You Need a Super Hero Lamp in a Box
I used to have a co-worker that, on his first week of work, showed up with an electric screwdriver and some other tools. He announced to the office that we was going to be turning the power off in his corner of the office for a few minutes. We all looked to see what he was doing — he was unscrewing the harsh lighting fixture in his office and replacing it with something more tasteful and flattering. Did I mention that he had a gym bunny body? And that his office was always immaculate?
He got the nickname of Mr. Perfect around the office. Whenever I got tired of straight people at the office, I would go visit him for a fix of queerdom. And his willingness to rewire his office lighting taught me a very important lesson about gay-ifying your workspace. Why should we be happy with harsh lighting and emotionless sterile surfaces?
I'm two weeks into my new office space and it's barren, to say the least. I made a trip to The Container Store and toyed with the idea of bamboo dry erase boards, but just couldn't get myself excited. Then, I went to a stationery store and found these: Marvel themed Lamp-in-a-Box. For under $20.
I was so excited, I made a purchase right then and there for a Captain America lamp:
I figured his little thought bubble had the sort of motivational phrase that I needed to bang out a ton of work.
When I got back home, I discovered that they had a whole slew of Marvel-themed lamps. I was expecting the typical selection: Spider-Man, Wolverine, and Captain America. Oh no, my geeks. These people know their Marvel. Not only was the selection quite a bit better than that, hey have TWO different Medusa lamps! This one is my fave:
They even have a selection of romance-themed covers.
So now might be a good time to geekify your dorm, office, or home with some flattering, indirect lighting.
