Mission Mission

Anyone who traverses this segment regularly knows how hectic this connector between the Mission and Potrero Hill can be for cyclists, but it’s so nice to climb this hill every morning that I often take this street even though flatter routes like Harrison are available.  Now, it looks like it will be a little safer for everyone!  I noticed faint outlines last week, but this week it looks like they’ve finally gotten started.  Bike lanes!

Cowabunga Dudes!  Free pizza inside, right?

Sadly, no.  Turtle soup.  Looks like the turtles themselves couldn’t even pass this godforsaken level (can you?).  And that’s even after that blasted damn!

After seeing all of our bloody mary hullabaloo last week, Jessi from Thieves Tavern got in touch to make sure everyone knew that a tasty bloody mary without anchovy paste is being served every Sunday from noon to five (with free pita, chips, and hummus too)!

They’re 6 dollars and really good and spicy…I use vegan worcestershire sauce, and pack ‘em with pickled and spicy veggies

Sounds scrumptious!  We might have to stop by this weekend during our MM Bloody Mary Tour.  What’s that?  Haven’t yet heard?  Well, since so many different spots were described so fanatically by so many different commenters, we figured we had to try to find out which was the BEST.  To remedy that, we’re embarking on a tour this weekend to hit up all of the favorite spots.

So far, we’re thinking 500 Club, Zeitgeist, Bender’s, Thieves, the Phonebooth, the Attic, and Pop’s.  Any other ones we’ve missed?  The schedule is TBD, but rest assured that it’s happening this weekend and that there will be scorecards!  Oh, and we definitely wouldn’t mind a little company if anyone wants to come along!

[Photo by the ever-talented Ariel]

I can’t tell if this carnage is extraordinarily fun or ridiculously foolish, but I’m adding it to my bucket list all the same.  Have any of you ever tried out something like this (and lived to tell about it)?

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(Thanks Sally!)

What? You weren’t ready for Fitzgerald Friday? Well then, it’s time to get reacquainted!  Might I suggest starting out with one of my personal favorites:  May Day, a tale of drunken debauchery on a warm May night in 1919 New York?

Perhaps you’re the sensitive type, in which case you might be better served by “The Diamond As Big As the Ritz.” Or maybe it’s time for a makeover, so follow along as “Bernice Bobs Her Hair.”  If you’ve got a lot of spare time today, might as well go all the way with The Great Gatsby.  At the very least, try the “Nintendo” adaptation!

For some reason, every time I read F. Scott, I get this shot of confidence that makes me feel like I can do anything (like get a bloody mary for lunch)!  Are there any other authors that do that for you (besides Hunter S.)?

We’ve been on a quest to find the best bloody mary in the city for quite some time now.  There are plenty of contenders, with Zeitgeist, thee Parkside, and the Phonebooth coming to mind immediately.  Well, now it looks like we’ll need to make a new addition to the list, because the Bender’s bloody mary is a monster.

Spicy, sharp, and zesty, the Bender’s bloody may seem a bit pricey at $8 a pop, but it’s basically brunch in a cup.  For meat eaters, it even comes with a bonus Slim Jim in addition to the usual pickled green beans and olives!  Truly the perfect way to start a relaxing weekend.

Who makes your favorite bloody marys?

I can’t decide whether this is the greatest thing ever or the worst, but either way I can’t stop thinking of an udder.

For better or worse . . . Handerpants.

(Thanks Ken Chino!)

Sorry Devin Ramirez from San Mateo High School class of 2008, but judging from their table of commandeered identification cards, it doesn’t look like it.

Good try though.

We tried to use all the CSI imagery equipment we have back at the Mission Mission labs to sharpen this photo up a bit and elucidate as many details as possible, but perhaps you can still make out a crock pot on top of some sort of heating apparatus, both of which are being pushed along on a skateboard.  Mission ingenuity wins again!

Of course, it’s times like these when you really curse those textured yellow anti-skateboard strips at every intersection sidewalk ramp . . .

Things got a a little out of hand on the pitch (concrete) Saturday at the Valencia Playground courts when a questionable tackle in a competitive pick-up match of soccer sparked a mini-brawl that eventually resulted in the arrival of several squad cars (one undercover), an ambulance, and possibly an arrest or two.  Luckily, our pal Fergus had the wherewithal to capture the scene for posterity.

The thing about soccer brawls is that there’s always a lot of posturing and backpedaling, since no one actually wants to get punched, and the group just moves around the court like a violent, churning amoeba until someone inevitably throws a sucker punch.  This escalates things somewhat, leading to more backpedaling and shouting until someone else gets another sucker punch in.  The whole brawl seems to last until presumably an even number of sucker punches is thrown by each team and everyone is satisfied that the original issue and all consequent sucker punches have been avenged.

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(Thanks Fergus!)