# What's your desktop background? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 3, 2005, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-desktop-background/302168 "2005-05-03T02:43:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2005, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-desktop-background/302168/61 "2005-05-03T19:55:41Z")
My wallpaper is a picture of my house that I got from [terraserver.microsoft.com](http://terraserver.microsoft.com) [right here](http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspx?T=4&S=8&Z=16&X=14897&Y=75370&W=3) ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2005, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-desktop-background/302168/62 "2005-05-03T20:01:13Z")
I keep a separate file of pictures that I like that are my screen savers. Every so often, I take one of them, and make it my desktop. Sometimes it’s the Bus Kid, sometimes it’s some of the cats, sometimes it’s just something meaningful for that day. Today is one of those. As I cruised past the empty lot where my house is getting ready to be built, I caught the backhoe as it pulled onto the lot, and managed to grab a shot from the next street JUST at the moment it took it’s first bite of what will be the basement of my new home. It’s a keeper. ---
**Author:** ![unclviny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e274bd/32.png) [@unclviny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unclviny)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2005, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-desktop-background/302168/63 "2005-05-03T20:50:16Z")
Top left [http://www.reverendbilly.com/downloads.html](http://www.reverendbilly.com/downloads.html) (the flamey one) Unclviny ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2005, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-desktop-background/302168/64 "2005-05-03T21:57:24Z")
I have my own [Cult Love Mandala Wallpaper](http://thecultparty.tripod.com/lovemandala1024.htm). I made this one and [several others](http://thecultparty.tripod.com/cultmandalas.htm). The Love Mandala is actually a fractal of a stylized, Egyptian, Winged Solar Disk. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2005, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-desktop-background/302168/65 "2005-05-03T22:12:08Z")
I don’t bother with wallpaper - the desktop is largely hidden anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2005, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-desktop-background/302168/66 "2005-05-03T22:18:56Z")
> **[Poll](https://www.livejournal.com/poll/?id=418017)** > > Your life is the best story! Just start your blog today! The second one is my work background (larger and not squashed). I took it on the way to work. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2005, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-desktop-background/302168/67 "2005-05-03T22:25:50Z")
P.s. While I was looking for my background (because I don’t know how to find it from an NT roaming profile. It’s just listed as ‘Internet Explorer Wallpaper’) I found [this](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/lobley/37037e3d.jpg). Does anyone know where I can get a high-res version of it, say 1280x1024 (or even 1280x800 for my widescreen er screen) because It’d be a great desktop. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-desktop-background/302168/68 "2005-05-04T00:43:08Z")
[Leave It To Beavers.](http://www.montedolack.com/acatalog/beavers.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-desktop-background/302168/69 "2005-05-04T05:23:13Z")
[Him 😃](http://www.nickbeyeler.com/wallpapers/wall_1280.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-desktop-background/302168/70 "2005-05-04T05:31:34Z")
> [@Anastasaeon](#): > > [This.](http://img76.echo.cx/img76/3577/ccs1410248fx.jpg) Sakura? ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-desktop-background/302168/71 "2005-05-04T06:14:28Z")
> [@ouryL](#): > > Sakura? Yes, my favourite. 😃 I also use [this one](http://img115.echo.cx/img115/6640/ccs8310247xl.jpg) and [this one](http://img115.echo.cx/img115/5927/ccs410245xd.jpg) from time to time. ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-desktop-background/302168/72 "2005-05-04T06:49:53Z")
It used to be [this.](http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/images/desktops/bsg_galactica_1152.jpg) But now it’s (not quite, but very similar to) [this.](http://www.fireflyfans.net/sunroomitem.asp?i=3644) ---
**Author:** ![Alias](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e4f/32.png) [@Alias](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alias)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-desktop-background/302168/73 "2005-05-04T14:56:49Z")
I have [this.](http://www.gamerswithjobs.com/albums/weekahead/FatalFrame2PS2_04.jpg) and yes, it does induce nightmares. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-desktop-background/302168/74 "2005-05-04T15:30:59Z")
[Reservoir Bots](http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/gallery/cybermen/cybermen.shtml) ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-desktop-background/302168/75 "2005-05-04T15:36:04Z")
I have a folder with 318 JPEGs and I have both of my screens set to randomly pick and load one on bootup/login. I add to it from time to time. Occasionally I get tired of one of them and archive it elsewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-desktop-background/302168/76 "2005-05-04T15:57:17Z")
I have a large number of screen-capped images from the Lord of the Rings movies and change them every day; today, I have Gandalf standing by the door at Bag End. ---
**Author:** ![Unregistered\_Bull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3da27b/32.png) [@Unregistered\_Bull](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unregistered_Bull)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-desktop-background/302168/77 "2005-05-04T16:35:16Z")
A picture of a small field of wildflowers with a few mesquites in it with sanddunes in the background that I took last Sunday. Just looking at it reminds me of the wonderful smell all the wild flowers gave off. My previous one was a picture ticked off Prairie Rattle Snake on a red dirt road that I took back in mid-March. ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-desktop-background/302168/78 "2005-05-04T16:39:50Z")
Mine is always one from the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day website. Currently it is [this](http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap050322.html) one, which really caught my fancy. ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-desktop-background/302168/79 "2005-05-04T17:05:50Z")
remove your monitor, take a picture of where your monitor used to be, set as wallpaper. ---
**Author:** ![kimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f0a364/32.png) [@kimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kimera)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-desktop-background/302168/80 "2005-05-04T17:31:37Z")
[This](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v618/avagoyle/desktop.jpg). I love nature shots and I will definitely check out National Geographic! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-desktop-background/302168.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-desktop-background/302168.md?page=5)