Mission Mission

No cover! And Chris Thayer is a fucking riot! And Oldies Night kicks in right afterward!

RSVP and invite your friends!

David of course is most famous for being one of the architects of the beautifully designed website you’re currently reading, but he’s also got many other talents. This latest batch of offerings just gives me tickle after tickle, and they’re all available in a wide variety of sizes and colors. David explains:

There are about a million adorable articles of clothing one can buy for one’s baby, but I wanted to do something special for my own son. I put together a few designs inspired by my favorite themes from children’s toys and games. I shared them with some friends and the response was so positive, I’ve decided to put them up for sale.

But don’t worry, there are adult sizes too! Read on for more talk and pics or go straight to the shirt store.

First OMG the Mish speculated that the big “Hollywood production” being filmed at La Taqueria was possibly “Burrito Justice: The Movie.”

Then Uptown Almanac investigated and found out the shoot was actually a FEMA production, and wondered why.

Finally, Burrito Justice (not the movie) tied everything together, citing a Mission Mission post from waaaay back, involving this still-disturbing image from some sort of official earthquake-preparedness website, circa 2008:

Eek!

[Photo by Uptown Almanac]

Here’s how, if you’re our pal Abby, you explain to a non-English-speaking acquaintance the finer points of how to have an awesome time in Dolores Park:

I mean, not really. But they’re putting the finishing touches on the new facade and it’s looking more or less like an actual restaurant again. And they said before “June at the latest,” so it could be any day now!

Looks weird, right? That’s because it’s supposed to be in ALL CAPS but it’s not. Our pal TK of 40 Going On 28 did some digging and came upon a horrible truth:

“In 2009, the city adopted something called the Federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, which says street signs are harder to read in all capital letters.”

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DO YOU REALIZE WHAT THIS MEANS? We will slowly convert citywide to boring, lowercase signs. In fact, we may be the last generation of San Franciscans to enjoy ALL CAPS street signs. I wonder how long before there aren’t any left.

Sad beans! Read on for more pics and analysis.

(Although, I used to write all the captions to my photos on Tumblr in all caps and then my friend Tag made fun of me for it so I stopped, and I think my Tumblr got better because of it somehow. Maybe San Francisco will get better too?)

[Photo by rickinsf]

Our pal Doc Pop, often a proponent of digital technology over analog, has been experimenting with film lately, and today he mashed digital and analog up by making a batch of killer GIFs from photos he took with some crazy old camera with four lenses.

Amongst all the crummy old loaner cameras in the Noisebridge dark room I found a Nishika N8000, a camera that shoots 4 side by side lenses that trigger simultaneously to capture multiple points of an object. These cameras shoot on common 35mm film, but the final process of printing on lenticular prints is a bit of a pain, so I decided to try my hand at animating each shot as a .gif.

Read on for the rest of the pics and a thorough explanation of his process.

Old World Food Truck will be serving them up at Mission Dispatch today, along with:

tempeh reuben, Chicken schnitzel-wich special, potato and cheese pierogi..and now homemade salt, vinegar and smoky paprika chips…oh and did I mention some SodaCraft soda to wash it all down!

Dang.

Here’s the deal, straight from Flavorpill:

Join us at the Elbo Room on Thursday, June 14 from 7-9pm when we team up with arts nonprofit Root Division and Southern Sandwich Co. for a Food Truck Happy Hour, and that’s exactly how you’ll be getting your grub on. Better yet, Sapporo Premium beer is on tap, so you can whet your whistle while you chow down and get down to a DJ set from Water Borders.

But you must RSVP here!

Tumblr user woolfshirt has been impacted by Muni’s rerouting of buses onto SVN:

If you live in the Mission, you’ll also know that they’ve temporarily rerouted the 14 (and the more benign 48) to a mostly residential strip of South Van Ness. One of the stops happens to be right in front of my door. My stoop is now a bus stop. I didn’t think this would bother me until the Popeye’s bags, melted popsicles and cans of King Cobra started showing up on my stairs. Next, we found empty wallets and purses. A few weeks later, a crack smoker decided to take up residence on our stoop. And lately, some creeper* has taken it upon himself to sit on our steps as he waits for his morning ride and make disgusting comments as I’m leaving my apartment.

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So in short, fuck you Muni. Fuck you litterbugs. Fuck you creeper. Fuck you purse snatchers. I know this bullshit is temporary, but I’m soooo tired of it and I needed to vent.

Read on for further details and a relevant photo.

[Map by Mission Local]