60 Seconds: April 2013

Monday, April 29, 2013

7 Seconds of Yo Yo Chris

This is only 7 seconds, and this is going to be way more than 60 words, but I have to post it. I stepped off my first bus, this morning, and encountered a 50ish guy having a great time playing with a yo yo, on the corner of Judah and 46th ave. Not just any yo yo, but a Duncan Imperial. Anyone who knows me well knows that I almost always have a yo yo with me, and that it's always a Duncan Imperial. You don't run into yo yo enthusiasts every day. I stopped and said, "Hey - I love a yo yo guy!" He smiled said, "Thanks..I AM a yo yo guy." I said, "And you have a Duncan Imperial. I never go anywhere without mine. I pulled mine out of my backpack, and Yo Yo guy, who looked really happy to have found a fellow yo yo lover said, "Cool! Would you like an extra string, just in case?" "I'd love an extra string, just in case," I answered. He proceeded to pull a little Moleskin book out of his back pocket. Between the pages were various colors of yo yo string. He gave me a green one. When I asked if I could film him for a bit, he was more than happy to oblige. Then he introduced himself and we shook hands, and I had to catch the express bus, and be on my way.

Thanks for making my day, YoYo Chris on 46th and Judah! And thanks for the extra string, just in case.

- Lana

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Tourists, checking the map, along the Potomac River, Alexandria, Virginia.

Nora was getting all into the map today as we walked along the Potomac... haven't gotten into DC yet, but we had tasty banh mi and I had the best summer rolls I've had in years, at a little place on the edge of Old Town Alexandria this afternoon. We're having dinner with Heidi tomorrow night!
- Gerard Holmes

Handle With Care

Someone's a little resentful about having to work on such a fine, sunny day in San Francisco. Don't take your anger out on a case of mayo, dude.
- Lana

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Friday, April 19, 2013

Mexican Lunch

I wish I could have beer, because this place has a wide selection, but it's either beer or tortillas, for me, not both. Mexican and Peruvian restaurants in SF tend to play Puerto Rican or Cuban music. I don't know why that is, except maybe that it's the best Spanish language music there is.
- Lana

Monday, April 15, 2013

Tap

This old dude is lovely. He must be pushing 80, and he always listens to his Ipod on the bus, and taps along to whatever music he's listening to. Sometimes he also taps his thumbs.
- Lana

Windy As Shit

It was windy as shit in San Francisco, today - especially by the coast, where I live. Great Highway was closed off to traffic. Gusts of wind were strong enough to almost knock me over. I am not a small woman. It was sort of fun. Reminded me of living on the Wellington coast.
- Lana