Las Vegas!
santa, he takes my bus line!
Or, his associate at least.
the heart says no
Chinatown, Montréal.
prismatic
War Memorial Opera House, Thanksgiving Eve.
here one day
"Here one day, in history always."
Construction fence outside of the Notre-Dame Basilica in Montréal, Quebec.
pants
colon, skinny, comma, orange.
simmer down!
Seriously.
orange
The Ferry Building at the Embarcadero, lit up in celebration of the SF Giants' World Series win.
!ya voté¡
giants in 5!
Giants win the World Series! The Bay Area collectively screams and jumps off the couch, high fives, lays on the horn, yells out the window, hugs a sweaty stranger (also, blocks traffic, burns a mattress or two, climbs on a firetruck). We are very proud...
sunkist nightlight
Korean BBQ with friends Friday night (Korean Village): beacon of oranginess in the cooler.
rapt!
(Tim Lincecum) Here in SF we have Baseball Fever, and are giddy about the prospect of the World Series. People are wearing Giants (mostly) hats/shirts/jerseys/sweatshirts over their business casual in the Financial District. You can look over almost anyone's shoulder on public transportation to check out scores and stats on various MLB/espn apps. And waiting for the bus home yesterday, my fellow commuters and I could tell when the Giants were doing well by the cheers and applause ringing out down the street from neighborhood watering holes.
Bars and restaurants seemed to be packed for viewing of last night's Game One, with passers-by stopping to catch a few minutes through open doors and windows, and I expect it will be the same tonight for Game Two. Go Gigantes!
accessorize with sunscreen
A sunny October afternoon in Denver is a full-scale advertisement for the laid-back Colorado, bike-riding + high-heel wearing, coffee and bloody mary please, patio-sitting lifestyle. We did briefly see a few snowflakes fall later in the day...on a drive up to the higher elevation of Keystone. Lovely, and very exciting.
for fall: urban amish
Businessmen in shirtsleeves out for an early-afternoon walk. Another heat wave in the city, can you believe it? (Not complaining!)
lisa, you don't win friends with salad
Commuter bus sporting garden palette of tomato, romaine and kale.
stealth purple
Kicks by Zuriick.(Thanks Aaron!)
sparkle and fade
We bypassed "summer" entirely this year, barrelling head down through June, July and August and straight through to Indian Summer. As the temperature went up this past week, knit scarves and knee-high boots (fashionable but sweaty!) were cast aside for flip-flops, sandals, shorts and the summer dresses we bought with fingers crossed. Restaurants flung their windows open and macgyvered outdoor seating. And in the interest of soaking up some extra vitamin D, our afternoon coffee breaks got just a little bit longer. Too hot to cook, and really, too hot to sleep, it was like a couple of extra Friday nights tucked into the week.
from top:
- peering through the window at House of Nanking. Usually packed, with a line slinking outside, the crowds just weren't up for Chinese food this evening
- window at Levi's pop-up print workshop on Valencia, which closed/ended a couple of weeks ago
- Broadway and Columbus
- North Beach
- early-evening dance party, Berkeley Hills
- coffee break, North Beach
silhouettes & skeletons
Valencia St.
Wednesday night in the Mission, waiting for friends, art appearing at my feet and in front of my nose.
for fall: stripes, stars
Saturday night, Marina.
Happy PARKing Day!
Yesteday was PARKing Day 2010, where for a day (or a few hours) parking spaces around the city become tiny, temporary parks. We ventured out for a late lunch and found people kicking back at a couple of locations in the Financial District and near Union Square. Rumor has it there's a much greater turnout in the Mission (more general hanging out) and SOMA ( a higher concentration of architecture and design firms). Above is Method's mini-park/cornhole court
Snacks at the Bay Area Young Architects' oasis.
Sharing the pavement with Bush St.'s heavy traffic.
"People-Powered. Modified Expectations. Absurdity. Urban Transformation."
"PARK(ing) Day is an annual, worldwide event that inspires city dwellers everywhere to transform metered parking spots into temporary parks for the public good."