The desktop status plugin is a really cool idea, thanks nicolai.
would love to see it a little bigger though i think two spaces verticaly would be enough without the border.
Also if it is to take up only one space maybe losing the border would allow for bigger characters, i'd try and make some myself but since my laptop died my trusty N900 is my only device, and it would be far too much of a pain in the ar#e to do it on.