animated icons

So yes, I am the last to hop on this bandwagon, but how do y'all make your animated icons? I'm on the puter right now looking up pictures of "happy octopus" 'sad octopus' and other sea creatures with the bean. She is mad because there is no snow today.

truly

Voltaire's cd Banned on Vulcan is the best thing ever. Now if I could just buy a copy. He gave away the mp3's but I want this in my car and upstairs for music time.

Go see lots of pictures. Not posted here because I'm just too damn lazy. but click, they'll open in a new window

Bean Soup

and KITTIES
Sprawling on a pin