I've wondered that about several people on PC. It's just hard not to ponder over how eccentric their obsessions can be, it's madness. XD;
I wasn't dissing it! It's a good excuse, even I use it to save time and avoid mucking things up with my bad typos. I remember using it for my name recently, probably because I ended up typing "Signomi" and momentarily forgot I had a name-change, which was mildly embarrassing. XD
Hm, you could try to avoid having to clean up images if you use the Polygonal Lasso Tool on Photoshop to cut your image. It can take some getting used to but it's SO much better than having to clean up images by yourself. Doesn't matter if you're slow, you always end up with a new theme at the end. XD
Yeah, change is good to have. I remember my record of keeping a theme for about...9 months, and that was back in 2006. Really needed a change back then. XD