My avatars change on a frequent based on how I'm feeling and my self-image.
This was my first avatar ever. I've used it twice at my first forum when I was 12, and again at my 6th forum when I was 16. This avatar represents how most of my future avatars would be like. A young innocent girl. Children are a very major part of my life, so I've chosen to make them a bit of a central focus in most of my personal pictures.
At CAA, I've gone through these avatars:
This picture was used representing my nervousness and doubt among the community when I first came.
I then made this one after I felt more willing to post in the community, and put on a more enthusiastic face. (Young Taeko from Omohide Poro Poro)
NiGHTS has always been one of my favorite video game characters. And he's always had an added mysterious air about his presence. I used this one when I felt more connected to the forum, but still felt new and mysterious.
I'm not exactly sure what this one was for. But I liked the look of the character.
After I was comfortable with the community, and had gained some friends, I couldn't be happier. So I used this one to express my joy. (Sakura from Kino no Tabi)
After that, I went through a variety of experiments,
Before choosing this one:
This is minus from one of my favorite webcomics minus. I love to dream and stretch my imagination, so this one represented that.
I still have yet to see all of Haibane Renmei. But Rakka is so far my favorite character from this Anime. Because Reki isn't quite an angel yet, and is still fallen in some areas, but she still tries to have a supportive and loving attitude, represented my current struggles with sin and other bad memories I was (and still am) experiencing.
My current avatar is Kino from one of my favorite light novels, Kino no Tabi. Kino is a very silent and calm character. But she isn't bitter, even though her appearance can easily be misjudged. I'm currently still struggling with sin, along with a few other personal challenges. And it's been a very long time since I've felt a true "healing joy". So this avatar represents a character who looks a little worn, and a little cold on the outside because she (or for that matter, me) is feeling both lost and a little neutral with (my) emotions. But Kino also doesn't give up easily, and I don't either. We both have to keep going on our Journey.
And that's all for now. I hope you liked my in-depth explanation. XD