The importance of this ride and it’s effect on my mental and physical well being cannot be understated. It’s 8 miles out, a beer stop, and 8 miles back across the peninsula; about two hours total, depending on how long the beer stop is. Long enough that I get to push myself a little, but not so long that I’m a wreck the next day. I start in SOMA, head south through approxamately the design district, and from there zigzag my way to the wiggle to get over the middle of things. There’s a wonderful bike path through panhandle park, where people are always out with their dogs, frisbees, and other paraphenalia. That path feeds right into Golden Gate park. GGP is wonderful, an amazing little pocket of nature in the middle of the city. There’s a really fast stretch of downhill, and then the ocean; end of the line. The Pacific is wonderful. Every time I see it, it’s different weather, different waves, but still, somehow constant. A goal to reach, an end. That is, until I decide to cross it in a sailboat. The ride back seems faster, because the only real climb is the scrabble up first set of hills going back into the park. I timed it, the other day, though, and the two slightly differing paths nearly identical in time and distance, probably due to traffic lights more than anything else. Someday, I’ll do this ride at 4AM and really see how fast I can make it out and back again. <div class=”center”> <img src=’https://images.matt.pictures/beach_ride/571/0001.jpg’ /> <img src=’https://images.matt.pictures/beach_ride/571/0002.jpg’ /> </div>
Posted by matt on 2013-07-30T00:23:47Z GMT
for those not paying attention, that is, SF, CA, USA. also, I really like this photo, for no reason. Just sayin’. <div class=”center”> <img src=’https://images.matt.pictures/where_i_am/572/0001.jpg’ /> </div>
Posted by matt on 2013-07-30T00:08:45Z GMT
So, the book will be photos from the ferry, right? but of course, there’s another boat in my life, which may or may not be in the final edit. I spend a reasonable ammount of time on the Jackpot, which is in fact my friend Seemant’s home. It’s an amazing setting for a lot of good stories (that may or may not see the light of day, depending on my mood/inebriation). <div class=”center”> <img src=’https://images.matt.pictures/on_the_other_boat/573/0001.jpg’ /> <img src=’https://images.matt.pictures/on_the_other_boat/573/0002.jpg’ /> <img src=’https://images.matt.pictures/on_the_other_boat/573/0003.jpg’ /> <img src=’https://images.matt.pictures/on_the_other_boat/573/0004.jpg’ /> <img src=’https://images.matt.pictures/on_the_other_boat/573/0005.jpg’ /> <img src=’https://images.matt.pictures/on_the_other_boat/573/0006.jpg’ /> </div>
Posted by matt on 2013-07-29T01:37:09Z GMT
I wasn’t kidding the other day on instagram; I really may do a book on/about my commute called ‘from the boat’. But I don’t know if I’d have pictures like this in it or not. Remains to be seen. <div class=”center”> <img src=’https://images.matt.pictures/walk_to_work/574/0001.jpg’ /> <img src=’https://images.matt.pictures/walk_to_work/574/0002.jpg’ /> <img src=’https://images.matt.pictures/walk_to_work/574/0003.jpg’ /> <img src=’https://images.matt.pictures/walk_to_work/574/0004.jpg’ /> </div>
Posted by matt on 2013-07-28T22:18:12Z GMT
So, not to say that the office is boring; it’s infinitely better than sitting alone at home working remotely, but it is a little short on visually interesting human interaction. Also, I work in the office, so I’m not nearly as prone to taking photos there. I’m much more likely to have my camera while we’re going for a coffee in the afternoon, or walking to lunch or whatever. Also, as a rule, if more than three people are in a candid photo, at least one of them will be making a slightly awkward face. Oh well. <div class=”center”> <img src=’https://images.matt.pictures/not_quite_photos_of_work/575/0001.jpg’ /> <img src=’https://images.matt.pictures/not_quite_photos_of_work/575/0002.jpg’ /> <img src=’https://images.matt.pictures/not_quite_photos_of_work/575/0003.jpg’ /> <img src=’https://images.matt.pictures/not_quite_photos_of_work/575/0004.jpg’ /> </div>
Posted by matt on 2013-07-28T18:52:34Z GMT
