Transbay Terminal Illness

This week on I Heart Street Art, I pretend I commute to the city from Berkeley and say mean things about the Transbay Terminal. Oh and nice things about graffiti, which as we all know is a crime:

I Heart Street Art: Transbay Terminal Tag

Mapping Dolores Park Stereotypes

kkr ! recommends taking a look at the hottest thing on Tumblr and Flickr today, a hateful map stereotyping the various folks that like to hang out in Dolores Park. See here for the rest of the bile.

Come Hoard With Me

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whatevsaboutit points us to this golden housing opportunity:

$680 hoarders haven (mission district)

Hello, I am seeking a nice room mate to share my 2 bedroom home.

You won’t have to pay utilities or do any chores so it’s perfect for a young person or a student.

But I cannot have anybody touching or moving my stuff because it would set off a chain reaction of emotions and feelings towards you and towards my things. Hoarding is not a mental illness, it is something environmentally responsible because I don’t like to throw anything away. But the San Francisco Department of public health said my living conditions were unsafe and came in and forcibly removed my things I have been collecting for over 40 years. It traumatized me and I have been rebuilding my collection ever since.

If you are a hoarded this would be a great place because someday, it would be so full of things that we would have to sleep outside. My friend did that in LA but here it might be too cold and the city is very punitive against hoarders and homeless people. Isn’t that ironic? They don’t like homeless people, but they don’t like people with homes either.

Please contact me by email as I am unable to get to the phone right now. I have a phone but it only rings. Once in a while I can get to it but it’s so far away and very hard to get to. If you had a cell phone that would be better.

Link.

Why Isn't There a Mission Farmer's Market?

Our buddy Rachel posed an interesting question just now:

Any theories as to why the mission lacks a walkable farmer’s market? Want. (Not that I don’t adore Alemany. I do.)

I guess theory #1 would be that the people haven’t demanded it. Anyone up for making some demands?

I have to say, that diagonal stretch of Treat where they held Rock Make yesterday was a fun place to browse ironic t-shirt stalls. Might be a fun place to browse organic produce stalls too.

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Bikes and the Park

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Bikes and the City points us to this shot from some New York Times thing of a rad bike perched atop Dolores Park. I mean, it’s a great bike and a nice-looking woman, but c’mon: Everything looks good with that skyline in the background, amirite? You could perch a Republic Bike and an obese retard in that spot and it’d make for a striking shot. Still, link.

I've Tasted Heaven: Macaroni and Cheese in a Flaky Pie Crust

If you know what’s good for you, you’ll encourage @bikebasketpies to add these revolutionary snacks to her regular rotation. For serious, these are something else.

Photo by Dave Schumaker.

For more Mac Battle Royale (w/ Cheese) wrapup, see termie‘s photo set.

Mission Local's Mission Walk

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Mission Local this morning published the results of a weekend photo walk. It’s a nice celebration of both the Mission and walking. Link.

Behind the Scenes of a Fashionist Photo Shoot

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Thanks to Fashionist for letting us sit in.

Previously:

Worst Fashionist Post to Date

Cowboy Boots and Purple

Fashionable Footwear in the Mission

Stack O' Pabsts: Aftermaths

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Pug-Shaped Man Clutch

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Allan Hough

Posts: 7810

Email: allanhough@gmail

Website: http://allanhough.bandcamp.com

Biographical Info:

"I joked that living in the Mission would be the end of me. And there were nights where it felt like the case.

One night I went out with my friend Allan to the bar that no one goes to on 16th Street, where I lost half my drink and money on the dance floor. Later we skated down 16th to Evelyn Lee, where I fell off my board and landed on my head as the 22 bus sped past behind me. A sobering moment. At the bar, I sulked and nursed my wounds until Allan put on Amy Winehouse’s 'Valerie.' We danced, he dipped me, and I felt better."

— My pal Valerie, writing about life in the Mission