For this week, the wallpaper on my phone for the daytime hours is an illustration of the anime “One Piece”.

Here’s a screenshot of the current wallpaper on my G1. It’s from the upcoming MMORPG from NCsoft called Aion. I haven’t played the game yet, but the artwork is very cool. They have a bunch of other wallpaper at their website and all of them are really nice!

We just returned from a great vacation on Maui, and Mariko told me that she wants to redecorate our house with a Hawaiian theme. I’m very excited about this! After we moved into our present house, Mariko decided to decorate it in a country/antique style. I’m really not a fan of that style, but I didn’t really object. But now that we are moving in a Hawaiian direction, I am getting inspired to pick up the paintbrushes and build a few canvasses and get painting again. I don’t think I have painted anything since I left college (I majored in Art Studio) so I have some experience. The style we are going for is actually kind of related to country style (Hawaiian country as opposed to Hawaiian kitsch), so most of the antiques that Mariko has collected will fit right in. Now just need to plan out my paintings, but I think I am going for some flower close-ups similar in a Georgia O’Keefe flavor, and maybe some ocean scenes. I have done several wave paintings, so it will be fun to do some more of those. This is just the kind of inspiration that gets my creative juices flowing! Off to find my old sketchbook… and how much do oil paints cost these days?

My copy of Endless Ocean is on its way from Amazon. But, I am searching for a nice scan of the Japanese or Euro version of the game, so I can replace the one on the American version. The Japanese and Euro versions have a really nice, subdued, classy font for the title, but the American version has a loud, in-your-face, “Sea World"-type font, and the silly tagline, “Dive. Discover. Dream.” Awful! If anyone can scan their Japanese of Euro cover art and send to me, I would be most appreciative!!!

I was tagged by Manny to participate in “My Desktop Free View” meme and post a pic of my desktop. So, here it is! (Click on the pic for a large view) My iBook is pretty sparse. I try to keep the desktop really clean. It’s my email/writing/addressbook/calendar/IM/podcast powerhouse! Anyone else want to post their desktops?

I was looking at the US Vespa site, and noticed this image on the opening page. I thought, “That looks very familiar.” Then I remembered seeing an old 1960 Supercub ad, which used a similar concept. Kinda neat...