Mission Mission

Looking for something to do with all those extra acid doses you somehow ended up with last weekend from Dolores Park?  Well, have we got just thing for you!  From the creators:

We’ll be filling a pitch black space with thousands of balloons way above head level. We’re custom building special motion-sensitive LEDS that light up and then fade out to go inside many of the balloons.  Come rediscover the playful side of life as you wade your way through a pitch-black sea of thousands of balloons that respond to your movements with ethereal glows of light.

Part dance party, part existential crisis, and totally FREE!  Check out all the details here!

I was walking home drunk the other night and took this picture, I think because I thought “OOPF” was funny. But I don’t remember where it was. (Not that it’s very important.)

So how about, whoever identifies the location where this photo was taken will win a prize?

It’s been sold out for days, but I’m sure you can find your way in somehow if you’re determined. Me, I’m on my way out of town because my little sister is graduating from grad school. Otherwise I’d be there with bells on. The Dead Milkmen. At Slim’s.

I saw them last year at SXSW (and blogged about how weird it was seeing them open for Odd Future) and I can assure you they’ve still got it. They are not a nostalgia act.

That being said, let’s listen to one of my favorite forgotten oldies:

[via Talent Is An Asset]

The iconic portrait used to look like this:

Now it looks like this:

Stellar work, Mr. Pickle’s.

Reader Claire notified us of some interesting new branding over at Crate & Barrel. I have kindly reproduced the listed contents of the Dolores Park set below, for those of you who don’t have 20/20 vision:

• Burger/bratwurst sauce
• Barbecue sauce
• Burger press
• Insulated cooler tote (not the first insulated cooler bag to be associated with the Dolores brand, by the way)
• Mini-grill of some Nordic brand

Now, I’m not sure if this is due to the recent “discovery” of the Mission, the growing commercialization of Dolores Park, some disgruntled employees making a funny, or some combination of the above. What I’ve learned is that somewhere, somebody’s idea of Dolores Park involves saucy burgers and the cutest shade of lime green.

Or as Claire would put it:

Game over Dolores Park. Game over.

[Photo via joshuamcgee]

It is now warm enough to enjoy ice cream. Sweet. What has two thumbs and loves Bi-Rite Creamery’s chocolate coconut vegan ice cream? THIS GUY.

Most ice cream places provide a vegan option in the form of a fruit sorbet, and those are great, but they do not really ring your ice cream chimes. This one does, and you can get it on a vegan cone.

Bi-Rite also currently has a Morrissey-themed vegan sundae combining aforementioned ice cream, blueberry compote, and crushed Newman O’s. Has anyone tried it? I didn’t find it as compelling as a good old fashioned scoop on a cone, but if I’m missing out, let me know!

After Sunday’s fire displaced at least 37 Mission District residents, Ellen from the McCoppin Hub Neighborhood Association writes to let us know:

The San Francisco Friends School at 250 Valencia St is hosting a quick
donation drive [Tuesday] through Friday in their lobby from 8am-6pm daily.
Top requested items are new/gently-used clothing for adults and kids,
toiletries, blankets. (Housewares and other items may be part of a
future drive at another location when the immediate needs have been
met.)

SF Friends School is also hosting a Neighborhood Meeting to discuss
what is needed and co-ordinate efforts on Thursday May 10th, 5-6pm. A
Red Cross Representative will attend. All community members and other
aid organizations are welcome. Please join to show your support and
brainstorm what we can do next.

[photo by nancymancias]

Just got a cute reminder from Andrew Sarkarati:

Hey friends,

I’m going to bike to Palo Alto tomorrow for Bike to Work Day, so I have to leave at 6:30am before all of the energizer stations open. Unfortunately, that means I’m going to miss out on the awesome Bike to Work Day tote bag that I look forward to so much each year. Even sadder is the fact that my bag from last year broke about a month ago when I tried to stuff too much sushi into it during a 2am Safeway run.

However, if one of you were able to pick up an extra tote bag for me tomorrow, I would be tremendously grateful! Anyone up to the task by any chance?

Best,
Andrew

A bag-busting quantity of 2am Safeway sushi!? Oh, Andrew. Anyway, SF Bike Coalition has maps and full energizer station details right here. Bike to work tomorrow!

P.S. Our pal Lindsey got the same email and suggested the following:

Win A Date With Andrew Sarkarati. A contest where a bunch of hot chicks get Andrew tote bags & leave their phone numbers in it, and then we put them all into a helmet & whoever’s number is drawn gets a dinner with Andrew at Pancho Villa.

We’re not officially going to do this, but if any hot chicks are interested, you can find Andrew’s contact info here.

My favorite local t-shirt company Cool Try just dropped this killer new design. Order one here if you’d like to wear your Cali pride on your sleeve. (SF residents get free shipping as always.)

Now let’s rock: