Pictures of yourself on desktops/phone backgrounds..  

My sister does it, but I don't mind. I wouldn't do it myself. Like you, I do do it of pictures I took of OTHER things, though and if I had a phone now, it'd probably be of my cats lol.

I don't really like it either.
I do take pictures of myself on my phone and stuff- to use as defaults on facebook and whatnot, but I'd never put it up as my wallpaper.
I'd much rather keep pictures of candid things; my current phone wallpaper is a GREAT (for taking on the phone) picture I took of Jade, the guitarist at [that AFI] concert, and before that one I had a picture of one of my favorite books' cover.

i used to have a pic of me riding my good stock horse on the computer, it was a professional shot, and one that helped me sell her. but usually just have what ever i feel like on the lappie now. currently it's one from a game i'm playing.

I have never actually seen anyone do this but I agree with you it does seem somewhat vain. I understand having a picture of yourself on a phone or computer but why as the background. Most of the time I see people have a picture of their significant other, fried, or pets as the background. I personally keep a copy some song lyrics as my desktop background.

I'm with you I don't put my picture on desktop, computer not even my avatars. I don't feel the need to show a picture of myself to the world. I usually have a picture of my granddaughter on my computer background and on my phone thats it.

It is really a stupid thing to do. You are right,only vain people do this kind of things. Usually I have some good pictures or some gods pictures as background of my computer as well as phone. Now after the birth of the grand daughter, it is only her pictures which serves in all our mobile phones as well as in our computers. It is always nice to see your beautiful grand daughter when you switch on your computer or phone.

I don't like to have as wallpaper on my computer a picture of myself, especially on the one that I use in the office. It's too embarassing. But I admit to having my picture as wallpaper on my cellphone. I am a little on the vain side, after all. :-)

I think it's ok. Hehe. On my cellphone I have a photo of me and my boyfriend on it. Sort of marking my territory I guess. I've tried pictures of just myself and I usually change it after a while. On my computer though, it's mostly scenery and the kind that help my eyes rest a bit.

They say because of the advent of social networking sites, we are now entitled to be narcissistic nowadays. Because we want more and more people to know that we exist we are sort of trying to "sell" ourselves to others so that they would let us in their social circle.

Having pictures of one's self in their own cellphones is just of the subtle clues of this perfectly valid want (of course we want to get noticed, stand out, and be the star.)

I think it's okay as long as the wallpapers are not overly provocative. Leave something for a mysterious effect, eh?

I couldn't do that either.. In fact I don't usually post pics of me anywhere.. My facebook, yuwie, mylot, myspace etc.. all have pics of my pets.
My phone has a pic of my other baby... MY car - I love my electric blue Aztek.. I named her Crikey..
I took a really cool pic of her on my cell.. and I immediately mad it my phone wallpaper.
There are NO pics of me whatsoever in my phone and very very rarely will you find one of me on my camera either.. LOL
I guess that make me NOT vain... thank god..
But I do have a friend that takes soooo many pictures of herself... NO thanks -no my cup of tea.