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.")

Win Dinner for Two at Espetus

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On my fridge is a poster that says, “San Francisco is for carnivores.” That’s right. Our city is made for the kind of unrepentant carnivore who dreams of a parade of meat on steely skewers and towers of pork sausages bursting out of their casings.

For one lucky Muni Diaries reader, the awesome folks at Scoutmob have a $100 Espetus gift certificate to give away! Sign up for Scoutmob in February and we will pick a random winner at the end of the month.

So sign up for Scoutmob for a chance to win $100 in a meaty gift certificate!

To get to Espetus: take F, J, K, L, M, N, 71, 21, 47, 49

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Time for Muni Driver Calendar?

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Photo by Jeremy W.

Rider Jeremy W. holds the fate of this driver’s fame in his hands…

So I thought I’d share a funny exchange I had with an F-line operator the other night. I was out enjoying the great weather that day and was working on my night photography shots.

I captured this shot of streetcar 1075 turning the corner onto Market Street and then got on at the next stop. I’ve seen this operator out a lot, and he’s seen me with my camera…

The first thing he said was “so you’re taking all these pictures of everyone else, when are you going to get one of me into the Market Street Railway Calendar?”

I had to explain to him that not for lack of effort (that’s why he’s seem me out a lot!) I haven’t gotten one in yet, but I am working hard on my submissions for the 2012 calendar 🙂

He laughed and said, well, keep trying!

The calendar Jeremy’s talking about is open to submissions from anyone. See submission details here.

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That’s What We Call No Strings Attached

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NOW THAT'S FUNNY
Photo by Lulu Vision

So there’s this new movie, No Strings Attached, starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher, two of the most perfect-looking human specimens ever. The movie asks the probing question: can sex friends stay best friends? I’m sorry, in what reality do you find yourself with someone who looks like Natalie Portman or Ashton Kutcher and you say, hey, no strings attached, let’s keep it light!

Here in San Francisco, someone corrected the movie’s advertisement on a Muni shelter to reflect a more accurate reality in which Natalie is like, “No strings attached, ok?” and dude is like, “I just did it with Natalie Portman!”

(Thanks for the photo, Lulu Vision!)

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Muni Diaries Goods: Cheaper, Still Awesome

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Our third birthday is coming up this year, and we’ve restocked the Muni Diaries Etsy Store with more Fast Pass Clipper Card Holders and t-shirts! To celebrate our upcoming anniversary, we’re putting everything in the store on sale. While supplies last, take 20 percent off of the Fast Pass T-shirts (designed by Nate1 at New Skool) and Clipper cardholders (crafted by Heather L. of Heathered and designed by Suzanne Lagasa).

The Fast Pass design is also available in baby onesies and adult hoodies at Secession Art and Design.

Check out the Muni Diaries Store 20% off anniversary sale.

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New Muni Shelters Are Small-Arms Fireproof

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New Muni Shelter
Photo by Jamison Wieser

You know that the new Muni shelters don’t protect you from rain, but did you know that they are protected against small arms fire? From the San Francisco Business Times:

Clear Channel is cagey about what it is spending on this, saying only that kitting out each bus stop costs the equivalent of “several luxury cars.” Part of that goes into the “military grade” screens — the sort used in tanks, capable of withstanding small-arms fire. They are expected to last five to seven years, though the units can be upgraded incrementally.

(Earlier, Gizmodo and Popular Mechanics reported that the shelters cost about $30,000 each.) Wow. Those Yahoo! Bus Stop Derby games are really safe!

The shelters are also wifi-capable, which I think will be enabled in 2013. “In exchange for watching one advertisement, users can also get free WiFi Internet access from a 4G superfast hotspot and use it as long as they want. The hotspots can extend up to three blocks and into nearby buildings,” the San Francisco Business Times reports.

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