Lunch #2; San Francisco

Muffins Muffins @Mission/2nd St. --- Pho Ga $6.50
Muffins Muffins @Mission/2nd St. --- Vietnamese BBQ chicken, rice, salad $5
Chipotle @New Montgomery/Mission St. --- Taco salad w/everything $7.65

New Ming's Diner @Mission/New Montgomery St. --- rice with two choices $6.10

Sushi Bay @Kearny/Pine St. --- Chicken katsu and teriyaki bento $6

Chaat Cafe @Post/Montgomery St. --- Saag Paneer veggie combo $8.75!

Lee's Deli @New Montgomery/Mission St. --- Turkey burger with freedom fries $6.75

Lee's Deli @New Montgomery/Mission St. --- Chinese buffet with drink $4.90

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There is reasonably priced food in downtown San Francisco; break your routine and try something new!

Persimmons

Persimmons pack a mean punch, man! They provide vitamins C, A, & B3, as well as minerals like iron, calcium, and phosphorus. Persimmons also offer protein, healthy sugars, mass dietary fiber, and a vibrant orange color. The more colors you eat the better, so enjoy some persimmons fresh or dried. The dried persimmons are covered in sulfites for preservation, so just rinse it off with warm water and you’ve got a healthy snack that provides 12 grams of protein; 23% of your required daily intake from just one whole dried persimmon!­­

Still Existing Volume 1 Issue 1

A ring-billed gull bombarded my bay windows, blocking my westward view of Twin Peaks, squawking like Twisted Sister, shrieking for attention to lessened it’s load; a message tied to her ankle as if she just flew in from carrier pigeon training 3000 years ago, released by the Persians and Egyptians themselves. As I went for the window the bird’s energy combined with my momentum forced the window to jolt back, sucking the bird into the room like Starship Enterprise’s unforeseen voyage through a black hole. She flew straight to my extended arm, perched and lifted her leg as I untied the string that had been so carefully wrapped around the message tube. As soon as she knew her mission was successful, she was off, and I watched her fly into the sunset as I held the cylinder that contained a leaflet of papers; the Floridian zine, Still Existing: Volume 1 Issue 1.

Photo Feature: Matt MacMillen

Vernal Equinox

The earth’s axis has once again tilted, allowing the northern hemisphere to be closer to the sun, hence the vernal or spring equinox; March 21, 2010. Spring is here! And with spring comes 12 hour days and universal growth. Praises to the sun for rejuvenating the masses!

Hanami - Japan

Nowruz - Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, and Tajikistan

May Day

Kite Day - Pakistan

Holi - India

Easter

Chinese New Year

St. Helena, Napa CA

183 days old

Nana-chan is now 6 months old, 4-something pounds and she still eats like a bird. She had her first trim and ear plucking a few days ago

Lunch; San Francisco

Muffin's Muffin @Mission and 2nd. Vietnamese chicken sandwich with a pear; $5.75
Caramba @2nd between Mission and Market. Taquito plate; $7.65
Flames @2nd between Mission and Market. Mediterranean veggie plate; $8.65
Niji Japanese Grill @Crocker Galleria. Tempura Udon; $7.65

Lee's Deli @New Montgomery between Mission and Howard. Tuna sandwich with chips; $5.25

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Food; the most important thing you spend your money on. Here are some of my usual lunch spots in downtown San Francisco, close to the Montgomery BART station.

Fumihiro Kato

I discovered this artist randomly and its safe to say that I'm captivated by his color schemes and use of patterns and lines.

http://www.art-kato.com/index.html

Nana on LSD

Is that a wig you're wearing? That's not a wig, that's my dog!

DJ C-NO aka Legs Calves

My brother DJ C-NOTE, aka DJ Craig Kaths, recently discovered a Vestax PMC 25 mixer in the streets, which is where his analog tracks acquire inspiration and form; in the cutty cuts of Brooklyn, NY.

ROCKERS!

In the last post I included a clip from the film Rockers, a 1978 film by Ted Bafaloukos. This film stars numerous reggae artists that were merely musical divinities with no acting backgrounds; artists like Big Youth, Burning Spear, drummer Leroy “Horsemouth” Wallace, Gregory Isaacs, Dillinger, and Jacob Miller. A majority of the scenes and backdrops were the actual residences, hang-outs, and recording studios of these irie gentlemen. This film showcases reggae culture at its prime. If you haven’t seen Rockers, I-man suggest you hunt down a friend of a friend of a friend who may have a burnt copy, and check it out. SEEN





song by Peter Tosh "Steppin' Razor"

Do That Dance, Man!

SHAQUEEFA

Ashley Albritton, aka Tre Nasty, bsts; Tampa, FL 2004

When I had a car and was willing and able to lug around a 35 mm Canon AE-1, the required camera for my high school photo classes, I shot photos of my friends thrashing. Enjoy these memories

Tre Nasty, alternate angle, bsts; Tampa, FL 2004

Tre Nasty, kickflip; Tampa, FL 2002

Tre Nasty, nose grind; Tampa, FL 2000

Tre Nasty, suski; Tampa, FL 2001

Tre Nasty, switch 50; Tampa, FL 2004

Steve Brandi, fakie shuv-it; Tampa, FL 2004

Adam Burgess, wallie; Miami, FL 2004, photo by GRUNDLE?

John Gow, switch nose slide, Tampa, FL 2004

Ian Gow, ollie; Tampa, FL 2003

Collin Gow, aka GRUNDLE, bs 5-0; Miami, FL 2004

Cory Hainline, aka CoCo T, blaster grab; Tampa, FL 2001

Grant, AZ loc dog, suski; Tampa, FL 2004

Mark Munniger, kick flip first try down 16, stuck it four times(every try) and broke his whip; Flagstaff, AZ 2003

Abdias Rivera, overcrook; Tampa, FL 2003

Curbs in the Burbs; Alameda, CA

John Linny is a wizard of craft and creativity

Love and Compassion

Conquer the angry man by love.
Conquer the ill-natured man by goodness.
Conquer the miser with generosity.
Conquer the liar with truth.
The Dhammapada

Thank you Yuri Shibuya

1/2010

Carlo poppin' bottles
That's right, we are lucky men
The Year of the Tiger commenced with what was an easy, memorable night out; a quick walk to Carlo’s crib, champagne with vodka and cranberry juice, some classic soul tunes, and three grown women rolling around on the floor just as the ball dropped screaming indefinable bits of what we thought was the native dialect. Carlo, Trav, and I just sat back, watching and smiling, and we never made it out to the Mission where we hoped to dive into a bar that wasn’t charging $40 to cheers your glass at midnight; amen to plans that didn’t pan out.

Pre-floor layout
With the coming of a New Year means my lady turns over another leaf and continues on recalling her birth, hence her Continuation Day celebration, or what most people refer to as “my birth day!”. Rather than taking her to the Olive Garden and whispering in the waiter’s ear to serve her a scallop cupcake and rally the troops for the ever-embarrassing birthday chant, I decided to surprise her with a trip to the arctic, or what non-Floridians call Colorado. Jean’s birfday happens to be a few days after Teresa’s, so I thought it’d be appropriate to get her man’s-and-‘em in on the surprise. And so Trav and I did what suitors do; we put up the cash and then called the boss-women and told them our ladies would miss a few days of work. It’s good to be a romantic…
T-Money is a true Floridian, and J-Kim is Laker fan?
We stayed in Boulder, CO, a small country college town that reminded me of FLA’s capital, Tallahappy. The first night we arrived it was 9 degrees!!! I motivated the mob to walk a mile in the cold to a Victorian themed bar for micro-brews and fried foods; praise the gods for the invention of snow pants! Upon walking into the bar we were all mistaken for four Stay Puft Marshmallow peoples. After the walk back we hit the hot tub with cocktails and proclaimed the tub as our savior and a must for nightly indoor acclimation.
Estes Park was our next destination for another micro-brewery, grazing with the local elk herds, and a 10 degree drop in temperature once the sun set behind the Rockies.
SZA, T-Money, J-Kim, Camtron, T-Rav
Micro Brews are a must in the CO
The Vail seen from the bar
OK, so this trip marked numerous personal records for me; 1. The coldest weather I have ever experienced. 2. The furthest inland I have ever traveled within the good ol’ US of A. 3. The most snow I have ever witnessed and come in contact with. 4. The first time I tried snowboarding/snow-butt-boarding. 5. Possibly the most food I have consumed in a weekend.