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seacase: Anthony Bourdain - Farmer’s Market in San Francisco

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:40:02 -0700

Anthony Bourdain - Farmer’s Market in San Francisco

townholler: Town Holler San Francisco It’s official, the second...

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:17:43 -0700

Town Holler San Francisco

It’s official, the second Town Holler in San Francisco will be Saturday August 22nd. We’ll check in first at Foursquare favorite, Zeitgeist, and then check out the Mission.

As always, keep up with the action on Twitter (@townholler).

See you in San Francisco.

Any foursquare users out there, sf?

superamit: kkr: bhaggs: SF Food Wars AWESOME TOTALLY...

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:41:15 -0700

superamit: kkr: bhaggs: SF Food Wars

AWESOME TOTALLY THERE.

me, too!

Who is in??

Reminder: San Francisco Meetup TONIGHT!

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:52:00 -0700

Reminder: San Francisco Meetup TONIGHT!

Thursday, June 11th at 8pmKate O’Brien’s Irish Pub...

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:28:00 -0700

Thursday, June 11th at 8pm
Kate O’Brien’s Irish Pub (Map)
With special guest Marco

Reblog to spread the word.

Save the Date

Fri, 15 May 2009 10:34:14 -0700

San Francisco Meetup Thursday June 11th with a special guest from the East Coast. Location is not set yet but we’re aiming for walking distance to the Moscone Center and the nearby BART. Any suggestions?

(via crowcrow)

Sat, 09 May 2009 09:43:33 -0700

(via crowcrow)

Last Reminder

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:36:13 -0700

Last Reminder:

Meetup tonight at 8pm in Berkeley.

r2witco: East Bay Meetup Saturday the 25th at 8pmMissouri...

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:31:05 -0700

r2witco:

East Bay Meetup

Saturday the 25th at 8pm
Missouri Lounge in Berkeley

East Bay Meetup Reminder

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:10:23 -0700

Saturday the 25th at 8pm
Missouri Lounge in Berkeley

East Bay Tumblr Meetup

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:00:00 -0700

It’s been too long since we’ve had a Bay Area meetup so I’m here to rectify that. I have it on good authority from Cory that the Missouri Lounge in Berkeley is a perfect meet-up spot so the plan is to meet there on April 25th.

If you’re in the Bay Area, please reblog this to spread the word and so we can get a feel for how much interest we’ve got. Nothing is set in stone yet so if you’ve got a killer venue or everyone is busy on the 25th, let us know now. Otherwise, we’ll set the details (like a time) soon and see you in a month!

-Brian

Music, noise, jubilation (via jaschu)

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:14:16 -0800

Music, noise, jubilation (via jaschu)

Please remember to vote tomorrow! :)

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:21:26 -0800

See y’all on the other side!

Intrigue, Mystery, Innuendo... awaiting every turn!

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:41:11 -0700

Intrigue, Mystery, Innuendo... awaiting every turn!:

This appeared on Craigslist a few days ago. It’s a non-immersed prompt to the interactive narrative I mentioned in the last post. Here’s one that’s from within the narrative.

And that’s it. No more hints from me!

The Cable Car Rider's Guide

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:34:00 -0700

The Cable Car Rider's Guide:

See, I needed this today, because I did a stupid thing this afternoon.

On my lunch break today, I was walking up California Street going to Chinatown and I saw a cable car stopped at a red light. At that point I remembered that my MUNI monthly pass is also good for the cable cars (check your pass if you don’t believe me), and I went over to the cable car to hitch a ride.

Mistake 1: You can board a cable car on either side, yet I went around the back to the right-hand side. This cost me time and led to…

Mistake 2: As I was reaching for the pole to get on, it started inching forward. I should’ve stopped there and waited for the next one (or, you know, walked), but instead I caught the pole with my hand and tried to step on. But then it lurched forward, and again, instead of doing the sensible thing and letting go, I jumped for it as the cable car was in motion.

And this is exceptionally bad on my part because I live near the intersection of 9th and Irving, where at the beginning of the year, a woman was badly injured by a moving N-Judah… so I should know better than to risk anything with a moving city transit vehicle.

I promptly got yelled at by the conductor, who told me never to get on the cable car as it’s moving, who said he saw that I almost wiped out, that I would be getting back off at the next stop, and so on. I quickly apologized and told him I wouldn’t do this again, because I knew he was right. He relented, but was amazed after he asked where I was going and had to admit it was only a few blocks.

If I wasn’t limited on time, it never would’ve occurred to me to try something like that. Well, that, and the fact that I was feeling a little invincible, like the main character in an adventure story, which brings me to what I really want to share with you all: I got an email Monday morning which asked me to investigate a phone number (415-325-4014), an address (580 California St., Suite 1607, SF), and the website for the Jejune Institute. If you go to that address during the hours posted on the site, you’ll find out about a strange pseudo-scientific organization that conducts “free introductory seminars” that you can actually go through. And seriously, I mean actually go to the address and ask for the Institute and go up the elevator and into an all-out office and proceed to have a strange experience.

I don’t want to reveal too much or spoil it for you, but all this is really the opening chapter of an interactive fiction that you experience mostly out and about in San Francisco, though some bits are online as well. And even that might be saying too much, but I also imagine that the masterminds didn’t go through all this work just so only a few people could see it, right?

[Edit: Right, so the source of intrigue isn’t so secret, if it’s posted to a mailing list. Seems to me now like the end goal may be more art-and-culture than game, but that’s fine by me!]

I’ve been at this for two days now, on my lunch breaks and after work, and I’ve seen a lot of creative art and puzzle design. Tonight I hit an impasse, though I’m not sure if I followed a clue wrong, or if it was just too dark tonight to see what I needed to see, or if I even need to be looking for something at this point, because I’ve set myself up for something to find me. I’ve already spoken to a fictional person or two, so who can say?

But because of all I’ve explored and been through since Monday morning, I’ve been feeling like a character getting drawn into a tale of magical realism, which as I was getting into it today, made me overestimate my own abilities. So please, if you get started on this interactive fiction, make sure you don’t do anything stupid like jump on a moving cable car.

[Immature post ending:]

Unless you’re me because I totally landed it, it was AWESOME.

ahem. Uh.

[Mature post ending:]

It’s not worth putting yourself in danger. Respect heavy machinery in motion.

Improv Everywhere does Mp3 Experiment in San Francisco- 10/4/2008

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:56:49 -0700

Improv Everywhere does Mp3 Experiment in San Francisco- 10/4/2008:

Date: Saturday, October 4 (rain or shine)
Location: Mission Dolores Park [map]
Time: The event will begin at exactly 2:00 PM. Arrive early! The event will be over at 2:45.
Wear: A Red, Blue, Yellow, or Green shirt
Bring: An umbrella and an uninflated balloon.

Then follow the directions (found here).

See you there!

jamiew: Twin Peaks San Francisco Sunrise

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:46:32 -0700

jamiew:

Twin Peaks San Francisco Sunrise

Talk books

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:55:34 -0700

Hey San Francisco tumblrs! I wanted to invite any interested parties to check out the Cali Classics book club. I’ve been going for a couple years now and its morphed several different ways. We’re opening ourselves up for more participants and I thought that someone out there in the digital world might be interested in participating in reading and then discussion over the classics.

More about Cali Classics:

This group is for those who wish to continue the enrichment of their minds through reading some of the more classic novels/epics/poems of Western Culture. We will meet once a month to discuss interpretational readings, eat, drink and enjoy each others company. Other events are always welcome, as this is meant to be a social forum as well as an avenue to challenge our minds.

Club guidelines are as follows:
Meeting frequency: The 3rd Thursday of each month
Book Selection: Our current selection will be determined 2 months in advance. A pool of 5 potential selections will be maintained at all times, to be developed by group moderators. Each of our selections will be determined by ballot: votes will be cast only by members in attendance during regular club sessions. The purpose of this is not to promote exclusion but rather to encourage attendance.

The next themed series is “death and dying” given our move into the more sombre fall months.

October selection is Dicken’s A Tale of Two Cities
Novemeber selection is Camus’ The Plague
December selection is Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying.

The next meeting will be on Thursday, October 23, 2008 at 7:00pm. There’s also a facebook group, so if you’d like to join, let me know and we’ll get you involved!

superamit: We’re hiring, yo. Full listing:...

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:17:00 -0700

superamit:

We’re hiring, yo.

Full listing: www.photojojo.com/jobs

Tell your friends in San Francisco.

superamit: If you live in New York City or San Francisco, then...

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:05:48 -0700

superamit:

If you live in New York City or San Francisco, then this Wednesday you are a lucky duck. Photojojo (my company), JPG, and Lomography are teaming up to put together a kick-arse light-painting event in each city.

New York details: Wednesday at 7pm, Union Square, meet under the George Washington statue

San Francisco details: Wednesday at 7pm, Dolores Park, meet near the statue of Miguel Hidalgo in the cneter of the park

Bring: camera, friends, and flashlights/lighters/cell phones/iPods/anything that makes lights. There’ll be someone there that will give a brief how-to.

It’s gonna be rad.

RSVP: NYC Event ~or~ San Francisco Event

(p.s. Photo above by nuzz, who is also rad.)

This looks like booku fun. See you guys there?