TikiRobot! » san francisco http://www.tikirobot.net/wp Mai Tais and Blinky Lights, Ahoy! Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:09:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Grayscale Santa http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2009/12/15/grayscale-santa/ http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2009/12/15/grayscale-santa/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:04:19 +0000 rajbot http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/?p=2871 At this year’s Santacon, someone Brody dressed up as a grayscale Santa. Here is a picture by NV6V:

Another pic from sfgate…

Update: more info in the description of this pic:

“Custom gray & white Santa suit, made by me. Wig + contacts + Kryolan body paint”

Unreal…

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I just picked up the latest issue of the San Francisco Panorama today from Green Apple. McSweeney’s has proven that the American newspaper is still viable. It just takes a team of writers five months to produce a single issue, which sells for $17.52 :)

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In other transportation news, several Muni routes will be discontinued tomorrow. Mission Local has made a farewell video to to the 26 Valencia, which is ending its 108-year run:

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20091119_006

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Decompression, originally uploaded by tiki.robot.

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Decompression, originally uploaded by tiki.robot.

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Dahi Vada, originally uploaded by tiki.robot.

Dosa in japntown

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Bollywood Hills, originally uploaded by tiki.robot.

At Dosa, having yummy drinks!

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]]> http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2009/09/01/the-great-bayview-warehouse-fire/feed/ 0 today’s food find at the alemany farmer’s market http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2009/08/22/todays-food-find-at-the-alemany-farmers-market/ http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2009/08/22/todays-food-find-at-the-alemany-farmers-market/#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:09:59 +0000 flickr http://www.tikirobot.net/wp/2009/08/22/todays-food-find-at-the-alemany-farmers-market/ .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }


today’s food find at the alemany farmer’s market, originally uploaded by tiki.robot.

squash blossoms and some kind of japanese mushroom. the mushroom lady
said they’re called nematodes but I think I must have heard wrong
because the internet tells me that nematodes are worms.

may

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