Author: eugenia

Eugenia Chien has been eavesdropping on the 47, 49, or 1 lines since the mid-90's. She lives by the adage, "Anything can happen on Muni" (and also, "That's not water.")

Yarnbomb a BART Seat!

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Photo: Livermore Patch

Did you celebrate June 11, International Yarn Bombing Day? Yeah, me neither. But our man Ed Casey at @BARTDiaries found an interview with someone named Street Color, who yarn bombed the hell out of a BART seat.

How exactly did this happen? First, Street Color “knit really solidly for a month and hysterically for a week.” Then the ride begins. From the Livermore Patch:

Actually I made it as a slipcover so that I could take it on and off. Originally I planned to sew the piece to the seat but as I knit on and on I started to like that seat cover and I knew that BART would cut it off and throw it away . I wanted to be able to make it into a performance piece and put it on lots of different trains. So I put it on the seat and took pictures and then sat on it and rode to San Francisco.

Read the rest of the interview at Livermore Patch.

By the way, Ed prefers the term “guerilla knitting” to “yarn bombing.”

Now, when will someone declare cross stitch warfare on Muni seats?

Thanks, @knithacker!

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Kirk Read on Muni: Humanity and Criminality

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You probably have heard of Mr. Kirk Read, cohost the open mics Smack Dab and Kvetsh, and an amazing storyteller himself. Here Kirk tells a story that happened on the 14-Mission at Muni Diaries Live 5.

I missed my preferred mode of Muni transportation, which I think it’s the only dignified way to ride Muni: the underground. Riding above ground you’re just open to all manners of humanity and criminality and indecency, really. I missed that, so I was left with a double bus on Mission — the 14. Exactly. So I step into my carriage…I went to the back of the bus because that’s where the most interesting people are. So that’s where I sit, in solidarity with the interesting people.

On this night there was nobody in the back of the bus, so I sit down. Then I hear this rustling and I look down, and there is this little pile of fabric squirming on the floor. What is going on?! It took a minute and I realize it’s this little woman who was rubbing against everything, all up on the windows. It’s like when you’re on ecstasy and you really let yourself go. She’s not touching me because she has some manners. But she’s like touching the air, and I’m fascinated, and I’m just like, YES! I’m just gonna sit here and behold.

Watch the video to find out what happened in the rest of Kirk’s story.

Got a story of humanity, criminality, or indecency on the bus? You know where to send it.

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Weekend Photos: Right of Way

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Photo by Tian Jiang

Apropos of nothing, a friend brought a new word to my attention: edgehog. According to Urban Dictionary, an edgehog is “a passenger at the bus who hogs the aisle seat.” Example: “I rode the bus with the ultimate edgehog! I had to squeeze my way to the window seat.”

Let us know if you’ve added Muni-related terms to Urban Dictionary.

Enjoy your beautiful weekend and these photos!

I think we were supposed to take a left.
Photo by Jaymi Heimbuch

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Photo by torbakhopper


Photo by Kyle Sullivan


Photo by Mike Dillon


Photo by SD Lawson

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SFBG Best of the Bay Is Here!

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It’s that time of the year when you get to tell the San Francisco Bay Guardian your picks for the Best of the Bay! There are lots of categories for the web folks, including Best Art Blog, Best Music Blog, Best News Blog, Best Sex Blog…you get the idea. So, check out our friends in our blog roll if you are looking for some awesome folks to vote for.

BUT on page 5, there’s Best Overall Local Blog! If you’ve enjoyed Muni Diaries this year, we’d love it if you’d consider us.

So, tell the Guardian what you think: cast your vote for the San Francisco Guardian Best of the Bay 2011.

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Google Maps Live Transit Info: BART Only For Now

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Image: Google Mobile Blog

Google Maps is delivering live transit updates to four U.S. cities, and San Francisco is one of them. The Official Google Blog says that live transit updates are available on Google Maps for mobile and desktop. But the live transit update information is for BART only and does not include Muni and Caltrain, a spokesperson at Google told Muni Diaries.

“The launch of Live Updates today is only effective with BART trains and does not include SF Muni or CalTrain.  We hope to expand this service to cover more cities as we get interest from other agencies to get their real time information into Google Maps,” Google spokesperson Anne Espiritu told us.

Too bad. We still have NextBus anyways, right?

The live transit update, according to Google, works when you click on a transit station or plan a route with Google Maps. If there are no delays or alerts, you’ll see the scheduled departure times. You’ll see “Live Departure” times only if BART is reporting service alerts.

There is a video demo showing off the feature, but not much yet to see for San Francisco. How much longer until NextBus and SFMTA hook up with Google Maps? We’ll keep you updated.

 

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