Mission Mission

In today’s edition of “The People’s Guide” over at Curbed SF, celebrated Missionite Beth Spotswood tells us all about life in her little corner of the neighborhood, a corner she dubs “Suburban Mission”:

Local customs of note: Placing one’s boombox to one’s window and sharing 1960′s do-wop with one’s entire block, saying hello to everyone one passes on the sidewalk, marveling at the line outside of flour+water, gardening, trick-or-treating, Christmas decor 12 months a year, passive-agressive anonymous note-leaving, printed beautifully in really great fonts (see photo).

Charming! Read on.

And then sometimes when you’re wandering around the neighborhood at night you catch a blurry glimpse of a no-handed, one-footed yeti who has my head.

(pic by Villy Wang)

We Built This City brings us this fresh Ribity at Mission & Richland:

(Any explanation for the x-eye on the left Ribity?)

We Built This City captured this stunner of a shot today.

Seems like only yesterday I was marveling at the glories of that grand old place.

This dude was so busy freaking out all the children with his fancy stilt-work, he had to leash his attack puppy to a fire hydrant to guard the Airstream (and prevent unnecessary hipster maulings).  Yes, it’s being towed by an Acura SUV with a kayak.

Let’s see, I’m just going to categorize this one as “Life in the Mission” and call it a day.

Previously:

Global Warming is Real

Two conclusions from today’s 77-degree day:

• Climate change is real
• Most of you don’t care about football

[photo by potential past]

It looks like that one dude is giving a recital of some kind. Three o’clock in the morning, time for a poetry reading?

Mission Mission operatives sent us this dramatically blurry photo last night. Let us tell you its tale.

BMW parks on 24th near Valencia. BMW driver opens door without looking.

Muni is passing by. Side mirror of bus catches door of BMW. BMW door loses.

I can only imagine if it had been a bicycle and not a bus.

Since it happens to be closed off to traffic from Mariposa to 19th. Something is going down near the 18th Street intersection, as there are firetrucks, cruisers, and even DPT Cushmans on the scene, in addition to that auspicious black truck-van.  So, unless you prefer to be late in whatever endeavors you undertake this morning, try to find another route.

UPDATE!!! Apparently this closure was due to the fact that GRENADES were found there!  Too much Call of Duty, folks.

Even James Joyce needed to start somewhere.  In case you didn’t know, there’s a unique little preschool here in the Mission whose mission is to prepare children to always respect and exude creativity through art, music, and other non-traditional methods (like constructing forts and giant robots).  If you’re a little confused, fear not, since they will be hosting a documentary at Brava Theater demonstrating exactly what makes the Buen Dia Family School and its methods so special.   Check out all the details here.

All I know is that I wish I had the chance to construct giant robots in preschool!

[Photo by Kozy Shack]