So based on a post I read over at Lifehacker, I decided to mod my desktop just a wee bit...
The original one that I got the idea from can be found here:
http://lifehacker.com/5168329/the-speed-freak-desktopI'm thinking of doing a different model of the Shelby GT500KR, or photoshopping the color a little bit to something that fits the theme a bit better.
The desktop elements used are:
rocketdock(to replace the start menu)
Samurize(the cpu stats via the speedometer)
Vista Gadgets (the weather, notepad, and shutdown buttons)
Trillian(the IM client, I would've gone with Digsby, but wasn't really sure how the skinning worked, and Trillian was more readily available at the time...)