1. No matter how much you protest, in America, money talks and all else walks.
1. No matter how much you protest, in America, money talks and all else walks.
1. Sometimes, no matter how much you protest here in the Land of the Free, money talks and all else walks.Kelly O
2. Getting arrested in a kayak takes a helluva lot longer than getting arrested on the side of the road.
2. Getting arrested in a kayak takes a helluva lot longer than getting arrested on the side of the road. Kelly O
3. If you get arrested, like city council member Mike OBrien did, you should still smile and take some selfless with your phone.
3. If you get arrested, like city council member Mike O’Brien did, you should still smile and take some selfies with your phone. Kelly O
4. Seattle aint bad lookin at the crack of dawn. Also, harbor seals, in addition to being dog mermaids, are extremely curious.
4. Seattle ain’t bad lookin’ at the crack of dawn. Also, seals, in addition to being dog mermaids, are extremely curious. Kelly O
5. Drones are more annoying than helicopters.
5. Drones are more annoying than helicopters. Kelly O
6. Its really difficult to measure 500 feet out on the water.
6. It’s really difficult to visually measure “500 feet” out on the open water. Kelly O
8. Seeing the Polar Pioneer dwarfing not just the kayakers, but Mount Rainier too, really sucks.
8. Seeing the Polar Pioneer dwarfing not just the kayakers, but Mount Rainier too, really really sucks. Kelly O
9. If the police say OH, HELL NO! to your giant #SHELLNO banner, they WILL take it.
9. If the police say “OH, HELL NO!” to your giant “#SHELLNO” banner, they WILL take it. Kelly O
10. See?
See? Kelly O
10. If youre going to do a thing, go big or go home (and/or go to jail.)
10. If you’re REALLY gonna do a thing, go big or go home, right? Kelly O
11. The skipper of this Lummi canoe had an amazing amount of empathy (see the Morning News).
11. The excellent human in this Lummi canoe has an amazing amount of empathy (see the Morning News). Kelly O
12. Watching the Polar Pioneer head out to sea, was more depressing than I thought it would be.
12. Watching the Polar Pioneer head out to sea, was a whole lot more depressing than I personally thought it would be. Kelly O

Kelly O—formerly a Stranger staff photographer, music writer, Drunk of the Week columnist, and more!—finished art school and a soul-crushing internship at a corporate advertising agency in Detroit,...