Mission Mission

Form and fashion: in this example of a symbiotic mutualism, the fellow above feeds on small invertebrates which could potentially harm his female host. He is additionally protected from predators by her stinging cells, to which he is immune.

Mission Local‘s caption for the above photo is as follows:

Quite measured. I would probably say something more like, “SFPD officer grabs nice handful of civilian tit” or something.

In any case, here’s more of what was going on around the time this photo was taken:

At 7:45, the group reached Market and 7th. A voice came out over a megaphone. It was Corrales. “Move to the sidewalk,” he said. “I am ordering you to obey all traffic laws. Anyone who doesn’t move to the sidewalk will be arrested for jaywalking.”

The protestors ignored him, and kept walking. At Powell St, they began to turn, and walk uphill.

When police realized where the crowd was going, they began to race up Powell, shouting at the stores to lock their doors. Tourists scattered in their wake, screaming and yelling to one another in a multiplicity of languages.

Read on for the full story and the slideshow from whence the above photo came.

Mission Local reports:

When the protestors reached Valencia, they hung a left, and stopped in front of the Mission Police Station. Someone threw a blue smoke bomb. Someone else threw a flare. It landed on a police officer’s foot, and he stamped it out. Someone else threw what appeared to be black paint – it hit the greenish glass doors of the station, and oozed down. The police standing in front of the door ducked but made not other moves. A hammer flew out of the crowd, hit the door and bounced off, with no apparent damange to the door. One police officer leaned down, picked up the hammer and passed it to another police officer, who passed it to another police officer, at which point it disappeard from sight.

Read on for the full story and the slideshow from whence the above photo came.

Mission Local reports:

The police arrived first, at 4:30 p.m. About 20 of them stood at 19th and Dolores. More were at 18th and Dolores and 20th and Dolores. Three or four patrol cars began circling Dolores Park. On hipster hill, the area of the park south of the tennis courts, officers on dirt bikes rode in circles on the grass.

Also there: four television crews. Many, many photographers. At least a dozen journalists, in all. They stood near the entrance of the park, at 19th and Dolores, waiting.

Read on for the full story and the slideshow from whence the above photo came.

Our buddy Theo recently a started a new project wherein he’s going to post a hand-drawn, custom-lettered swear word every day for a year or something. It’s called Beautiful Swear Words.

My first question was, “Where are the t-shirts?” Theo hasn’t quite figured that out yet, but he’s gonna, and I’ll be sure to post again when he does.

My second question was, “Need help coming up with more swears?” Theo says he’s always on the hunt, so by all means, shout out all your favorite swears in the comments sections below. I’ll go first.

Also, Theo’s only 17, so please nobody tell his mom about this project.

Next I want to see someone rocking one of those tiny 21st Amendment boxes.

[via 2cute2puke and Honey Jets]

Press: Works on Paper is a business on 22nd Street that focuses on everything papery and booky, and next week they’re hosting a book binding class:

join us on wednesday, july 27th for a hands-on class covering the basics of bookmaking using the longstitch style. longstitch is a tried-and-true bookbinding stitch – a classic technique which never loses its charm. as a softcover binding, a book sewn using the longstitch technique is perfect companion to hold your thoughts: lightweight, durable, and classy. students will spend the evening creating and binding one complete book; variations can be taught if time allows. no previous bookbinding experience is necessary, all skill levels are welcome.

class cost: $75 Includes materials. each student will leave with everything necessary to continue making books at home. the kit will include needles, thread, a bookbinding awl, goliath pencil and bone folder. be sure to bring your own ruler and scissors!

date and time: wednesday, july 27th, 7-10pm
maximum class size: 15 people
there will also be beer and snacks on hand. bookmaking can be thirsty work!

Your very own book binding kit! Beer and snacks! Go here to read more and sign up.

Sarah over at Broke-Ass Stuart’s Goddamn Website fills us in:

[...] The Dark Room has the dopest FREE improv event every Tuesday.

Fun, games, and hilarity are what improv is all about, and you’ll get plenty of that here. Think you’re funny? It’s open, so feel free to hop up onstage and show us your improvisational skillz.

That’s right, it’s totally open. Audience members are allowed to just join the fray whenever. If you’re into that sort of thing. Read on for details on the Dark Room’s booze policy.

RSVP and invite your friends here. The event is put on by Sylvan Productions, in case you want to check out their other comedy-related endeavors around town too.

SFist reports:

Today we get the disturbing tale of a 19-year-old woman who narrowly escaped getting kidnapped and roofied on Sunday while walking along Mission Street. She was walking near the corner of Mission and 19th at 1 a.m. Sunday when a 25-year-old suspect approached her with a gun. He dragged her to a nearby van, threatening to shoot her, and forced her to get in back.

The suspect then tried to force her to swallow a pill, which she somehow was able to resist or fake, and then he started driving the van toward Potrero Hill.

Read on for the harrowing conclusion. And for goodness’ sake, watch your backs out there, and beware sketchy brown vans and sketchy 25-year-old males holding guns.

[Random photo of a random brown van by J. Long]

Eater SF tells us all about it:

Its menu—a California-inspired list of things like ricotta pancake soufflés and pork belly hash—is a collaboration from Hummer and Rud, who’s also a Cordon Bleu grad.

Look for these guys outside Ritual Coffee Roasters in the Mission on Saturday and at the Hayes Valley Proxy location on Sunday.

Because everybody knows the best part of brunch is standing around with your friends on the sidewalk for 40 minutes waiting for a table to open up. Why not just do away with the table part altogether? All wait, no table — genius!

Read on.