Hope you enjoy your time here.
For your photo you need to have it accessable somewhere on the internet.
Hit the Edit Preferences link in the upper-right corner. Scroll down to the section titled Posting Preferences. The entry you need to fill in is Personal Picture URL. Mine is:
[link|http://home.houston.rr.com/spiceware/images/me_mh.gif|http://home.houston.rr.com/spiceware/images/me_mh.gif]