit that I did forget the BB reaction to the Matias avatars, and it also escaped me that he didn't get earlier in the Top 13. There actually was no doubt in my mind that Hooly would get the top spot.

Shirley Ugest!

Matias had to be #1, or I'd have been run off the Bored......

And me and ES put a premium on loyalty.... and you've been at my mercy for a decade now....

lb13

How continual threats of squishment and dismemberment translate into loyalty is beyond me . . . but you guys are weird . . . Ody says so . . .

#123 Post by **littlebeast13** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 2:17 pm

SportsFan68 wrote:
littlebeast13 wrote:
SportsFan68 wrote:NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

If you didn't have this one carved in your granite, then why did you recycle the very avatar that inspired it?

You were rooting for this one, you know it.......

lb13
I wasn't. I didn't like the avatar I had up for Christmas, so I picked the most Christmassy one I could come up with on short notice.

I have a couple more new shots of Matias as soon as I get them transferred from the camera to the computer.

Gonna try to get next year's #1 out early, huh?

lb13

#124 Post by **littlebeast13** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 2:19 pm

SportsFan68 wrote:
littlebeast13 wrote:
SportsFan68 wrote:Sprots was NOT "practically ecstatic." She almost levitated at this misrepresentation of Matias's relationship with mangy rodents.

I admit that I did forget the BB reaction to the Matias avatars, and it also escaped me that he didn't get earlier in the Top 13. There actually was no doubt in my mind that Hooly would get the top spot.

Shirley Ugest!

Matias had to be #1, or I'd have been run off the Bored......

And me and ES put a premium on loyalty.... and you've been at my mercy for a decade now....

lb13
How continual threats of squishment and dismemberment translate into loyalty is beyond me . . . but you guys are weird . . . Ody says so . . .

ES knows they are just empty threats. In fact, I think he sees it more as flirting than anything.....

lb13

SportsFan68 · #125 Post by **SportsFan68** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 2:22 pm

littlebeast13 wrote:
SportsFan68 wrote:
littlebeast13 wrote:

If you didn't have this one carved in your granite, then why did you recycle the very avatar that inspired it?

You were rooting for this one, you know it.......

lb13
I wasn't. I didn't like the avatar I had up for Christmas, so I picked the most Christmassy one I could come up with on short notice.

I have a couple more new shots of Matias as soon as I get them transferred from the camera to the computer.

Gonna try to get next year's #1 out early, huh?

lb13

I'm guessing that they're going to be a bit Broncos-oriented for ES's taste . . . hope so, anyway.

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