Infrastructure
Fog vs Sutro, Bird vs SF
I was over at Ft. Baker the other day and was trying to build a monster panorama going from the Bay Bridge to the Golden Gate but it got utterly borked. Here are some parts I was able to salvage.
Sutro sacrificing itself to the fog so the boat could escape:
Remain calm. The giant bird hovering over San Francisco will be gone soon. (Do not make eye contact.)
If Ansel Adams shot Glen Canyon
If Ansel Adams shot Sutro
Heston, Sutrito, Green Bernal, Cranes
A Christmas hike up Bernal.
Life on Mars:
@dtetto‘s suggested caption:
(Except it would obviously be dogs atop future Bernal, not apes. “Get your stinkin’ paws off me you damn dirty dog!”)
Sutrito in full bloom:
Bernal getting green:
Islands of San Francisco:
The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming!
Defend the revolution! Vote La Lengua!
The comments are quite entertaining — a bro standing on a boat a catamaran called us ghetto. THAT IS SO AWESOME
In serious news, pop over to the Red Cross and donate to help out those hit by the 6-alarm Western Addition fire (and to those affected by disaster nationwide).
Burrito Justice Holiday Suggestions
Looking for gifts? Why not consider the finely crafted Islands of San Francisco poster? If neighborhoods were islands, and streets canals. Zazzle link and backstory).
Note: for Zazzle orders, enter coupon code FASTSHIPSALE for 50% off 2-day and express shipping. And I just saw ZAZZLEMAIL92 over at retailmenot.com that is supposed to get you 10% off orders over $20, but don’t know if that works or not.
Shirts! I think you like shirts, especially Sutro shirts:
Colors and text are editable when you pick a shirt — there’s a black and white Sutro stencil for light and dark shirts.
And then there’s the surprisingly popular reductio ad absurdum BART map/shirt:
(The map’s Zazzle link and backstory.)
Don’t forget Seismogenic’s San Franthropomorphism 2012 Calendars:
Mission-based Boombotix has some sweet little rechargeable speakers (USB & Bluetooth), which are surprisingly loud:
(Try entering nitroELF as a coupon code at checkout, no idea what it gets you but just saw it on their Twitter feed.)
Anyway, that’s just a start, but you’d better get cracking or you will be running around in an absolute panic like me in about two days.
Bernal Meteor
Attempts to identify this meteor were unsuccessful.
Note this coincides with recent launch activity on the part of BASA. What are the hill people up to?
Oh Sutrobaum, Oh Sutrobaum…
„O Sutrobaum, O Sutrobaum, du bist rot und weiß, sitzt auf grün.” *
„O Sutrobaum, O Sutrobaum, dein Lichter blinkt so schön.”
*Ich wähle Reim über Grammatik.
Space through the Wires
ISS passing over SF on 18 December just before 6PM, emerging through the fog. 1 minute exposure.
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