Mission Mission

One of the first big, highly trafficked stories Mission Mission ever had was about a gang of bees attacking the Mission (be sure to click through and dig those crazy pics). This was a few years back. Today, the bees are back.

Says Star:

Just saw a gigantic swarm of displaced bees at 14th & Valencia. It was intense! A plague, I say. [link]

And here Misa explains the picture she took (above):

SFPD & beekeeper busy working to save a swarm of bees on 14th & valencia [link]

Below is a shot by SFist reader Blair’s friend Carol. The bees are the dark triangle above the door:

And an even better shot by Squeaky Clean Dave:

Thanks to SFist editor Brock Keeling for the tip (and for linking our original bee post way back in the day). See below for a bunch of followup posts wherein you can learn a ton about bees and beekeeping and being an EMERGENCY BEEKEEPER.

Here’s a little Wednesday-afternoon psychology exercise (via Allie, my favorite Ann Arbor-based blogger (not pictured)):

Do you ever see people on the street and wonder what it’s like to know them? Sometimes I think about the people I know and how they look to strangers on the street. What do the strangers think of them? Think of someone who’s really important to you. What would you have thought of that person if you just saw them on the street and didn’t know them? Would you think they were remarkable-looking at all? [link]

Whoa! Noodle that for a while.

So, I immediately thought of my friend Al (pictured, not to be confused with Allie). Al is moving to New York tomorrow, so she’s about to get regarded by a lot of strangers. They’ll probably think she’s remarkable looking.

UPDATE: I’m halfway through this post and Al herself IMs me. This is amazing:

Alex: I was too busy getting spit on
me: spit on?
Alex: yes!
on Haight
me: haha
Alex: some dude just was like angry at the world
younger, fairly attractive homeless kid
‘fuck you’
spits on me
like out of nowhere
me: haha!
omg al
you are making my day
Alex: why?
me: thats a riot!
Alex: it wasn’t that cool
just sayin
me: i know
i’m blogging about this
i’m already halfway through a farewell al post, but this is the icing on the cake
Alex: are you shitting me

No, Al, I’m not shitting you. More importantly, I guess now we know what strangers think of you. I’ll miss you though.

Just now a limousine (not pictured) cruised past the liquor store at 20th and Bryant. A drunk standing out front shouted at it:

You got Neil Diamond in there!? He’s a fat rat!!

So, yeah, Neil Diamond probably was not in the Mission.

[Photo by marshall313]

Wait a second. Is this an impostor?

The real rad dog, as we all know, loves Funyuns, so either this is an impostor trying to capitalize on the dog’s popularity to push health food, OR, the dog legitimately likes health food and junk food. Reasonable, I suppose.

[via Liz Brent]

SF Appeal reports:

A woman was stabbed and a man was shot in separate incidents that occurred within an hour and a block of each other in San Francisco’s Mission District early this morning, police said.

The stabbing was reported shortly after 1:05 a.m. near Mission and 16th streets, according to police.

The victim, a 27-year-old woman, got into a fight with a man who cut her on the leg with a machete and then fled, police said.

Read on.

Maybe the Turtles have been using porta potties as their secret enter/exit strategy all along! That would explain the recent addition of porta potties at Dolores Park, right? Regardless, I did not go inside to investigate further.

This little chili is all at once a little bit happy to see you, but also overheated from running in the desert heat, and experiencing some nervousness that is inspiring unfortunate violent actions toward a specific taco.

You can figure it out for yourself at El Gran Taco Loco. (warning, autoplay music)

I’m so excited, I’m having a hard time writing this post. Can’t think straight. Here’s the deal: Our buddy Chef Anthony Myint just told us he’s doing the food for the boutique bowling alley thing we heard about last month.

It’s called Mission Bowling Club, and it sounds pretty rad. More importantly, the menu will include the MISSION BURGER — that storied mass of heaven incarnate we all miss so much. And get this: VEGAN BURGER TOO. That’s right.

Phewf. I’m gonna need a nap just thinking about this. Can’t wait! Thanks, Anthony!

[Photo by porkbelly24]

Full press release after the jump:

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Let’s all play this Hot Chip song and look at some pictures:

It started out chill. You could just wander out onto the floor and trip out on the fog and lasers. And then the soundtrack kept getting more and more irresistible.

With a no-rules dance party, you run the risk of your playlist being too messy, too all-over-the-place — not cohesive. Not the case here. These guys covered a lot of musical ground, across numerous decades, but everything went together seamlessly.

So, Fog and Laser turned into a rager:

Can’t wait for the next one. Or for more laser portraits:

[All photos via Fog and Laser]