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How about papering it? I saw Nick Olsen's (domino mag, I am not sure which month issue I saw it in) ikea coffee table covered in marble paper similar to agate aquamarine and it looked amazing. Classic because it looks like marlble and yet very trendy and hip with unusual colors. I not sure covering the whole desk with this paper will look good but I think at least the table top can benefit from the marble look. After gluing the paper (very carefully), I think you can laquer it to give it some sheen and to protect the paper.

http://www.papermojo.com/marble/agate marbled paper.html

http://www.dominomag.com/daily/blogs/dailydose/2007/01/marble_marvel.html

I remember three years ago, Maryland (specifically Baltimore) had "cicada Madness". They say that older the town, the more cicadas will come out because the earth hasn't been disturbed for a while. Whenever you walked out of the house, they were everywhere. I have a suv and it was not fun driving on highways because by the time you got to your destination, you would have had your windshield covered in cicada goo remnants. Yuk.. However, the fun part was seeing how everyone reacted. Most people thought they were gross but I had few friends who thought it was cool.. and even cooler to eat them. Yeah.. They collected them and stir fried them and ate them. Apparently this is not so uncommon. They got the idea from watching a news channel showing a guy who collects cicadas during their "mania" season and freezes them in plastic bags. And he cooks them whenever he has the cravings for crunchy cicadas.. YUCK... I am glad we won't have one of those again for 12 more years.