This was the scene from the top of Bernal Hill tonight (sped up 2000%).
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Earlier this week, the 24th Street Project was finally ready to be installed at the new Local Mission Eatery. So I bought a 6 pack, rallied some friends, and we spent six hours fastening a grid of 350 wood tiles to six enormous slabs of MDX. Three days later the industrial grade glue still hasn’t come of our hands, but I have a warm feeling from knowing how dedicated my friends are in my time of need.
Thanks to:
And now you shall witness the proceedings on this third rate video I made. (Pay attention to the second part of the time lapse and you can see the inimitable Phil–proprietor of the legendary Philz coffee shop two doors down–look on with questionable approval)
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It used to be that I was witness to a new kind of sport just about each time I was out at Ocean Beach. By “new sport” I think I mean things in their garage people found to connect to kites. You know: long boards, short boards, card board.
Anyway I still hit up the city beaches on a regular basis, but a long time’s passed since I last discovered a new way that Californians fuck themselves up at the Ocean. This stirred up wistfulness in my soul that wouldn’t go away.
Until last week:
Yes, that is a chariot and, yes, that horse did freak out and threaten to rear the shit out of me, Spartacus and anyone else in its way when an off-leash dog crossed its path a few seconds after these pictures were taken.
So everything is back to normal here and I love it.
Not only that, but last weekend the surf was crazy enough to kill you if the cavalry didn’t. Enough, at least, for them to call to session the 2010 Mavericks competition .
I didn’t go to watch those surfers at Half Moon Bay, but EB and I checked out the scene at Baker Beach, where the waves were not as big as I remember, I guess.
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