What light bulb to use when processing photos in Photoshop

The recommended temperature is 5600k Daylight balanced, now I'm curious - does it matter what kind of "brand" of lightbulb to use when lighting my room when working at night in processing photographs?
I am new at this and so far I have made sure my monitor is calibrated. I have also read on these forums that the brightness of a monitor has to match the brightness in the room. It sounds quite complex because I'm not sure when is "right". I can eyeball something but how do you know it is "correct" ?
This is very important for me because I want other people to view my work the way it shows up on my monitor but so far these are the only concerns I have. I have made sure to manage the color through photoshop (Adobe 1998) and when saving for web (sRGB) but so far the above questions are my biggest concerns. If a specific lightbulb matters (or any Daylight balanced will do?) and how to balance the room light with monitor brightness? I figure when the monitor is calibrated (default settings seem to be really correct when I go through the whizard) I don't need to adjust anything on the monitor, just the brightness of the light?
lastly, where does the light have to be? Behind monitor, or behind me. I heard that obvious thing is you don't want a glare created by light behind you...
Can anyone please help me out?

I find having diffuse light above and off to the side is what I prefer - and not too bright - though often I process images at night with no light on whatsoever. I have a shaded lamp that mostly lets the light out the top, where it bounces off the ceiling and makes the room lighting quite soft.
If you have daylight lighting coming in during the day (e.g., through windows as I do), for consistency's sake it might be good to try to match it (e.g., with something like the CREE LED bulbs Home Depot sells, specifically the Daylight model). Of course, if you put it in a shaded lamp it can end up a different color. For a long while I had CFL bulbs in the lamps in my office (where I edit) and the difference between my perceptions of things while editing actually WERE night and day, because the fluorescent light color is just nasty.
A bit off topic, but... I'm becoming a big fan of these new CREE LED bulbs. I took a photo of our kitchen lit by these (Daylight models) with daylight coming in a window in the photo, and the light color from outside and in matched surprisingly well - "Daylight" is actually a pretty accurate term. Indoor photos with windows usually show interior lighting looking a deep orange by comparison to overly bluish outdoor light.
-Noel

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