Mission Mission

Pretty and locally made. Now in stock at Pushbike:

These awesome rucksacks from Freight Baggage are very popular for a daypack. There’s a drawstring closure under the flap, waterproof vinyl liner, and the same great straps as on all the Freight backpacks/rolltops!  We got a couple medium rolltops in stock too and lots of hip packs! [link]

They’ll go quick, so get thee there quicker. (Because one of these beauties would make a great addition to your history of backpacks.)

When Thee Oh Sees play Brick & Mortar Music Hall, something special happens. It’s an intimate venue with a serious sound system, and those are two qualities that really lend themselves to epic Oh Sees shows.

So we’re very excited that the band is playing at this venue again this Wednesday night, with the Mallard, Burnt Ones and Warm Soda opening up. And we’re excited that we get to give away a pair of tickets! If you’d like to play, tell us in the comments section below why you deserve to win. A winner will be chosen based on merit. Contest ends tomorrow (Tuesday, May 15, 2012) at noon.

(To be safe, you might also want to buy tickets here as we’re told the show is very close to selling out.)

For now let’s watch this new Oh Sees video, which depicts what is clearly a typical 24 hours in the life of an Oh Sees tour:

[Video via the Bay Bridged] [Photos by the Tens]

Now here’s a set of pipes you can bring to the park without worrying about cops.

[photo by potential past]

Tim Harrington, the Art Director and Animation Instructor at BAYCAT (where I’ve spent my 9-5 for the last 8 years) did an offsite animation workshop at his wife Ali’s 4th grade class at Dianne Feinstein Elementary School last Friday. The result was too good not to share. Gotta love San Francisco’s diversity.

Giant Jenga. I was gonna try and write a little more about this, but what more do you need to know? Giant Jenga.

Isn’t Tim Curry the best?

[via Meesha]

Among the many things for sale at the Fair Oaks Street Fair right now!

Our pal Mike got fed up with all the gentrification in San Francisco and moved to Indonesia for some good old-fashioned slumming it. Unfortunately, he’s sent back word that our worst fears have been realized: Jakarta is the new Marina! Street carts! Obscure ice cream flavors! Is no one safe?