# Bookmarked: Vivid Bliss

- Author: @gurupanguji
- Date: 2026-10-26
- URL: https://gurupanguji.com/blog/2026/10/26/vivid-bliss/
- Categories: link, technology

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> ![](https://lmnt.me/files/images/wallpapers/vivid-bliss.webp)
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> Despite being a Mac person since 2005, I’ve got a fair amount of nostalgia for Windows XP. The original [“Bliss”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bliss_(photograph)) wallpaper was a photo shot by Charles O'Rear in Sonoma, but there was also a modified version with a lower hill, punchier colors, and a lens flare dubbed “Energy Bliss” which shipped with [Media Center Edition](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_XP_Media_Center_Edition). Now, more than 20 years later, I thought it deserved another update.

XP was the first OS that I really used. I started with Win 3.1 and then moved to 95 in the home computer. However, XP was the first one that was running in my PC. I used to reinstall XP so many times that I remember the registration key to this day. And yes - it's _the one_ you are thinking of.

*Source:* [lmnt.me](https://lmnt.me/blog/wallpapers/vivid-bliss.html)