I've been meaning to post this for a while but never got round to it.

A few weeks ago I arrived at work to be told I was going to have the honour of turning on the local Christmas lights.

As the lights were funded by local businesses raising money with the public as the local council weren't going to - until the last minute when they decided to match whatever was raised - they didn't want a politician doing it.

Anyway, I ended up on the front page of one local newspaper and on page 3 on another.

I guess this kind of makes me a celebrity, although the pictures show why most people wouldn't know it. ;)

I turned on local Christmas lights the other night.

I didn't end up on the front page of any newspapers because of it, but I'm not sure whether this is due to flipping a switch not being a big deal, or because there wasn't a press photographer in my parent's kitchen.

:<

I think it's the lack of photographer.

Although I did have my photo taken with the Mayor at our Christmas Street Fair and didn't know it (was in a different costume with even less visibility). It didn't appear in the newspaper but is probably on our work website.

THAT WAS YOU??!!  8-O

Where are the pics, then?

Where the fuck was the press release?  That's the problem right there!

Are you thinking there are pictures attached to your posts...?

Huh? I didn't do it! Nobody saw me do it. You can't prove anything!

Next time I will take a self-portrait as I do it, then write the stories for stupid lazy buggers who don't bother doing any workdo a press release.

That's better!

Couldn't you turn them off and have the ceremony all over again this time with the self timer involved? Presumably there's multiple chances to do this as they'll turn the lights off anyway before going to bed?

That's a great idea!  No one needs to know he's already lit them!  You sir are a genius! 

Damnit! 
2nd time lucky?

Hurrah!

Sorry, no idea why they didn't attach first time. :s

You make a fine snowman. Something to wear at the next cosplay thing!