198) It was a relatively quiet morning when I visited this West Seattle box… until I told that box that it would be entry number 198. Then all hell broke loose. From what I understand, this box’s life is filled with near-misses and also-rans. It almost earned a ride on the space shuttle. It almost saw Jake Gyllenhaal at a Starbucks. And now, it was almost the 200th box. Tough luck, indeed.

192) Did you watch the recent Twin Peaks season on Showtime? If so, then this photo will make perfect sense to you. I’m wearing a t-shirt with the names of four deceased musicians. The crosswalk sign flashes a “2? while the bus responds with a “C.” But who is this CAMO (or CAMQ?) who visited this mailbox? Another visitor to the Dark Lodge, perhaps?

185) One thing that I’ve learned during the course of this project is that mailboxes can be very single-minded. Take this guy, for example, His job is to use his fine snorkel feature to collect mail from cars, not from pedestrians who might enjoy using the snorkel. Because his senses aren’t terribly acute, however, I found that you can get away with using the snorkel if you just pretend to be in a car. Silly mailbox.

80) Oh look, we’re back over to West Seattle to visit this box that is uniquely focused on the insurance industry. Just imagine how many policies have been mailed from here… gives you the shivers, doesn’t it? If you want to feel the shivers for yourself, you just have to go over to California Ave SE at SW College Street, but like the sign on the door says, No Pets.

38) True Story: When I was setting up this West Seattle shot, all I was really trying to do was make sure the water was showing. It wasn’t until just now that I noticed that the Statue of Liberty totally photobombed me. If you head over to Alki Ave SW at 61st Ave SW, she might photobomb you, too.