Mission Mission

Getting too close at Benders.

Broke-Ass Stuart has put together a deal whereby you pay only $25 for $50 worth of merchandise at Good Vibrations. Undeniable deal, right? Check it out!

[Photo by Steve Rhodes]

“Here was Sophie,” explains Fashionist, “in a Peggy Noland standing casually in line at Tartine.”

And why not? Also, she found this expensive designer thing at Community Thrift! Dang! Anyway, I didn’t know what Peggy Noland meant before just now, but I’m impressed.

Definitely read the rest of the story, and definitely follow the link to the Peggy Noland online store and check out what’s up this season.

As part of some kind of MTV thing or something, Ludacris made an appearance at Thurgood Marshall High School last week. He tells the kids to keep education first. Also, some stuff about God.

SFist has the video right here.

Apparently if you stare at it long enough, you’ll see a sailboat.

Relax your eyes.

[Photo by Helena]

Previously:

An Oddfellow Point of View

Telstar Logistics has the full report:

Telstar Logistics visited San Francisco’s Chinatown last weekend, and along the way we encountered one of the simplest and most delightful examples of public art that we’ve come across in quite some time.

Read on.

And you bet your ass they know how precious it is. Look at him regarding it so lovingly!

Lucky ducks!

[Photo by Dalton Blanco] [via no hope]

Previously:

Redweiser: The Next Four Loko

Hey look at all these professionals walking down Market Street around Van Ness and Civic Center!  It’s finally turning into that mainstream walkable avenue the city was looking for when it closed Market to private vehicular transportation.  That was quick!  All hail our European transformation!

Oh, what’s that?  This is just the epic procession of passengers forced to go above ground due to the latest Muni Fail?  Ah, I should have guessed from the body language of the woman front and center.  You can almost hear her wailing, “Why Muni?  Whyyyyyyyyyyyy?????”  I’m not the only one who’s thinking it’s times like this when I’m happy I ride a bike to work!

Every time I ride BART, I’ve always noticed the sign at the bottom of the escalator that forcefully commands, “No Bikes on Escalator,” and have wondered why that is the case.  A periodic loudspeaker announcement clarifies that it’s for our own safety and that of our fellow BART riders, but this has always seemed like a cop-out to me.

I really can’t tell what’s so dangerous about holding a bike on an escalator while it’s moving upwards.  Surely, you don’t need to monopolize the whole escalator like the person above is doing; there is plenty of space to fit both you and your bicycle while also keeping an avenue open on the left side for others who want to pass.  Moreover, doesn’t it seem even more dangerous for a smallish individual to attempt to lug his or her bicycle up that daunting BART staircase?

Some quick research reveals that while some people are completely against the idea, certain situations sometimes make it a necessity.  So, how do YOU feel about bikes on escalators?  Can anyone provide a cogent reason for why this is a forbidden practice?

[Photo by tinka516]

What’s that? You’ve never taken Dolores Street all the way south to where it terminates into San Jose Avenue? It’s a fun journey, palm-lined the whole way, like a skinny, epicly hilly, miles-long extension of Dolores Park itself. AND, according to the San Jose/Guerrero Neighborhood website, that extension might get a nice little (really little) parklet-like public space at the end.

Dolores Park South, here we come!

See here if you want to know what all those letters mean.