
Hugo loves his mommy balloon!

Califragislistic

"Once upon a perfect night, unclouded and still, there came the face of a pale and beautiful lady. The tresses of her hair reached out to make the constellations, and the dewy vapours of her gown fell soft upon the land." —Kit Williams

What goes up, must start down.
Great freedom is possible when your feet are firmly planted on the floor. Perhaps this sounds funny coming from me, the photographer who takes so many mid-air images. Yet, being grounded is the unseen crucial ingredient of compelling jumpology. To defy gravity is a bit of a misnomer when it comes to jump photography, it’s actually taking advantage of gravity that allows us to soar. Many thanks to Billy Siegenfeld and the Jump Rhythm Jazz Project for teaching me this many years ago.
“It is the ground not the air that the human body instinctively moves toward when it makes rhythmic accents.” –Billy Siegenfeld, Jump Rhythm® Technique

Indian Summer sunset at Ocean Beach, San Francisco

Indian Summer sunset at Ocean Beach, San Francisco
These two shots were taken within minutes of each other. Isn’t it amazing how quickly the light transforms?
And here’s how the sky looked just minutes before the two jumps. (Taken with an iPhone)

The end of today

Something new, somewhere old
What ever caused the demise of the full service gas station? Apparently, the oil crisis of the 1970s marked the beginning of the end of full service gas stations. Oil companies figured that people wanted to pump their own gas to save a few pennies. Soon the attendants, who would walk up to your rolled-down window and ask, “leaded or unleaded?” then wash your windows and check your oil while your gas was getting pumped, were no longer needed. Feeling nostalgic? It’s illegal to pump your own gas in Oregon or New Jersey so you can experience the luxury of full service in both of those states.
Flashback: When I was eight years old, I used to think the word “motor” meant addiction. I clearly recall sitting in a passenger seat when my dad drove to the gas station and seeing signs that read “No Smoking. Stop your motor.”
Source: goretro

a.k.a. the rapture
Save yourself, serve yourself. World serves its own needs, listen to your heart bleed. Tell me with the rapture and the reverent in the right – right. You vitriolic, patriotic, slam, fight, bright light, feeling pretty psyched.
It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine. —R.E.M.

2011 USA Volleyball Girls' Junior National Championship Top Ten Team Player

Elyssa, pre-teen jumping wonder
Elyssa and her volleyball team just placed 6th at the 2011 USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships after 9 games in 4 days in Atlanta. What an amazing ride! Congratulations!!!

In the event of an earthquake, tuck duck and good luck. 1 of 2 images in the "Art I.S. getting (t)here" show through 8/13/11
Saturday, June 18 at 8:00pm – 12:00am
Art I.S. Pop-up Gallery
(Everybody Bikes)
1288 15th Ave
San Francisco, CA
ARTISTS:
KRIS ENGEL
FAERN
DAVID FULLARTON
GIANLUCA FRANZESE
DEVIN KELLER
VICTORIA KARTASHOVA
LAUREN
CHRISTOPHER MACOLINO
ANNA MARIE PANLILIO
CRISTINA ISABEL RIVERA
FRANK RODRIGUEZ
ADAM SMITH
TANYA MARIE VLACH
Featuring live music by David Molina and his band, Earthlike.
Themes of transportation, journey, process, destination, road less traveled; whatever transporting means to you.
Curators Tanya & Faern
Art I.S. getting (t)here will be on display at the Gallery at Everybody Bikes from June 18th to August 13th. On the night of June 18th we will also showcase site specific installations, as well as live musical performances.
This theme has arisen from ART I.S.’s new collaboration with Everybody Bikes (1352 Irving St @ 15th Av) and as a means to point out that there are no galleries in the Inner Sunset and Sunset District as a whole. We want to let folks in the city know we are here!
In collaboration with
Everybody Bikes
Arizmendi Bakery
Muni Diaries
Colibrita Productions
FaernWorks