My Picture, and Updates

I seem to have lost my avatar, and I don't know how to get it back. I have a profile picture, but no avatar (which shows next to my posts and comments).

In other news, this week will apparently be a Kara run for my guild. My girlfriend will be running on her priest, so I'll be relegated to doing something non-WoW. Oh well, whatever. Maybe I'll play guitar or write or read or something.

I would like to PuG some Kara at some point, though. I don't really do it with the guild anymore, because I'm either not excited for it, or my gf is doing it. PuGging on a non-guild night, however, is a possible option. It would give me some more badges, as well as get me some (apparently) much-needed practice with Shield Block (because I'm a nub and can't use it right).

Does anybody else feel like they were better at tanking before they had all the gear? Sometimes, I feel like I did much better in the "proving myself" stage, just because I was in the mindset that I had to prove myself and be the best damn tank I could. Now, I guess I've gotten lax in my old-age and shiny purple gear.