This is slightly embarrassing, to score so high. Oh, well.
It is indeed a self-portrait; I was thinking about Lance Armstrong's second book, called (with a double measure of appropriateness) Every Second Counts, a copy of which is in the bookcase just out of shot.
I was also trying to recapture something of an earlier self-portrait:
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Heh! I was wondering if this was you. You're a handsome fellow - Mrs. Ubique done good when she caught you. :-)
Ha! I showed her this comment. Unfortunately she was drinking tea at the time so I got a bit wet. When she'd recovered enough to speak, she gasped, "ROFLMAO" (whatever that means).
Hmm. Hat looks familiar. Interesting that my eyes continue to move from the light switch to the partial picture frame to the glasses to the watch to the light switch.... Clockwise around a blank center. Great sharpness for a second. I like this a lot.
Interesting choice for the challenge. A thought provoking B&W. It doesn't illustrate the 1 second exposure concept for me - and I can't connect the title to the photo or the challenge.