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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