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steamed window at peet’s coffee, downtown

steamy peets

December 17, 2008

Annnnnd, we're back!

The Bay Area is experiencing some very chilly winter weather. I'll admit I initially scoffed at "arctic temperatures" of...low to mid-30s..? (What!? Balmy!) But *then* I remembered, and experienced firsthand, the minimal insulation and heating situations that are the norm out here. For J and I we're talking some cold hands and noses, strategizing our heating schedule (ie., off during the day, first person home turns it on), after-work uniforms of sweats and knit hats, etc. But we're actually in a bit of a tropic bubble here in the city...Parts north and east of here have had SNOW (!). And there was a story on the news this evening showing students in the burbs bundled up in their barely-heated classrooms, boiling water in beakers to help heat things up a bit. Ka-raziness.

In places Tags coffee, weather, neighborhood
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hotel rex

December 4, 2008
rex02.jpg

Sutter Street.

In places Tags lighting, neighborhood, hotel rex
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chinatown as seen from the #30 bus

chinatown as seen from the #30 bus

the view from #30

November 29, 2008
north beach as seen from the #30 bus

north beach as seen from the #30 bus

north beach as seen from the #30 bus

north beach as seen from the #30 bus

(Bus, that is.) About 6:00 this evening.

In life Tags neighborhood, muni, passing through, evening
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coffee to start the day

granville island

November 25, 2008
parking lot lights
fire plug
nomad housing project
busters towing
lighting
public market
bar this way
no loose sawdust

From top: - fueling up for the day exploring Granville Island - lighting in parking lot - fire plug - "Homes for Less," a student project addressing homelessness. - Buster's Towing - ambiance - Public Market - J. getting the shot - no loose sawdust

In life Tags coffee, vancouver, fonts, color, travel
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downtown Vancouver

pop opera

November 21, 2008

Downtown Vancouver

Photo by Jaeha Yoo. 

In places, people Tags lighting, vancouver, evening, travel
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vancouver protest

destination: vancouver

November 18, 2008
vancouver protest

Protesting cluster-bombs, in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery.

In places, art Tags politics, art, vancouver, travel
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H&M sold out

well, someone is spending money...

November 16, 2008

H&M's CDG collection sold out in SF in something like three hours six minutes.

In life Tags shopping, money
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obama posters, pine and sansome

put art here

November 13, 2008
obama posters, pine and sansome

Corner of Pine and Sansome

In art Tags neighborhood, politics, obama, street
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Epicenter Cafe, San Francisco

new

November 10, 2008

Epicenter Cafe, in SOMA (South of Market @ San Francisco)

In places Tags coffee, restaurant, neighborhood
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bar in five points, denver

the 715

November 7, 2008

Happy Friday... After this week, it feels like (more) celebrating is in order...

In places Tags cocktails, neighborhood, lighting, denver, bars
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Obama, president-elect

wow!

November 5, 2008
In life Tags politics, obama, pride
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five points, denver

one man one band

November 4, 2008
volunteers

(Volunteers take advantage of the unseasonably warm weather and make calls from the parking lot.)

Happy Election Day! Don't forget to vote...

gentleman in Obama regalia

(This gentleman at the senior center tapped on the glass and motioned for me to take his photo, pointing to his full Obama regalia.)

supporters
In life Tags denver, colorado, neighborhood, politics, obama, pride
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shop old navy

wound up

October 29, 2008
market st
mood lighting
vote tuesday!
bart tiles
  • Shop *ld N*vy
  • Market St.
  • Mood lighting at Epicenter Cafe
  • Don't forget to Vote Tuesday!
  • BART honeycomb tiles

Much going on these days...hard to stay focused...

In life Tags neighborhood, politics, social, color
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sidewalk stencils

gavin's girl

October 27, 2008

(20th and Dolores streets)

In art Tags neighborhood, politics
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notice on market st

kthanksbyeee

October 26, 2008
In life Tags neighborhood
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bus advert for new James Bond film

bond

October 23, 2008

Gratuitous ogle.

In life Tags celebrity
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friday evening, downtown

flourescent weekend

October 19, 2008
cow hollow
hayes valley

From top:

  • Friday evening, downtown
  • Cow Hollow (photo by Jaeha Yoo)
  • Hayes Valley

Great weekend! Beautiful fall weather on Saturday; we spent the afternoon walking around Hayes Valley and window shopping. Chatted with some long-time San Franciscans about the upcoming election and voting in the city. It's going to be a nail-biter... Today spent tucked inside, listening to the radio, finishing a good book, doing some research on the internets.

In life Tags neighborhood, color
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city at twilight

twilight

October 13, 2008

<mute traffic, cue crickets></mute>

In places Tags nature, neighborhood, color
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man in fedora waiting for light to change.

fashion!

October 8, 2008

Wouldn't it be nice if hats came back into style?

In style Tags neighborhood, hats
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dusk2.jpg

officially fall

October 4, 2008
dusk.jpg
bus1.jpg

Longer shadows, getting darker earlier....

In places Tags neighborhood
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