stinson beach

So this was a nice day. Brunch and then a hella twisty drive through Marin to the beach. I didn't think it was that bad, but Soph and her mom got a little carsick, and wouldn't let me drive back. I suppose a year of hardly driving day-to-day has taken its toll on my skills. Our luck was up, and the sky was clear and blue (as opposed to the fog that could have come in). We basically laid there and listened to the surf for an hour, and then walked to the far end of the beach. We wished for a picnic basket, maybe some beers, but then we went home and had a really big dinner. But going home is the next post. I did something with the editing process. I decided to cut all the ones without people about halfway through. It seems sort of arbitrary, but it immediately focused the edit. I used to have a hard rule against photos without people in them. I thought that people were the most interesting thing, and that landscapes and scenic shots were just boring. Of course, I formed that opinion in Oklahoma, where there aren't really landscapes as such.

sophie and her mom

Did I mention that Soph's mom came to visit over thanksgiving?

BART journey

This was a trip to San Leandro to watch Saturday morning football with some friends. It's saturday _morning_ football when the games happen on EST and you're on PST. Not a bad excuse to go drink mimosas and eat breakfast casserole, though. Public transit makes it possible. I tend to think of the reach of the BART as the real bounds of the city; it's probably two hours between its two farthest points (Fremont and SFO, maybe?), but my average journey is something like half an hour. There's definitely something to be said for getting under the bay in less than 20 minutes (from stop to stop; my commute is essentially that plus walking 7 minutes to one stop and 3 minutes to another). I mean, by that metric, my 'hood is as close to SOMA as the Mission. Of course, commute time is only one metric.

couple randos for ya

I'm still editing the next big batch of photos; these cover from just before thanksgiving through new years. A pretty big batch, not like the old days where I'd pull out the card every day and see what had happened right in front of me. I'm starting something tonight; for every blog post I also make a print. The third image is tonight's print. Of course, my printer is nearly out of ink, but I've found a cheaper alternative for that, so hopefully I'll be printing more soon.