2.23.2013

16th Street Train Station. Oakland. California. 2.23.2013. Guest.

Seems that I have been held, in some dreaming state
A tourist in the waking world, never quite awake
No kiss, no gentle word could wake me from this slumber
Until I realize that it was you who held me under

Felt it in my fist, in my feet, in the hollows of my eyelids
Shaking through my skull, through my spine and down through my ribs

No more dreaming of the dead as if death itself was undone
No more calling like a crow for a boy, for a body in the garden
No more dreaming like a girl so in love, so in love
No more dreaming like a girl so in love, so in love
No more dreaming like a girl so in love with the wrong world

And I could hear the thunder and see the lightning crack
All around the world was waking, I never could go back
Cause all the walls of dreaming, they were torn wide open
And finally it seemed that the spell was broken

And all my bones began to shake, my eyes flew open
And all my bones began to shake, my eyes flew open

No more dreaming of the dead as if death itself was undone
No more calling like a crow for a boy, for a body in the garden
No more dreaming like a girl so in love, so in love
No more dreaming like a girl so in love, so in love
No more dreaming like a girl so in love with the wrong world

Snow White's stitching up your circuit-boards
Someone's slipping through the hidden door
Snow White's stitching up your circuit-board

No more dreaming of the dead as if death itself was undone
No more calling like a crow for a boy, for a body in the garden
No more dreaming like a girl so in love, so in love
No more dreaming like a girl so in love, so in love
No more dreaming like a girl so in love with the wrong world

Snow White's stitching up your circuit-boards
Someone's slipping through the hidden door
Snow White's stitching up your circuit-board
Someone's slipping through the hidden door


-Blinding

Image below courtesy of Jonathan Wiggins.

16th Street Train Station. Oakland. California. 2.23.2013. SLR.

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2.19.2013

T-Bone. Slim's. San Francisco. California. 6.12.1998. SLR. Film.

Here is one of my all time favorites from way back when. I shot this from my first SLR, a Minolta. I even developed this print myself in the dark room on fiber paper. This was from when Magnolia Thunderfinger played with the then Amazing Royal Crowns at Slim's. I don't know why but it was always the bassist that usually almost deck me in the head or my camera flash back then. I guess I was all up in there. I will never forget the time when I was at Magnolia Thunderfinger's rehearsal and they played (just for me) a cover of The Beatle's A Hard Day's Night. That was amazing.

2.17.2013

Dinner. Locanda. San Francisco. California. 2.13.2013.

Finally I made it to Locanda for dinner. It was excellent. I started off with what may be the best ginger ale I have ever had. And the rest was just as enjoyable. Be sure to get the brussels sprouts.

Locanda
557 Valencia St San Francisco CA 94110

STRACCIATELLA – hedge hog mushrooms
BRUSSELS SPROUTS – smoked pancetta, capers
GRILLED LEG of LAMB – spring onions, ceci, pan di zucchero
WARM CHOCOLATE CAKE – espresso caramel, almond and cocoa nib croccante, almond milk gelato
RICE PUDDING



2.08.2013

Heaviness. San Francisco. California. 2.8.2013.

I was a heavy heart to carry
My beloved was weighed down
My arms around his neck
My fingers laced to crown

I was a heavy heart to carry
My feet dragged across ground
And he took me to the river
Where he slowly let me drown

My love has concrete feet
My love's an iron ball
Wrapped around your ankles
Over the waterfall

I'm so heavy, heavy
Heavy in your arms
I'm so heavy, heavy
Heavy in your arms

And is it worth the wait
All this killing time?
Are you strong enough to stand
Protecting both your heart and mine?

Who is the betrayer?
Who's the killer in the crowd?
The one who creeps in corridors
And doesn't make a sound

My love has concrete feet
My love's an iron ball
Wrapped around your ankles
Over the waterfall

My love has concrete feet
My love's an iron ball
Wrapped around your ankles
Over the waterfall

I'm so heavy, heavy
Heavy in your arms
I'm so heavy, heavy
So heavy in your arms

This will be my last confession
I love you never felt like any blessing
Ohhhh
Whispering like it's a secret
Only to condemn the one who hears it
With a heavy heart

Heavy heavy I'm so heavy in your arms
(I'm so) Heavy heavy i'm so heavy in your arms
(I'm so) Heavy heavy i'm so heavy in your arms
(I'm so) Heavy heavy i'm so heavy in your arms

I was a heavy heart to carry
My beloved was weighed down
My arms around his neck
My fingers laced to crown

I was a heavy heart to carry
But he never let me down
When he had me in his arms
My feet never touched the ground

I'm so heavy, heavy in your arms
Heavy, I'm so heavy in your arms


-Florence + the Machine

2.03.2013

Brunch. Brenda's. San Francisco. California. 2.2.2013.

In case you haven't noticed, this week was a bit heavy on the eating out front. Carly and I went to Brenda's since neither of us has been, so we went early at 8:30AM to skip the line. The space is really beautiful and we loved the vibe. Since it's soul food, we kept to ordering soul food rather than traditional breakfast items. I have to say that I was most impressed by their biscuits. Do order them.

Brenda's
652 Polk St San Francisco CA 94102

Chocolate beignets
Gumbo
Biscuit


Dinner. State Bird Provisions. San Francisco. California. 2.1.2013.

First we watched Warm Bodies, which I highly recommend. Then we went to dinner at State Bird Provisions. I can see why it got voted best restaurant in America. The ambience was perfect. The food was amazing. It was also very affordable for this caliber of food. Last but not least, I had great company.

State Bird Provisions
1529 Fillmore St San Francisco CA 94115

CA state bird with provisions
tuna crudo & confit with chickpeas & cumin
lobster, lentil & asian pear salad
hamachi-avocado seaweed crostini
white chocolate mochi rice pudding, plum jam, frozen strawberries
candied almond & chocolate ‘ice cream’ sandwich, apricot meringue
‘world peace’ peanut muscovado milk

Not shown:
glazed pork ribs with swiss chard, togarashi
guinea hen dumpling with aromatic broth
garlic bread with burrata





2.01.2013

Dinner. Bar Agricole. San Francisco. California. 1.31.2013.

I have not yet had dinner at Bar Agricole until this night. Their brunch is one of my favorites in town and they only do it Sundays. I have to say that Bar Agricole never disappoints as every dish I've ever gotten there has been amazing.

Bar Agricole
355 11th St San Francisco CA 94103

Pickled herring with potato, egg, caraway & dill
Geoduck...
Sea urchin deviled eggs
Dungeness crab salad with puntarelle, mandarins, beets and avocado
Yellow foot mushrooms with fried egg, burdock, chard & farro
Spaghetti with pork sausage, green garlic, pecorino and nettles
Olive oil and tangelo cake with pistachios
Chocolate pot de crème with banana & rum
Bosc pear galette with yogurt