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I take a lot of photos from the passenger seat of our car. Riding shotgun has great perks: back seat driving, eating messy burritos, dozing off in the middle of rush hour traffic, and best of all, taking drive-by shots of the City when I feel too lazy to get out and walk around.
Traveling around the City like this, I’ve come to appreciate the many varieties of garage doors in San Francisco, since that’s really about all I see. Here are some shots that didn’t turn out blurry.
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In my search for chubby babies and other Chinese propaganda art, I found myself in Chinatown thinking that this would be the obvious place to find what I was looking for.
How wrong could I be! I found zilch! Mostly, I found tourist trinkets and I ♥ SF t-shirts, and goofy license plates like “If this van is a-rockin’ don’t come-a-kockin!” — very Chinese!
And of course, there was a constant barrage of firecrackers thrown by pre-pubescent teenage boys, thrilled to be in the Big City…
And I became impatient when my ears began to hurt and ring louder than normal.
Though I didn’t come across any chubby babies, I found other treasures on my way out, like these gorgeous tea cups.
And this black rabbit was much too precious to pass up! Although I didn’t find my chubby babies, it was a successful trip all in all.
I’ll be back Monday morning with Flickr Fave. Have a fun weekend, you guys!
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I took these photos some time ago, but found them on my desktop just today. Every time I drive down Lombard Street, I notice the retro Surf Motel. I love the design and I’m glad that this property is so well-maintained.
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It seemed like a good idea to go to Mel’s Drive-In on Lombard Street. If you’ve ever seen American Graffiti, you’ve seen the place. It’s been ten years since I’ve eaten at Mel’s. Back then, Mel’s Drive In was a happening place to be. It was always hoppin’ with people bouncin’ to loud rock ‘n roll.
But it looks like times have changed. It was kind of dead when I was there. There were only a few bodies in the place, hunched over their meals. I don’t think they were zombies or vampires.
My real reason for going to Mel’s was to take pictures inside the restaurant. I was thinking of the classic retro counters, the juke boxes, and the formica tables. The problem is, I’m shy when it comes to snapping pix inside restaurants. It just feels inappropriate.
In the end, I followed my gut feeling and only took pictures of my table and my food.
One other thing, I was really craving a burger, a veggie burger if you know what I mean. So I ordered one. Alas, it wasn’t up to the high standards set by the Burger Joint in Burlingame. At least the customer service was good.
If my memory serves me well, the meat burgers were really good ten years ago.
PS
Thanks for all your feedback about the Fuji Instax Mini. I’m sold and will buy one in a month or two! :)
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Last Friday, I visited Tartine Bakery at Mission Dolores in San Francisco. I thought that I had taken more good pictures, but these were the only ones that turned out at all:
After snapping these pictures, I made an undignified pig of myself.
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Okay, you guys — remember: Saturday night (1/23) will be the last day to enter Mr. Rabbit Sir’s I Love, I Love, I Love You Giveaway! Comments will be closed at midnight.
Also, Lulu Letty is going to host another I Love, I Love, I Love You Giveaway around noon on Saturday (1/23). Go check it out! Thanks, Maria. :D
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