It's past midnight ...

The new PotW isn't up yet - but the 2003 PoTW are (again). Otherwise, there's a painted Beast Paw up on the paws page and the links page is now active (I'll be adding more shortly).

Another urban legend ...

Some time ago I posted a link to a site describing a woman's solo motorcycle trips through the Chernonyl area ... well, it turns out that while she did visit the area, it was one guided 'tour' in an official car. She did, however, bring a motorcycle helmet. They organized their trip through a Kyiv travel agency and the administration of the Chernobyl zone (and not her father). They were given the same standard excursion that most Chernobyl tourists receive.

It still doesn't lessen the impact of the pictures, just removes the image of a lone motorcyclist puttering through the evacuated zone. The web site is gone, BTW.

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EDIT:
Related links: take an all-day tour of Chernobyl and see the containment sarcophagus (starts at $193 US per person, cheaper for groups); a more detailed debunking of the lone motorcyclist site; Stalker, a film that eerily described the disaster and the evacuated zone some six years in advance ...

Playing catch-up

Last week's picture of the week is up :)

23 May 2004 Here's a set of white werewolf paws ready to go, artfully photographed in a local cemetery.

Yes, silverfoxwolf, they are your paws.

And this one has been up, but I forgot to post it ...

16 May 2004 Max (in his wolf suit) at Ciao Bella. Wonderful things you find in the Santa Cruz mountains; this was one of the figures gracing Ciao Bella, a performance-and-dinner restaurant that defies further description. It's something that must be experienced in person..

I'll get the one for the 30th up as soon as I can :)