Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Crosswalk Colorforms Part 2

A few weeks ago, I posted about these crazy lil latex(?) sticker(?) things (robots?) I've seen in crosswalks all over SF.

Between Howard & Hawthorne, SF, 8/2/10Between New Montgomery & Mission, SF, 8/9/10

Looks like the good folks at Haighteration have seen them, too.

We here at Beej Weir's Blog suggest always using the crosswalk to cross the street. And be on the lookout for little yellow robot-things.

Previously:
Crosswalk Colorforms

Sunday, September 26, 2010

One Hawthorne, SF, CA

I work near this new building full of high-end condos.
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While I do worry about how much broken glass will fill the streets if The Big One hits and I'm at work, I can't help smiling a little when I look at her every day on my way in.

Why?

Because I know that in her basement/foundation whatever the fuck's down there exists a wall that used to be part of an older building in SF and on that wall there's this:
Hawthorne St & Howard, SF

I love bacon.

Perfect Products.

Praised be the pig.

Previously:
This is Why I Always Try To Have My Camera Handy

Inner Sunset Sidewalks: Can I Live? & Cupid With a Cold Heart

8th Ave & Irving, SF, CA, 8/29/10
My answer? "NO KILL I"

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Previously:
Walk On By: Eclair Acuda Bandersnatch

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Are Chest Beards the Mullets of the Millennium?


Minna St, SF, 9/23/10
Originally uploaded by Beej Weir
Saw this stuck to a dumpster downtown on my way home.

Is this a thing the kids are into now? Well, the kids who can grow chest hair, at least? Have we really run out of things to do?

And YES- I realize it can be considered a waste of time to BLOG about it. Don't bring me down.

As for the sentiment of the sticker: I'm not so sure.

People who engage in chest beardery seem to be making a very conscious decision to have & maintain one. And, dammit, they want you to know about it.

Meanwhile, people get mullets because that's the way they want their hair cut. There's an unconsciousness about the decision. They think it's cool. It's the way they want their hair.

But, they're not all: "Check out my MULLET!" They get their haircut and move on with their lives.

Apples & oranges.

Besides, isn't it a bit early in the millennium to decide this stuff?

Previously:
Good Hygiene Is Universal
Stickering It To "The Man": Whacko 1

Still Lazy After All These Years

I was uploading the latest batch of crap to my flickr when I noticed something (Please clicks on the pics for a better view):

September 24, 2005
9/24/2005, SF

September 12, 2010
9/12/2010, SF
Heh-heh. I'm hilarious.

Thursday, August 19, 2010

House of Shields Update 02 & 03

Looks like the sign's getting a little face-lift. These were taken a few days apart...
New Montgomery@Market, SF, 8/12/10New Montgomery@Market, SF, 8/18/10

Can't wait to see the new neon!

I do wonder: will the "Live Music" not be a part of the refurbished sign?

8/20/10: Looks like I've got an answer for that. Probably not.

Previously:
House of Shields Update
R.I.P. House of Shields

Good Hygiene Is Universal


Irving@7th Ave, SF, 8/18/10
Originally uploaded by Beej Weir
I saw this in a men's restroom. I don't think the establishment put it there. They're a pretty tolerant bunch.

No, some one else put it there. And, more important than who they are, is: what are they trying to say?

Extraterrestrials shouldn't wash their hands after using the restroom? I'm not sure that's a good idea.

I mean- putting aside the fact it's unsanitary- it sends the wrong message to the rest of the galaxy.

Of course, it could be a warning to aliens not to use the soap because it's dangerous to their skin. Or something. Like that movie with Mandy Patinkin they made into a TV show. I know, I know- that was salt water. But, same theory.

Or maybe I'm missing the point.

I'd like to say, that we here at Beej Weir's Blog are pro-EVERYONE-washing-their-hands-after-using-the-restroom. Or after probing something, as the case may be.
Unless it dissolves their skin. In which case? I don't know what to do.

Hopefully, the extraterrestrials have a way of handling this. They built spaceships to get here, right? You'd think they'd have a way to safely wash their hands.

BUT- I bet they only use it when somebody's in the restroom watching them.

You know what I mean.

Previously: Stickering It To "The Man": Whacko 1