Mission Mission

Judging from the number of emails we’ve received about this, you can tell that excitement is building for the Alite launch party this Friday from 6-11pm at 2505 Mariposa Street (at Hampshire).  Even Kelly from indie-mart is all about them (and she will be helping to host the party as well).  With an eye towards putting the fun back into camping, Alite founder Tae Kim has brought together local creatives and designers to create this rad new SF brand.  Besides, who can resist a party with:

Sex charades in the "Sleepy Hotness" double sleeping bag?

or

A doggy scavenger hunt? Crazy!

Plus there’s a photobooth too, but try not to go all Pop’s in there.  I’m most intrigued by the monarch chair, pictured at the top, which purportedly folds down to the size of “a San Francisco burrito” (shouldn’t it be Mission style?).  I will have to check it out myself since I’m not sure whether they mean a properly sized El Farolito super burrito or one of those miniature (and comparably expensive) Papalote twigs that all the skinny hipsters rave about.

Hamburger Eyes recently published this stunner by photographer Jai Tanju. Life on earth summed up nice. If you want, you can refrain from turning it into a cheezbrgr ize joke.

Previously:

Badass Gash

Homo Habilis Honeys

Not only did he not post this great shot to the blog, but Ariel also got the joke wrong. He’s on thin ice.

KIDDING. Post more though, seriously.

Whoa, Sarkarati’s Tumblr is great too! I gotta get myself one of those. I mean, come on, hipster pizza!

Previously:

Audrey’s Tumblr Is Great!

Vic’s Tumblr Is Great!

Kevin’s Tumblr Is Great!

We just got an interesting comment on a years-old post about the Academy of Art. It is poorly written and full of slander and bile, but it is kind of a fun read. Here’s some of it:

The people that attend usually have their noses shoved so far up their professors asses that they pluck them out they can still smell the shit and believe it to be them. Alas.. they are not the shit. The fashion bitches are legitimate hos. Even though the bitches wont admit it you can often see them working the streets at Sutter corners.

Read the rest.

Photo of Academy of Art students by moses supposes.

Here’s a bean and cheese burrito I had at Senor Taco in Okinawa last month. It was no M.B., obviously, but it was better than nothing when I found myself in the mood.

Previously:

Taco Arigato, Mr. Roboto

Japanese Pizza Rules!

If you’re like me, you didn’t know St. Patrick’s Day was this week until you heard folks bitching about the parade downtown this past Saturday.

Well, now that you’re all caught up, get into the spirit by checking out this cool show at Amnesia tonight. Live drankin’ songs and sea shanties by the Barbary Ghosts, a duo featuring Sean (the owner of Amnesia) and 2009 Accordion Babes Calendar pin-up Joan.

Starts at 10pm and costs 5 bucks. And as always from 8-10pm there’s Gaucho Gypsy Jazz doin’ what they do.

I thought a good old-fashioned sidewalk sale was happening this morning on Valencia, but Kevin here informed me that he is in fact moving out.  I wanted to ask where he was moving to in order to help spread the word, but instead we had the following exchange:

Me:  “Heya!”

Kevin:  “Why are you taking pictures?”

Me:  “I just wanted to ask what was going on here.”

Kevin:  “I’m moving.  You can’t take pictures!  Only assholes take pictures of random people.  You’re just a BIIIIIG ASSHOLE”

Me:  “You are probably right about that.  Later!”

So now I’m not even sure if that was Kevin (fairly certain though–I have heard the word ”diva” used to describe him several times), or if Vertical Clearance is moving on to the big salon in the sky or just to Lower Haight/Hayes Valley.  I will have to check out the aftermath on the way back home.

This is probably a tender, vulnerable moment for him, hence his dislike of being photographed (and I concedingly didn’t use any with his face visible).  But really, am I a big asshole?

Last Friday night a group of Bay Area photographers and Flickr contacts met together, many meeting in person for the first time, to storm through the neighborhood taking way too many pictures, ducking the drizzle and stopping for drinks along the way.

The group included Mission Mission regulars Potential Past, and KayVee.INC as well as some other great shooters. I was also lucky enough to tag along.

Above by Justin Beck.

Check out the full set here on Flickr.