Sitting at my kitchen table last night working on the laptop, I had the lights on and the patio door blinds were pulled aside so I could look outside over the top of my laptop. It had gotten mostly dark and suddenly I heard a hurried flapping noise and something hit the screen. I looked up and there was a blur of motion that backed up and hit the screen once more before darting up and away. It was very light colored and had a long tail, the same flesh coloring as the body, that extended down several inches below it like a necklace hanging down when you peer over a precipice. "WTF?!?" After weighing the pros and cons of going outside to find this flying chupacabra (that was my original guess) I did go out but there was nothing to see but bugs collecting on my screen drawn to the inside lights. Thinking about it more, bat was the more practical choice. Still… the coloration and tail were different than any bats I had previously encountered. Looking up indigenous bats to the area that fit the description this may very well have been a Mexican Free-tailed bat. Being as the whole experience profoundly interrupted my laptop time, the only sensible thing to do was become Batman. There is no argument for this; when in doubt, be Batman. It's indisputable. Having several unfinished Batman mask printouts in my laptop bag left over from July 23rd, Batman Day, it was fate calling for sure. Anyone who knows me knows that I think capes are impractical – except for Batman. Well, and Spawn, but a demon did not fly into my screen, just a bat. I ran upstairs and grabbed a dark blue bed sheet from the closet and improvised from there. Since I didn't make a clasp, all the poses look very "thinking Batman" with my fist to my chin holding the bed sheet around me as I posed for selfies in my kitchen wearing my paper masks. You know, thinking about this now, I probably should have closed the blinds. Now the neighbors may know my secret identity! 😉
Extras:
Masks include:
• DETECTIVE COMICS #27: His 1st appearance, drawn by Bob Kane
• BATMAN ’66: inspired by the classic TV series starring Adam West
• THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS: As drawn by Frank Miller
• DC COMICS – THE NEW 52: As drawn by Greg Capullo
Fridge is open because Batman was figuring out what to eat while doing his selfies.
+Maddie Cramer, I raided your room and used your bracelet cord for my mask string. I owe you! 😉
Batman Day link with info on masks:
http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2014/04/29/dc-entertainment-declares-july-23-batman-day
Better download of masks (or ask me for final edits):
http://www.comicvine.com/images/1300-3791463/?
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Nice one!
I have more faith in you as Batman than Ben Affleck.
I have faith in Ben Affleck as Batman. I do not have faith they will give him a good vehicle (the movie, I mean) in which to present himself. Still… I'm taking it as a complement! 😉
I laughed so hard at this .. mostly because it felt very familiar. I have lots of superhero masks and I've been known to put them on along with a cape or hulk hands (whatever matches) and run through the house as well as take selfies 🙂 Batman on my friend, Batman on!
I used to live in this marshy area. My first summer there I went outside to get a closer look at what I thought must be white bats flying around. They turned out to be moths that were actually bigger than the local brown bats.
I wasn't smart enough to become Batman. Thankfully though, I didn't decide to become Mothman.
If the hearsay is true, Batman and Superman will be enemies. Not so sure I like that idea.
+Patty Rose See upcoming post… 😉
+Knut Torgersen I can see them having differing opinions on how to go about things; i.e., styles of vigilante justice. Enemies? Sigh.
+Karen Elaine In the most G-rated, non threatening way to partners possible, we gotta play together!!! 😉
+Patty Rose Post delayed until later. Hate when you have to work at work. 😉
Well, you know how the rumor mill works, Scott. That was what I heard and I hope it is not the case. Differing opinions, however, is livable.
+Knut Torgersen They need to defect to Marvel. 😉 hehehehe
Scott, you are an utter spaz…I snorted as this was unexpected and it's your fault I have coffee and dairy in my nasal passages.
I also checked out the contents of your fridge
Ah, of course – a DC and Marvel fight to the bitter end…
+Bruce Shark, heh… well, coffee and dairy so much easier to clear than surfers and fisherman caught in the nasal passages. 😉 As for the fridge… yeah, a lot of frozen stuff at present. Too lazy to fix meals for one right now! Fish sticks are down lower. Fish are food, not friends. Something like that……
+Scott Cramer Sushi….fresh caught, every day.
Have a good one, Batman…..
Snicker Nobody mentioned the shirt. 😉
It's probably because we KNOW that you are always disguised as a "responsible adult"…..
Hehe responsible.
+Scott Cramer working at work? What's wrong with you. You need a better goof-off-ethic.
IKR?!
So it wasn't chupacabra then????? Tsk tsk.
Also, brillo poses!
Poses? 😉
I meant selfies!!! Of course!
heheh… +Gita Jaisinghani
nice trip..
Hahaha! SUPER cute knowing you used a child's bracelet as part of the mask! 😛