The Immortal Shakeface

I've been meaning to add these for a while, and I guess 2am on a Wed. night is as good as any. During our sojourn to Seattle that started this whole blog mess, we were introduced to a beautiful camera technique by one Mr. Kevin Connolly, formerly of Vegas, currently back in the Sunshine State. It's a simple method that yields untold HOURS of silly fun. Take camera. Aim camera at face. Take face. Shake face. Take picture. Hilarity ensues.

Since being introduced to this esoteric art, we've done our part to spread the wonders of documenting the effects of centripetal (centrifugal?) force upon the putty-like substance of human flesh cheeks. I've been privy to a veritable menagerie of Shakeface lunacy: band photos, drunken drooling, fireside intimacy, you name it.

What follows is a small sampling, and keep in mind that we've got near hundreds of these now. I'm glad to give additional samples should the need arise (also keep in mind that we don't even KNOW at least one or two of these folks...)
















And as a special treat, here's Kevin's progeny showing us all how it's done:

Snow This Year, and We Know How to Handle It Now

Last year, it snowed in November, and the Seattlers freaked. So we were waiting day by day this year, trembling in our lack of snow boots. And November passed, and we weren't sure if we were relieved or disappointed.

Then December 1st came around, and the snow came down. And down. And down. And then rain. And more rain. And then floods. And more floods. We were spared everything except for beautiful, blanketing snow, thank God. The Mayor said on the news that 3.5 BILLION gallons of water were dumped on Seattle alone over the weekend. 3.5 BILLION gallons of water.

Anyway, here's some pictures of snow, and no, I did NOT drop or break the camera this year.













Of course, we got a bit giddy, and went to a party (driven there by our friend Garren, who is from Michigan, which makes him better at this snow stuff than us), and some of this happened: