var bgs = new Array (
    {
	'src': "images/am_dream_dress.jpg",
	'bgcolor': "#e4dccf",
	'bgrepeat': "no-repeat",
	'placement': "bottom center"
    },

    {
	'src': "images/bedtime.jpg",
	'bgcolor': "#0e0d12",
	'bgrepeat': "no-repeat",
	'placement': "top right"
    },

    {
	'src': "images/polkadots1.jpg",
	'bgcolor': "#ffffff",
	'bgrepeat': "no-repeat",
	'placement': "bottom center"
    },

    {
	'src': "images/purpleshirt.jpg",
	'bgcolor': "#ffffff",
	'bgrepeat': "no-repeat",
	'placement': "bottom center"
    },

    {
	'src': "images/twohands1.jpg",
	'bgcolor': "#0b0a05",
	'bgrepeat': "repeat-x",
	'placement': "bottom center"
    },

//    {
//	'src': "images/multiplydance.jpg",
//	'bgcolor': "#060010",
//	'bgrepeat': "no-repeat",
//	'placement': "bottom left"
//    },


    {
	'src': "images/blackelbow2.jpg",
	'bgcolor': "#0E0819",
	'bgrepeat': "no-repeat",
	'placement': "bottom center"
    },

    {
	'src': "images/raybw.jpg",
	'bgcolor': "#FDFDFD",
	'bgrepeat': "no-repeat",
	'placement': "bottom right"
    },


    {
	'src': "images/rittspink1.jpg",
	'bgcolor': "#ffcdf2",
	'bgrepeat': "no-repeat",
	'placement': "bottom center"
    }

);

function get_background (placement)
{
    var rand_bg = undefined;

    // if a placement is requested, build up our own list of options
    if ( typeof(placement) != "undefined" )
    {
	var tmpary = new Array();
	for ( var i = 0; i < bgs.length; i++ )
	{
	    if ( bgs[i].placement == placement )
	    {
		tmpary.push(bgs[i]);
	    }
	}

	if ( tmpary.length > 0 )
	    rand_bg = tmpary[Math.floor (Math.random() * tmpary.length)];
    }

    if ( typeof(rand_bg) == "undefined" )
	rand_bg = bgs[Math.floor (Math.random() * bgs.length)];

//    var s = ""; for (var p in rand_bg) { s += p + "=" + rand_bg[p] + "\n"; } alert (s);

    return (rand_bg);
}