news you can use #16: a $1.5 mil superman, easter bunnies, things i want in my bathroom, dems and repubs, makeovers

i've got a couple new readers since last week, so let me give you newbies a little introduction of what thursdays look like around these parts.  some of you don't have time to or choose not to keep yourself in the know about important events.  no need to fear, in each edition of news you can use! i supply you with only the very best weekly news.  this news includes - but is not limited to - such important things as: world news, famies news, movie news, reality tv news, interesting and weird happenings news, things i happen to find important or freakishly cool news, and my news (aka - what's going on in my life news). i know. all really exciting stuff.  so sit back, grab a grande skinny vanilla soy latte or a bottle of wine and know you are will be more informed after reading this.

superman comic sells for $1.5 million.  yes, that's $1,500,000.  that is a lot of zeros.  a lot of zeros that i could buy a lot of other things with.  like oh, say, pay for my law school education up front, a new car, a house, clothes, shoes, handbags...  heck, i'm sure i'd even have a little money leftover to buy a couple thousand comic books.

{forgive me, but i really just don't get it... to each their own, i suppose}

beware of creepy bunnies.  i know how much we all like pictures, so for your visual enjoyment...

really cool stuff i want in my bathroom.  ever want more cool stuff in your bathroom?  feel like a sink, bath/shower and toilet just aren't enough?  me too.  actually i lose sleep over the endless possibility of new gadgets in my bathroom.  here's just some of the bathroom items i'm currently coveting:

the eclipse television mirror embeds an LCD tv behind a two-way bathroom mirror.  when the tv is off, you can't see it at all.  turn it on using the included remote and voila! watch real housewives of nyc while flossing.  the 15-inch tv mirror starts at $1,326; add another $150 to $300 for the 20-inch unit.

tired of turning the tap on and off?  then boy, have i got a gadget for you lazies!  this "intelligent faucet" from iHouse uses facial recognition to recognize you automatically and adjust the water temperature and flow to your tastes.  the touchscreen lets you check your email, blog, twitter, facebook, weather forecasts, and your daily schedule while bathing.

are you a sun-worshipper with no time for a tanning salon or the great outdoors?  this $11,000 tanning shower allows you to bronze your skin as you wash.  switch on specific tanning lamps to target particularly pale areas where the sun never shines.  hmmm, this seems to be skin cancer waiting to happen.

our favorite dems and repubs.  you know i had to get one political thing up in here.  plus, i think some of you will find it interesting.  well, i do, at least - seeing is though politics is my career.  newsweek recently put out democrats five favorite republicans, and republicans five favorite democrats.  i'll refrain from any political commentary, but i will say that for the most part, i agree with the choices.

conservatives 5 fave dems

1. jim webb
(senator from virginia)

2. rahm emanuel
(white house chief of staff)

3. barney frank
(rep from massachusetts) 

4. russ feingold
(senator from wisconsin)

5. brad henry
(gov. of oklahoma)

liberals 5 fave repubs

1. scott brown
(senator from massachusetts)

2. jon huntsman
(u.s. ambassador to china)

3. mitch daniels
(gov. of indiana)

4. paul ryan
(rep from wisconsin)

5. charlie crist
(current gov. of florida, running for senate)

blog makeover coming soon.  pretty soon, things are going to be changing around these parts thanks to marina with penny lane designs.  stay tuned!