David, the wedding photographer posted this triptych on his Flickr.

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Alleycat. Saturday, December 8. Race for food on your fixie/MTB/cruiser/junker/whatevs. Prizes for biggest turkey (or ham), specific items, and most food collected. All proceeds (and food) go to feed families over the holiday. I raced last year, and I’ll race again this year.

Much higher coordination of skills than Critical Mass, despite the [required] PBR fitted to your bottle cage.

Originally posted to ydnar.vox.com in November 2007.

…and found this. I love the internet.

Originally posted to ydnar.vox.com in November 2007.

Originally posted to ydnar.vox.com in November 2007.

Sorry, Real Ultimate Power, there’s a new king in town. Thanks Steve!

Originally posted to ydnar.vox.com in November 2007.

At Mezzanine, tonight.

Originally posted to ydnar.vox.com in November 2007.

Current T-shirt <3. Buy here in SF.

Originally posted to ydnar.vox.com in November 2007.

Sometimes a belly full of warm good is completely necessary. On a cold day after a visit to the deYoung or the Conservatory of Flowers, find your way to Nihonmachi (Japantown) on a pedestrian block of Buchanan between Post and Sutter streets to Tanpopo for a fill of the perfect ramen. The gamut of stock & noodles runs wide, from shoyu with fishcake to the surreal good pork Kyushu ramen. If your proclivities bend more towards udon, across the street in the Kintetsu mall you’ll find homemade udon & soba in Mifune’s rationalist black and red environs.

Putting the kawaii in yoshoku-ya, On the Bridge sits literally in the covered bridge over Webster street between the Kintetsu and the Kinokuniya buildings. Between the curries and hamburger dishes, crammed into the narrow slice between hallway and countertop, their east/west mashups like spaghetti with butter and tobiko make tummy happy. Seriously, you could spend a month eating through their weird menu of awesome.

On the other side of the bridge, next to Sophie’s Crepes lives Izumiya, probably the best place to find okonomiyaki in San Francisco. Paired with katsu curry, you’ll spend about ten bucks and be completely sated. Don’t come for the service or the ambiance, but do enjoy the crepes next door—just don’t take any photos. Sophie hates it. Instead, get goofy and snapped in the cluster of sticker booths next to the fountain at the bottom of the stairs.

Originally posted to ydnar.vox.com in November 2007.

Originally posted to ydnar.vox.com in November 2007.

Tonight a few of us holed up in Kona and watched movies. One of them was Cashback, the first feature from Sean Ellis, based on his short of the same name. The cast from the short reprised their roles. Ben, the protagonist narrates the story about an artist in university who reacts to his insomnia by working the night shift at Sainsbury’s, the characters he meets there and the events that follow. It’s also a story about love, loss, pranks, acceptance, introspection and plain being young. And freezing time. In conclusion: awesome, one of the best films I’ve seen in a while.

Think Michel Gondry, Danny Boyle and Edgar Wright figuring out how to collaborate with no budget, Sean Ellis is solidly ticking off both boxes on his to do list. The Brøken, a horror film starring Lena Headey from 300 is his current project.

Originally posted to ydnar.vox.com in November 2007.