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The Schmoozing Plan

I nearly froze my butt off at Ice Alaska on Saturday. The temperature hovered around -15°F all day long; B and I only lasted an hour at the park Saturday afternoon, while Beth and I only lasted an hour Saturday night. And that included a warm-up break.

Governor Murkowski was in town this weekend for the multi-block awards ceremony Saturday night. He came into the warm-up hut after the ceremony and his speech Saturday.

The governor stood in one corner, flanked by security, looking important and waiting for someone to come shake his hand. As he stood there, a mere feet from my own warming up, everyone else went about their business of Drinking Cocoa And Warming Up. Murkowski got frustrated his plan, the Schmoozing Plan, was not being taken seriously and disappeared into a back room to pout.

Fast forward to Sunday night when the governor is joined by John Leguizamo for the official Ice Age - The Meltdown kid's park opening. The ice ribbon is cut with big ass propane torches and Mr. Leguizamo accompanies Governor Murkowski into the warm-up hut and is accosted by handshakes.

One couldn't get into the warm-up hut without tripping over Alaskans wide-eyed over this Real Live Celebrity! See, we usually only get the Real Dead Celebrities this far north, as celebrities have delicate constitutions and Alaska isn't for the delicate. The governor stood behind Mr. Leguizama and his attention being very surly.

You have to love Alaskans.

I also want to point out publicly that I did not break any sculpture, and that photographic evidence will prove that it is still in tact. But really, wouldn't you want to see if the whole thing turned?

I added a few more photos to my Flickr set and will be posting others on my photolog as the week stretches on. I hope to get back some other evening and beat my tripod into submission for some better night shots.