Following
foxeyfrankie's example, I decided to download some animation software.
with all the time I have on my hands, this could be quite handy for messing around with. I've so far made two animations, one is the "cookie monster" icon in my userpics (no offence intended Holly, it's just more rewarding to use your own- as I'm sure you know), and the other is a little monster/horror flick I created using paint. no expenses spared here ;)
I think it's been resized by photobucket, but you get the idea.