http://serenae.com Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:57:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Our last day was spent revisiting places we didn't spend enough time in earlier. We made a quick tour of Japantown, where I ate a crèpe. ((Yes, I know it's wrong to eat crèpes in Japantown. But there were TWO crèperies there! What was I supposed to do, ignore them ... http://serenae.com/2010/03/09/san-francisco-2010-day-5/ Most of day four was spent on a couch at our hostel, getting some design work done. I escaped just in time to see clouds covering up the sun and realize that the Asian Art Museum was free the previous Sunday instead of Tuesday. Whoops. We trudged back to the ... http://serenae.com/2010/03/09/san-francisco-2010-day-4/ On day three we followed a painted truck into Japantown, visited every thrift store in Haight-Ashbury, ate surprising pasta, and made it back downtown in time to see something very San Francisco: a protest. ((MUNI was increasing the price for monthly passes, which is already ridiculously high. We got this ... http://serenae.com/2010/03/09/san-francisco-2010-day-3/ Took the tram to The Castro, explored, ate our traditional lunch at Orphan Andy's, climbed the hill in Buena Vista Park, endured very windy weather, and watched a bizarre hilltop ceremony. ((They climbed the hill in silly costumes, with pantyhose over their heads, and began to play strange instruments. Pretty ... http://serenae.com/2010/03/08/san-francisco-2010-day-2/ We started off the day with bagels at our hostel on the edge of the Tenderloin. ((It was an alarming neighborhood. Shouting and banging in the streets at night, ambulances every few minutes, prostitutes on the corners, and a friendly "GO TO HELL" sign in the window opposite ours. I ... http://serenae.com/2010/03/08/san-francisco-2010-day-1/ I spotted Waldo in Silver Spring, Maryland last weekend at the second annual Silver Spring Zombie Walk. Well, undead Waldo. When I was in elementary school, I used to complain about stomach aches all the time to get out of math class. ((What can I say? Math gives me a stomach ... http://serenae.com/2009/11/04/wheres-waldo-maybe-with-marcel-marceau/ On the morning of October 5, 2009, as he was crossing the road to kick some hippies, Jim Groom was fatally injured by a rogue New York pizza truck. He is survived by his loving wife, children, and the hippies. http://serenae.com/2009/10/04/i-killed-the-bava/ As well as setting a really dangerous precedent of two blog posts in one week, I'm also getting into the bad habit of posting a lot of images and very little text. I'll try to get better about that, though I secretly believe that people are, in general, too lazy ... http://serenae.com/2009/09/29/new-paintings/ I'm still here! Despite my hectic work schedule, ((Including not getting home till after 11pm every night last week.)) I've gotten quite a few art projects done over the past month. More on that later. But now, a sneak preview of my next project! (click for full size) And just because ... http://serenae.com/2009/09/27/mystery-project-and-contest/ Two years ago, when I was afflicted with horrible sunburn ((I fell asleep on the beach for four hours or so...)) and confined to the house, I started a tradition of decorating notebook covers with strange collages. As I was completely sunburn-free last August, I missed my opportunity. But this ... http://serenae.com/2009/08/11/do-i-dare-to-eat-a-peach/