A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

What are you doing for Solstice?

If you’re in the Toronto area, be sure to click through for more information on the Toronto Winter Swimming Club (which has lots of members from BME) — we’re going out for a solstice swim today (and swim regularly in the winter water if you can’t come today). Come along, it’s fun!

Anyway, I’m taking a break until the New Year. I hope everyone enjoyed 2006, and thank you all for the support and photos, stories, and help.

Comments

36 responses to “What are you doing for Solstice?”

  1. Jay Avatar
    Jay

    Happy Holidays, Shannon!

  2. Hanargh Avatar

    The man on the right will be cutting my face this time next week :]

  3. *swainny* Avatar
    *swainny*

    happy christmas shannon, happy new year too. dont get too plastered lol!

  4. ÈMþRê§§ Avatar
    ÈMþRê§§

    You run a great site Shannon.
    Have a very special Christmas & Happy New Year.
    Hugz x

  5. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    The midnight swim has been confirmed as 100% legal by the police by the way!

  6. Blake Avatar

    I’d be there with you guys if it were an option. Best of luck, and happy holidays!

  7. decapitater Avatar
    decapitater

    You can’t be serious? 😮 What the frick am I suppose to in two weeks without MODBLOG updates?!

    Guess you’re not going to stay home to keep me entertained, so I’m just gonna wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year! 😉

  8. Frester Avatar
    Frester

    Ditto #7, I need modblog updates D:

  9. lilish Avatar
    lilish

    Yeah I have become quite addicted as of late, but enjoy your break you deserve it!

  10. Emily Avatar
    Emily

    silly Canadians! actually, i think that i’d like to do that one (or many) day(s)… we’ll see.

  11. Pyro Lizard Avatar
    Pyro Lizard

    I’ll be doing a winter swim, as well. Mostly out of boredom, because I didn’t have anything else to do today (tried to get a few friends to go, but they wouldn’t). The nearest lake around here is already frozen over, however. I’m going to have to cut out a swimming hole 🙂

  12. Vienna Avatar

    Canada. x3 Happy New Year Shannon.

  13. XslimerX Avatar
    XslimerX

    i do that almost every day

  14. decapitater Avatar
    decapitater

    11# Bring someone with you, just to be safe. It’s quite a shock when you dive into the icy water but you will feel sooo good afterwards 🙂

  15. Masticate Avatar

    You tell your friend I want his shoes !!! ¬¬

  16. Anselm Avatar
    Anselm

    Frohe Sonnenwende! Enjoy your break, looking forward to more ModBlog in ’07! Looks like I’ll be aquiring a new computer this week (So I can FINALLY read BME at home!) so it sucks that I won’t have MB to keep me busy, but at least I’ll have 2 months of BME backlog to look through!

  17. Masticate Avatar

    Oh yeah happy holidays by the way! enjoy christmas and new years!!!!

  18. Hannah Avatar
    Hannah

    Have a great break, going to miss the daily modblog updates!
    Think I’ll be giving winter swimming a miss though- I went swimming in Sweden once and it was the msot uncomfortable I’ve ever been. Turns out cold water + nipple piercing = pain…

  19. lala Avatar
    lala

    I still love that tattoo sleeve…:P

  20. Dagon Avatar

    I really want his boots…

  21. Lone Ronin Avatar
    Lone Ronin

    GAAA! No updates?!

    Enjoy your swim Shannon, I’ll be doing a sweatlodge over the “longest night.” Have a Happy & Joyous Holiday to you and all your devoted readers.

  22. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    Midnight swimming was awesome, and we had (private) security trying to find us after a chopper saw us swimming and my truck parked on the beach to spotlight the water….

  23. Metal Maiden Avatar
    Metal Maiden

    Happy Holidays Shannon and thankyou for your continued hard work :o)

    I have to wait for July before I can go winter swimming. Summers here!! WayyyyHeyyyyy

  24. Strechearstrong Avatar
    Strechearstrong

    happy holidays shannon !
    and thank you for the best site on the freakin planet!

    best wishes en kisses from Rob and sanne from belgium!

  25. Ozmo Avatar
    Ozmo

    whats a poor english boy to do with no mod blog, oh well good work have a good christmas i know i will

  26. Giles Wallwork Avatar

    MERRY CHRISTMAS FELLOW MOD-BLOGGERS

    Mistah G

  27. Lola Avatar
    Lola

    I love the tuque guy left arm tats, would like to see his back piece. Seems cold but fun…

  28. gato Avatar
    gato

    gotta

  29. gato Avatar
    gato

    SOLSTICE SHRINKAGE 06′… maybe you should make shirts for that haha… SOLSTICE SHRINAGE 06′ “Come for the icey water, stay for the icey weiners” lmao…. word to ya mothah…

  30. Katia Avatar
    Katia

    i have that rainbow hat.

  31. Wilburt Avatar

    how was the swim?
    happy holidays and such 😉

  32. Pyro Lizard Avatar
    Pyro Lizard

    My swim was awesome! I got my neighbor to swim at the last minute, and one of the friends I brought to supervise jumped in as well. It was insanely cold however, and I should’ve known to avoid the frosted metal rails 😛

  33. Em Avatar
    Em

    I discovered Modblog this year – Shannon, you’ve got me addicted!
    Thanks and happy holidays.

  34. L1ZZARD Avatar

    Wow. We have a Polar Plunge here to raise money for cancer research or something. There aren’t many in the area who embrace swimming in cold water. I’d give it a try. Happy Holidays!

  35. Mira Avatar
    Mira

    I would love to do this, except everytime I go to lake Ontairo their are dead fish everywhere, so it’s sort of kept me away from even considering swimming….

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