Category: mission life
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Weasl
San Francisco graffiti artists like Ribity, Twist, and Reminisce, made names for themselves by painting recognizable images as their tags instead of letters. At the moment, one of SF’s most prolific taggers is an artist named Weasl who tags iconic animal drawing on walls in a classic 2-color “throw-up” style. And here are a few […]
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Slow Streets, Responsive Yo-Yos
I’m proud to say my newest yo-yo video is out now. You can watch it here: The video features an original soundtrack and tricks performed on a modern responsive yo-yo with a counterweight. I’m using a Doc Pop edition The Thing yo-yo for the entire video. This video was shot entirely on Sanchez Street, one […]
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Thundergraupel
The weather has been wild in SF. On New Year’s Eve we had the 2nd wettest day in San Francisco’s history. Since then we’ve seen much more hail and lightning than we usually get, but on February 23rd, 2023 we had a graupel storm. Graupel is distinct from snow or hail, and tends to occur […]
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Heavy rains in SF lead to flooding at Silver Sprocket
Yesterday was not only New Year’s Eve, it was also the second wettest day in San Francisco’s history. Due to the heavy rain, there was a lot of flooding, including at Silver Sprocket Comics, where the basement got soaked with water, which stinks because that’s where they keep their inventory. They put out an open […]