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.")

Living in San Francisco Means…

2 comments

Our pal Broke Ass Stuart and the amazing artist Wendy MacNaughton teamed up to talk about what living in San Francisco means. In their Bold Italic feature, Stuart and Wendy captured all the flavors of San Francisco living. And that most definitely included our lives on public transportation:

It means riding the Night Owl and thinking you’re gonna get mugged by the teenagers in the back. Taking the 22 from the Marina to the Dogpatch and observing the city’s vast spectrum of existence. Sitting on BART and trying not to think about what lives inside those cushions. Riding Muni and seeing feats both beautiful and wretched within seconds of each other.

Click over to Living in SF Means at the Bold Italic and read all about who has a crush on the girl at Tartine, the better excuse for drinking Tecate, and all the other quirks that make San Francisco the center of our universe.

Category: diaries

Ready to Meet the Lord

3 comments

Forget The Dirty Laundry & The Dishes In The Sink
Photo by Troy Holden

I’m on the 47 on my way to work and had been listening to the mutterings of the man across the aisle from me. He was carrying a garbage bag of his belongings and a paper bag with unspecified booze; and he was getting louder and louder.

“Lord Jesus, I’m ready to die,” he said. “I have no job, I have no money,” (the girl next to him gets up to stand somewhere away from him), “I have my momma’s debt, my daddy’s debt, and I’m ready to die because I don’t want to be nobody’s bother.” Everyone looks away awkwardly, including me. The man starts laughing about something else. Then I realize that we weren’t moving.

I looked up and a cleanly dressed younger guy in the front of the bus was talking to the driver, pointing at the drunkard. “He’s drinking alcohol…openly…” I overhear him telling the drivers.

Really?

The drunk wasn’t really bothering anybody except for our guilty conscience, and he didn’t even smell. How are you trying to kick the drunk guy off the bus after he said he’s ready to meet his death because he has nothing? And isn’t a drunk man muttering to himself a regular sight on Muni? The driver got up and glanced at the drunkard, who said, “Don’t mind me, I’m just waking up.” The driver sat back down and started driving again.

Because of the “good Samaritan,” I missed the connecting train I was trying to catch, which is just one of my many first-world problems. I guess it’s just another Monday.

Category: reflection Tags:

Bay to Breakers, Muni Edition: Denim Kings

Leave a comment

@Grahamcrackersf sent us a few more Bay to Breakers photos, including this gem above. Part of me wants to imagine that these aren’t costumes. The ol’ Canadian tuxedo, eh?

The next two here are also @Grahamcrackersf‘s.

And with that, we draw Bay to Breakers 2011 to a close.

Original post:


Photo by @nicolecwong

Yesterday I took the 5-Fulton with three princesses, two unicorns, a couple of people obsessed with neon tights, and a man who has run Bay to Breakers for 25 years. Yup, it was my first time running the race despite having lived here for more than 15 years. And now I feel like I’ve been awarded an official San Francisco residency badge!

What else happened when thousands of costumed (or completely naked) runners take over the city and public transit? Take a look. And once you’re sobered and rested, send us your photos of where Muni and Bay to Breakers intersected.


Photo by James Welcher


Photo by Lorcan Keating

Muni buses lined up along Fulton st.
Photo by Anthony Brown

Category: diaries

What’s Johnny Depp Doing on Muni?

Leave a comment

Found on the 27: Jack Sparrow
Photo by Brian

On Friday we posted a photo by Brian of Johnny Depp I mean Jack Sparrow on the 27. Who is this man? We asked Brian and here’s what he had to say:

This is a cellphone picture I took on Wednesday of my new friend, Sebastian Michellod, who stayed with me this week via couchsurfing.org. He is originally from Switzerland, but has been living in Central and South America for the past four years, traveling, making videos and documentaries. More recently, he has been dressing as Jack Sparrow, working his way north to try and meet Johnny Depp (who has been “impersonating him”). He just left for LA to catch the Los Angeles premiere of Pirates 4, and will also be in Las Vegas for another event. He is an amazingly kind and talented person, and I recommend that anyone meet him if provided the opportunity.

According to Sebastian’s Facebook page, his goal is to meet Johnny Depp in Los Angeles. I approve of that goal, Sebastian.

And if you’re at Bay to Breakers, be sure to send us stories and photos of any interesting characters — Jack Sparrow included — that you see on and around the bus today.

Category: diaries, Funny: Muni LOLs Tags:
1 … 210 211 212 213 214 … 303