Thanks to Annie, we've gotten this option enabled and you can choose your own avatars! All you need to do is go into your member control panel -- the link at the top that says "User CP" and then click the link to change your avatar. You can upload an image from your computer or use a URL to pull one over the web.

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After all these years, I see that I was mistaken about Eve in the beginning; it is better to live outside the Garden with her than inside it without her.

Mark Twain