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5.05.2010

Encourage the Blitz!


I'm not much of an ice cream person. Maybe a scoop or cone every couple of months, even in the summer. But this evening ice cream sounded good, so I headed over to Der Weinerschnitzel. (Their drive-thru's open late.) That is where I met Allen, ice cream artist par excellence. Oui! C'est vrai! (Translation: Ya! True dat!)

I did not realize that underneath that Der visor lurked a creative genius of frozen dairy confection artistry. Yet as Allen handed the cone to me, he said that this cone was indeed the most perfect cone he'd made that day. As you can see, it was magnificent, with its drapelike ripples all perfectly stacked upwards. Not one of those messy globs, with melted ice cream dripping all over, this was a cone worthy of note. Naturally, that meant a Blitzette. "Let's get a picture of this!" I said to Allen. "Yeah!" he responded. With impressive ninja-like reflexes, he produced his cell phone out of nowhere. SNAP! He had a pic. By now, I had my cell phone out. I handed the cone back to him and CLICK! I had a pic of the artist and his sculpture. Two shots, destined for posterity. (If my Facebook page and this blog can be considered posterity. Works for me.)

One of the cool things about Blitzing is that you meet new people. Tim and I have met lots and it's definitely one of the perks of the gig. (Sure ain't the money!) But I don't think we've had a new acquaintance suddenly decide to snap random pics along with us, for the fun of it; they usually just pose. Therefore, ahem, I proclaim this a landmark in PhotoBlitz history: A new friend (Allen) got caught up in my PhotoBlitz enthusiasm and was compelled to take a pic along with me, making him...sniffle...a new Blitzer! Sniffle, sniffle. Sorry. This is big and I'm...I'm...I'm just so proud. Give me a moment...

I'm fine.

So, friends, Romans, Blitzers, lend me your ears. We've a new and grand task ahead of us: It's time to encourage the Blitz! When you're going about your everyday life and cool little moments occur, take a pic AND get others -- especially new friends -- to do the same. We're talking small moments that most people won't capture. Stuff that goes on every day, but people miss. Like perfect ice cream cones. Or giant cupcakes. With some enthusiasm and the willingness to make life fun (perhaps appearing a little goofy in the process), we can make this a world where everyone Follows Their Blitz.

Good luck and good Blitz!

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