Mission Mission

Our pal Jenny Odell, word-renowned repurposor of Google Maps satellite images, has a new shirt available on Threadless this week. It’s 104 Airplanes!

I Am Bummed. (Right?)

[via WBTC]

Update: And, it’s gonna be a fancy grilled cheese place.

24th and Bryant.

[via Meesha]

Update: And, the finished piece.

Rice Cracker Sushi is popping up tonight at Dear Mom, and I can’t wait to see what exactly some of these curious sushi rolls entail!

It’s a drink on the menu at Rock Bar. First it’s great because it’s fun to order. Then it’s great because it contains Powers Irish Whiskey, Averna, St. Germain, and Angostura and creole bitters.

(The new bowling machine was not immediately enthralling, but it could grow on me.)

They played a sold-out show at Slim’s last Thursday night, and I’m sure this rendition of “Bitchin’ Camaro,” full of praise for San Francisco, Philadelphia, reality television and gay marriage, was a highlight:

(Thanks, Uselysses!)

SFist reports:

[A] representative of the now-shuttered bowling alley was spotted checking out the space left vacant by a Delano’s Market at 27th and Geary. Adding some legitimacy to the rumors that Serra Bowl could eventually re-open out in the avenues, the alley’s owners recently posted on their Facebook page, asking for help scouting out spaces large enough to house a bowling alley. [link]

Meanwhile our former Delano’s is going to be a dumb Fresh & Easy or something?? Tragic!!

Pretty and locally made. Now in stock at Pushbike:

These awesome rucksacks from Freight Baggage are very popular for a daypack. There’s a drawstring closure under the flap, waterproof vinyl liner, and the same great straps as on all the Freight backpacks/rolltops!  We got a couple medium rolltops in stock too and lots of hip packs! [link]

They’ll go quick, so get thee there quicker. (Because one of these beauties would make a great addition to your history of backpacks.)

When Thee Oh Sees play Brick & Mortar Music Hall, something special happens. It’s an intimate venue with a serious sound system, and those are two qualities that really lend themselves to epic Oh Sees shows.

So we’re very excited that the band is playing at this venue again this Wednesday night, with the Mallard, Burnt Ones and Warm Soda opening up. And we’re excited that we get to give away a pair of tickets! If you’d like to play, tell us in the comments section below why you deserve to win. A winner will be chosen based on merit. Contest ends tomorrow (Tuesday, May 15, 2012) at noon.

(To be safe, you might also want to buy tickets here as we’re told the show is very close to selling out.)

For now let’s watch this new Oh Sees video, which depicts what is clearly a typical 24 hours in the life of an Oh Sees tour:

[Video via the Bay Bridged] [Photos by the Tens]

Giant Jenga. I was gonna try and write a little more about this, but what more do you need to know? Giant Jenga.