Mission Mission

Our pal Annie learned something last week on her way to 16th and Valencia. Here’s how it starts:

I was walking quickly on 16th Street, keenly aware of the six minutes that remained before I’d be late — and I hate being late — when I heard a man call out to a woman. “Excuse me! Miss?” he said. I kept walking. He kept calling. Then I turned and realized he was talking to me.

I am ashamed to admit that when a strange man approaches me in the city, my first instinct is to wonder if he wants money or to sexually harass me. Because of this response, I am always a little guarded. I looked at the man slowly.

Read on.

Pretty! Reader Eric D. tells us they come courtesy of Friends of the Urban Forest. Thanks, all!

Says Emergency_In_SF:

VAULT FIRE: initially 3,400 without power in Mission. Now only 300 affected and being placed on generators per PG&E.

Link. Everybody okay?

Go get a cappuccino in the afternoon, tweet a picture of it, get a Chimay on the house for happy hour? Easy peasy. You’re welcome! Link.

What will you do when the pigeons go all North Korea on us? What will you do?

Photo by razorfrog.

Previously:

KevMo Loves Potrero del Sol Skatepark

Drunk Skaters Skate Down Grassy Hill in Dolores Park

The Fix-Push Skateboarding Revolution!!!!

Check it out, there’s this person called rat_fink on Flickr who basically takes pictures of nothing but Volvos, often in the Mission. Some of the Volvos are noteworthy (?) thanks to fancy hood ornamentation (see below) or subtly humorous (?) hood ornamentation (see above), but many are not notable at all. Volvos, Volvos, Volvos, as far as the eye can see.

Previously:

Voodoo Volvo

Remember Volvo

Just caught wind of this gorgeous video of Mission singer/songwriter Sean Hayes. His new album drops on March 2. The video was produced by clean white lines, a video blog that has been doing some amazing work for local bands.

While you’re on a Sean Hayes kick, check out this tune he wrote inspired by stories of the Mission area during 1906 earthquake, “Dolores Guerrero”:

Video by Matthew Ginnard.

Do yourself a favor and read this post by The Tens.