It’s been a very long time since I’ve posted on Project Janna, so I am retroactively declaring a sabbatical. You can use the links above to read posts from a more prolific era.

I bought a new camera recently, and I’ve been snapping away. You can see the results here. However, in revisiting Flickr I’ve also renewed my appreciation for some of the amazing photography on the site. Examples:

Scary + beautiful.

What I like about this, aside from the colors (can you tell I have a color fetish?), is that you can’t tell at first glance whether the stairs are going up, or in a bridge-like arc, or down. My initial take was the latter, but the sign argues otherwise.

The almighty Björk.

My sister-in-law’s pic. She and my brother are knitting fiends.

My friend Lian, photographed by my friend Brooke, who not only takes fantastic pics but also helped me figure out which camera to buy.

From the SFGate:

Apparently not much:

Sequence of events:

1. Driver locates prime parking spot, which is metered and therefore approximately 80% larger than his vehicle
2. Driver approaches the spot at a stunningly bad angle, but manages to pull in thanks to the insanely large nature of the space
3. Driver attempts to straighten out by pulling forward
4. Driver completes straightening out maneuver by backing up at a bizarrely high speed
5. Driver slams into the car behind him with a crash audible from at least a block away
6. Driver inexplicably moves forward until he is within one inch of the car in front, and well outside the bounds of his enormous parking space
7. Driver makes a weak karmic gesture by inspecting the bumper of the car behind him. He does not leave a note.

craigslist gems of the week:

• I am a late 20’s professional male looking for a cute girl to live in my 3 bedroom flat in North Beach and cook, clean and massage.
• NO FUCKING DRUGS, no PETS no VEGANS OR SMOKERS welcome please , I am open very easy going
• I’m a recently widowed, liberal, open-minded, bisexual, 33 year young, financially set, female who lives the alternate nudist/exhibitionist lifestyle … the only light duties that you will be required to do in exchange for FREE RENT living here are things like taking out the trash, skimming the pool, sweeping the garage, and driving my deceased husband’s Porsche 911 (which is parked in the garage) to keep the engine and tires in good condition.
• No pets, no republicans
• Rental range from $l,600 to $2,200 per month (suiting particular arrangements and perks) …This situation hosts quiet private accommodation for a guest, attached to a house with gracious (straight) gentlemen present
• You must be environmentally friendly and must NOT be a Bush supporter!
• $750 large room for rent girl only [funny only if you consider the colloquial definition of "rent boy" and imagine a gender swap]

Spotted in a dining establishment near my office:

1) An official notice of San Francisco’s ordinance requiring all employers to provide paid sick leave for full-time, part-time, and temporary employees.

2) A partially full bottle of prescription cough syrup (complete with codeine!) directly below the sign.

But this review:

I was delighted when my industry peer suggested meeting at [unnamed café]

leaves me wondering whether all the patrons talk like corporate automatons.

Damn Yelp.