SF Scenes (in the city)

This was the first time I’ve been to San Francisco (since my first visit to the city back in high school) that I’ve felt like I got anything approaching an understanding with the city. The scale of it always threw me off in the past, for some reason. There was a mental parallax, if you will, between what I was expecting and what I was seeing. I think I’ve got a better alignment now. <div class=”center”> <img src=’https://images.matt.pictures/sf_scenes_(in_the_city)/700/0013.jpg’ /> <img src=’https://images.matt.pictures/sf_scenes_(in_the_city)/700/0016.jpg’ /> <img src=’https://images.matt.pictures/sf_scenes_(in_the_city)/700/0017.jpg’ /> <img src=’https://images.matt.pictures/sf_scenes_(in_the_city)/700/0021.jpg’ /> <img src=’https://images.matt.pictures/sf_scenes_(in_the_city)/700/0022.jpg’ /> </div>

Posted by matt on 2012-04-05T15:51:20Z GMT

The rest of the week (in people)

Because I don’t want to go on ad nauseum about the meetup, I’m just gonna lump together things in two more posts. The people and the scenes- if I’d been doing this chronologically as I went, it wouldn’t be so bad, but now after the end it’s time to post and move on. So, they took us bowling wednesday, and it was pretty fun, despite the fact that I got the lowest score both times (bowling is not my sport). There was some fairly memorable sushi thursday, as well- 18 of us packed in to a restaurant smaller than my home office, with seating for 16. <div class=”center”> <img src=’https://images.matt.pictures/the_rest_of_the_week_(in_people)/701/0009.jpg’ /> <img src=’https://images.matt.pictures/the_rest_of_the_week_(in_people)/701/0010.jpg’ /> <img src=’https://images.matt.pictures/the_rest_of_the_week_(in_people)/701/0011.jpg’ /> <img src=’https://images.matt.pictures/the_rest_of_the_week_(in_people)/701/0012.jpg’ /> <img src=’https://images.matt.pictures/the_rest_of_the_week_(in_people)/701/0014.jpg’ /> <img src=’https://images.matt.pictures/the_rest_of_the_week_(in_people)/701/0023.jpg’ /> <img src=’https://images.matt.pictures/the_rest_of_the_week_(in_people)/701/0024.jpg’ /> </div>

Posted by matt on 2012-04-05T15:39:20Z GMT

Seemant's Boat (again)

The only problem with parties on Seemant’s boat is the lighting. After dark, it gets very dark, so we tend to move elsewhere and scare the local restaurant managers before stumbling into a cab that breaks down just on the SF side of the bridge. <div class=”center”> <img src=’https://images.matt.pictures/seemant’s_boat_(again)/702/0006.jpg’ /> <img src=’https://images.matt.pictures/seemant’s_boat_(again)/702/0007.jpg’ /> </div>

Posted by matt on 2012-04-04T18:31:20Z GMT

The hangover that lasted a week

So I know I said more photos coming soon in that last post… and then a lot of things happened all at once and next thing I know it’s a week from the following tuesday and I have a lingering sinus infection (don’t ask). So sue me. I didn’t actually have a hangover all week, but it sort of feels like I did; it’ll be a month before I’m recovered from the cycle of work-party-sleep-train-work. I don’t know how the guys who went out more did it at all. These are from saturday, I think. Rickhouse and Irish Bank with co-workers; the brits (Tim and Adam) arrived and all we could do is high five them. And then we drank excessively. Actually, scratch that; I was somewhat drunk when I took the photo of the street drummer, and that was fairly early on. The there were punchbowls and beers and falafel. And then sleep and more work. The rest of the week was a lot the same, with different people. The rest of the photos are mostly done, I’ll probably get around to posting them tomorrow. Three or four posts worth, at least. <div class=”center”> <img src=’https://images.matt.pictures/the_hangover_that_lasted_a_week/703/0001.jpg’ /> <img src=’https://images.matt.pictures/the_hangover_that_lasted_a_week/703/0002.jpg’ /> <img src=’https://images.matt.pictures/the_hangover_that_lasted_a_week/703/0003.jpg’ /> <img src=’https://images.matt.pictures/the_hangover_that_lasted_a_week/703/0004.jpg’ /> </div>

Posted by matt on 2012-04-04T01:30:20Z GMT

figments from san fransisco

I really like that word, ‘figment’. I’m stealing its use to describe photographs, of course. There may or may not be photos of a very long night in SF coming soon, depending on the hangover. <div class=”center”> <img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/figments_from_san_fransisco/704/0001.jpg” /> <img src=”https://images.matt.pictures/figments_from_san_fransisco/704/0002.jpg” /> </div>

Posted by matt on 2012-03-24T21:22:20Z GMT