Some of you already know this since I've been tweeting about the whole process, but it's 99.99% certain that I will be the subject of an episode of a bathroom remodeling show that will air in February on a home improvement-themed cable network, (although the producers did say they've had the network unexpectedly air shows in as little as 2 months after taping). As for the missing 0.01% of certainty, I leave that out since there is always the slight chance they could change their mind, or they could shoot it and the network could shelve it (they said they've had that happen with a couple of episodes). Hopefully the condition of my bathroom and my sense of humor about the whole mess will make for good television though.

It all started a 2 weeks ago when I saw a notice posted online about the show looking for people in the Twin Cities area with nightmarish bathrooms. Mine, in its abandoned, half-finished state seemed like a perfect candidate, and I emailed them photos and a description of its woeful state that evening. The very next morning, a producer replied and wanted to set up a time to come to the house with a camcorder to shoot some video of me giving a tour of everything I love and hate about the bathroom. She also conducted an on-camera interview where she asked me questions about me, my personality, the projects I've already worked on around the house, my interests, and why I think I'd be a good candidate for the show. She said the higher-ups would watch the tape and decide if they wanted to move forward.

On Tuesday they emailed me, indicating they wanted to send the other producers over to talk to me and check the place out. I now realize they had already made their decision, but just wanted to see for themselves that the bathroom would work on-camera and would fit me and the host, camera guy, sound guy, and one other person. "So you could have up to 5 guys in your bathroom at once." I responded, "It wouldn't be the first time."

I'm going to end up tripling my original budget of $1,000 for the bathroom, but now it's looking like I'll be in this house a lot longer than I planned (the housing market, my budget, my sanity, and other reasons I won't get into factored into that decision). So I would like a cool, modern bathroom that I would like, not just cheap, generic cosmetic changes that would appeal to potential buyers. So I'll be contributing around $3,000, the show will kick in $2,000, and they also typically line up freebies from show sponsors. I might get something along the lines of a free vanity, new sinks (I'd be open to moving what I had previously installed to the basement bathroom), fixtures, tile, or decorations and accessories

If you're wondering why I don't just mention the name of the show, I figure I don't need to make the producers nervous about people googling for info about their show and running across my poop-laden, male shocker-inventing blog and Twitter account. At least not before the episode is in the can. Get it? In the can? Oh my, I'm marvelous!