var loaded = false;
var myimages = new Array();
function preloadimages(){
 for (i=0;i<preloadimages.arguments.length;i++){
 myimages[i]=new Image();
 myimages[i].src=preloadimages.arguments[i];
 }
 loaded = true;
}
preloadimages('images/menu_home.gif','images/menu_session.gif','images/menu_media.gif','images/menu_gear.gif','images/menu_gallery.gif','images/menu_calendar.gif','images/menu_contact.gif','images/menu_bio.gif');