Wallpaper keeps changing back to default

I posted this in another forum, by accident.
Here is a video of what's going on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_iESJDAn6g
I'm usually pretty good with my Mac, but I can't figure this one out, for the life of me.
I use my older model Macbook Pro for a media computer. It's hooked up to a surround receiver, by a DVI>HDMI cable and with the optical audio out on the laptop. The surround receiver then goes to my TV, which I use as a display (I keep the laptop closed).
Recently, I've done two new things to my setup:
1. changed the desktop around with Geektool (it now displays the time, date and a calendar)
2. bought a Logitech Harmony 1100 remote to control my media setup.
For some reason, whenever I change from the Macbook Pro to, say, my Xbox, when I come BACK to the Macbook Pro, the wallpaper has changed from what I've chosen to the default wallpaper (from when you first install OS X). When I restart the computer, everything works properly and the wallpaper is back the way it should be, but until then, no matter how many times I change the wallpaper from the 'default,' it always waits about a second and changes itself back.
To be clear, in the Desktop/Screen Saver settings, everything looks how it should look: the wallpaper that I want to be the wallpaper is still selected as the current wallpaper. When the picture on the actual desktop changes, nothing changes in the Desktop/Screen Saver Settings, which is what is so confusing to me. I can pick a wallpaper and have it show up for about a second, at which point the default wallpaper pops up on the desktop (meanwhile, the wallpaper I've selected is still the wallpaper selected in Desktop settings).
It's truly bizarre. I've tried using InsomniaX, to see if maybe there was something weird when the computer was going to sleep (when I change inputs on the surround receiver), but the problem still persists.
I've turned off Geektool and restarted Finder and nothing's happened and I can't imagine that the Harmony is sending a weird code that would make my computer's wallpaper change.
I did a PRAM reset and that didn't solve the problem.
Does anyone have any suggestions?

I suspect Geektool is the culprit. Did you have this problem prior to installing it. If not, then I suggest that you contact Geektool's manufacturer to see if they can come up w/some suggestions.
Have you tried any of the following?
Trashing the desktop.plist file & restarting your computer?
Repairing permissions and/or repairing your disk from the install DVD?

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