fountain accompaniment.
late-night
steamboat springs
Idyllic. All poodles, all the time.
public art #1
i (heart) city park
sunday bloody (mary) sunday
If you are in Denver, you really should visit St. Mark's Coffeehouse.
Five out of six rope-and-harness suppliers give it two thumbs up (or, ten thumbs up, as it were)....
summah so far...
From top:
- Berkeley
- Sutter St., birds waiting for the bus
- Euro 08!
- Valencia & Market
- latest commentary
summer accessorizing
no cars go
nearby forest fires = bellini early am
North San Francisco, 7am-ish, end of June
intrigue, romance, breakfast
Hello, back up and running. No, seriously. No... Seriously. Just watch... (Edinburgh Castle, downpour)
In late June, J and I traveled to Scotland for the wedding of friends Dawn and Eric at Glamis Castle. We made a little tour of it, spending time in Edinburgh and Aberlour before the wedding festivities. Edinburgh is a very walkable city, full of history and great buildings. On the flip side, Aberlour is a pretty small town (village?) next to the river Spey, ridiculously picturesque, with one coffee shop, one gas station, one cemetery. In both places we ran into super-friendly and helpful people, wanting to know what brought us to Scotland, where we were from, how far was it from Ocean City/Las Vegas/Arizona, etc.
As a result of our trip, we have a newfound appreciation of whisky, and a renewed appreciation of free wifi connections. (Other trip highlights included UK newspapers, televised Euro 2008 games, traipsing across Elgin with our rolling suitcases, cider over ice, and last but definitely not least, meeting up with friends we don't get too see too often these days.)
(Surreptitious photographer @ Glamis Castle: hoping for ghost-filled shot, getting me instead. Congratulations Dawn and Eric! The ties on Eric's outfit remind me of those black rubber bracelets from the 80's. Suit of armor in the background a nice touch here.)
We had a lovely time, and recommend trains and castles for an interesting and mellow vacation.
We had many Scottish breakfasts. We also tried haggis which was ...delicious! What's the fuss about?
the blog...
is admittedly recently neglected! Very sad. However, after a brief holiday we'll be back, I promise. Early next week...
orienteering
shortcut
En route to Fisherman's Wharf, via Fort Mason.
bring it
@ Musée Mécanique (Cue pipe organ music and crazy laughter)
Its worth it to brave the crowds in Fisherman's Wharf to explore this funky museum. Part museum, more arcade, its free to wander through, and you're able to "play" a lot of the games. Some of the machines are games of skill as we're probably most used to, others you put a coin in and watch a scene animate. It's a lot like going through your eccentric old neighbor's basement: very cool and creepy at the same time. You can't help but wonder if some of those machines come alive at night (haven't you seen that movie?)...
Reminiscent of the crazy Girard collection at the International Folk Art Museum in Santa Fe.
stay hydrated
Record-breaking temps of 97 degrees in the city today!
Today I bought a fan.
heat wave!
The temp hit the high 70s today in the city, with some significant humidity. Higher temps predicted for tomorrow; what in the world am I going to wear to work?!
Its generally pleasant here, but I have to say I miss Weather.
squint
Ocean Beach, lovely.
obama-as-muse
Maybe I just haven't been paying attention, but it seems recently these posters/images/stickers are popping up everywhere. I think overall its pretty cool; in general I love this kind of thing, and some are really well done. As Sheena pointed out, I've yet to see Hillary similarly commemorated, though she's got a big contingent out here.
For more on Obama-as-muse: "The Art of Politics" - Rob Walker in the NY Times
And here's Shepard Fairey's site (OBEY/OBAMA): http://obeygiant.com
ubiquitous
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