Description a Day: Bathroom

A strong blue covers the walls.  This is the hue of Superman's uniform, accented by a bright red shower curtain.  Tan tiles surround the shower area, and stop at the edge of the whirlpool bathtub.  To the left, a white wall hung medicine cabinet sits full of typical bathroom amenities, visible through the glass doors.  Below that lies a red towel hanging from a brushed nickel towel rod.  Behind the white door is a singular hanging hook, currently holding a white towel.  Above the towel is a tin sign with a classic Superman adorning it.   Across from the wall cabinet is the bathroom sink, white porcelain sitting on a white floor cabinet.  Above it hangs a mirror.  Immediately to the right of the door, is the toilet, with a yellow lid cozy and a red floor mat surrounding it.  A blue floor mat lies next to the bathtub.  Above the toilet is a hand towel hanging from a hook and above that, a white shelf with knick knacks atop it.  Hanging on the wall above, are four framed pictures, all of Lois Lane.  There is one of Margot Kidder, Noel Niell, Kate Bosworth and Erica Durance.  Along the doorway wall is a Spanish Language Lobby Card for "Superhombre", a Bizzarro "S" Shield and a replica of the 1948 "Superman" Serial.

For all my faithful readers out there, that is not an invented description.  That is my bathroom and it is awesome.  Rejoice in it and one day, you too may be lucky enough to drop duece in it's hallowed halls.

Saw Michael Chabon speak tonight at The Harold Washington Library.  Readings from his new book, very entertaining.  Had him sign a copy of the Escapist comic book and showed him pics from Halloween a few years back when I was the Escapist.  He got a kick out of those.  It was either my costume, or Fil next to me dressed as a douchebag for a costume. 

What's pretty sweet serendipity this week is my Netflix queue is naturally leading me to horror movies for the next 10 days.  This was not by design.  I setup these movies a year ago, I don't reorder the list, except to occassionally prioritize a specific movie.  But just through sheer luck, I'm getting a bunch of horror movies leading up to Halloween!  Woot me!

MotD: The Fog

Normally, I enjoy John Carpenter's movies quite a bit.  Escape from New York, Halloween, They Live, The Thing and the list continues.  Oh, Big Trouble in Little China!  Never seen The Fog, and I don't feel like I missed anything.  Not really very scary or compelling.  Cursed church, cursed town, creatures in the fog that do you dirt.  Not much to see here.  Will see the Tom Welling remake, but in no hurry.  If you're looking for a movie about killer weather patterns that reduce visibility, I highly recommend the much overlooked "The Mist" by Frank Darabont, starring Thomas Jane.  That movie is REAL solid and also has fog in it.  For all you fog lovers out there.