I found my way over here through a Facebook post a while back but I forgot about it. I'm not very familiar with forums other than support forums for software but I think I get the idea. I am from Arizona. Well, I'm not "from" Arizona exactly, since I was born in California, but I have been living in Arizona for most of my life. The picture is not me or anyone I know, since I am a little shy about posting my own picture. Maybe later I will.
That is no problem. Although I much prefer that everyone use an avatar, it can be pretty much any kind of graphic - doesn't even have to be a photo.