Waider does SF
Here are the photos from my SF trip; you can also read my SF 2000 trip report. Alas, I'm
still being confounded by the automatic features of my digicam, such
as autofocus (see the "Woz Way" shot) and auto-shutter-speed (the very
first picture is slightly blurred). Still, this gives you a rough idea
what I was up to from November 29 to December 16. Some of the photos
were taken with the game Midtown Madness 2 in mind, which will be
obvious to people who've played the game. Pictures on the right are
screenshots from MM2. Oh, and you can see the photos
that my brother took in California as well.
Meredith poses in front of her
computer.
Half Moon
Bay, a picturesque beach south of SF.
The
Golden Gate Bridge, driver's eye view. 
Meredith poses on the Marin County
end of the bridge.
That's San Francisco
just at the top of the fog. Honest.
Looking
down on the bay from Mount Tamalpais, or "Mount Tam" as the
locals call it.
More
bay. Should be attached to previous photo.
Driving
down the twisty part of Lombard. Note the sign. 
Approaching the Transamerica
Pyramid from Vallejo Street.
Alcatraz as seen from Pier
45. 
The
view from Meredith's balcony.
Grace
Cathedral. Note the building towering behind it. 
A random shot
from Nob Hill. You can just make out the top of the Golden Gate
Bridge.
The Hyatt
Regency hotel, the fountain that Bono spraypainted, and far too
many palm trees for me to get a clear photo. 
Looking down the
Embarcadero at piers 1, 3 and 2 respectively. Why? I have no
idea. 
The Ferry Port,
and yet another bloody palm tree. 
A
helpful sign. The other side of the building has a similar arrow
pointing skyward, reading "Sky".
Museum of Modern
Art, Yerba Buena gardens plaza sort of thing, and a funny-looking
building. 
No comment,
except that this was in the Metreon Centre.
The Moscone
Convention Centre. 
If you squint, you
can see the fire truck racing down Market. I wasn't close enough,
really.
A
web-kiosk-in-progress at the DNA
Lounge
You can't see
it. The bumper stickers (right hand side) are "Eire" and
"Clare".
Morrisa and
nj's ball of fun, Fizgig.
Martian
landscape at pebble beach
More
martians
Still
more martians, and water.
...and
more...
"It's a
nice rock. I thought I'd take a picture of it."
Coit Tower, from
the Embarcadero
Coit Tower, from the twisty part of
Lombard 
Beware of
SCUBA-equipped cows, I guess.
A
wooden cat-relative (puma?) climbs a tree to get to a wooden eagle
that's out of focus.
We
drove through this tree. I wasn't impressed.
Waider and Meredith prepare to party. We
should've doused a few of the lights, though.
Palace Of Fine
Arts. They built a bunch of this stuff in 1916 or so, then tore it
all down again. 
Too
Much Waider. Also too much camera shake.
Meredith plays with soap bubbles.
You can't see it #2:
The cross-street sign reads "Woz Way".
Funny as this
is, too much of the stuff at The
Tech Museum was in this condition.
No
comment on this, either. San Jose.
You can just about
read it. It's that friendly "Abort, Retry, Fail?" message. From The Exploratorium.
The
two-inch-long purple scar in the picture is, in fact, a
three-foot-long electrical arc. The Exploratorium again.
Lots of people looking at a bubble
that just burst. D'oh.
The Bay
Bridge, as seen from a ferry boat.
Broadway,
the C/B block axis at Alcatraz.
B/A block
axis at Alcatraz. Looks
pretty much like Broadway from this angle.
My
sister and her boyfriend behind bars. Alas, I couldn't get the door
closed.
Alcatraz. The cellblock is on
top, with the lighthouse; the dock is underneath Building 64 in the
foreground of the picture.
You
can't read it #3: It's a sign telling you just how bad it is to help
someone escape from Alcatraz. I can't believe I
missed it.
The Rock recedes into the
fog. The boat, however, is sharply in focus.
Paul and Waider promote an
unidentified CD. For varying values of "promote".
Daddyo
reclines. He does that a lot.
Iceberg looks
jumpy. He does that a lot, too.
You can't
see it, #4: Moodily-lit shot of the ocean as I fly home.
You can't
see it, #5: Another of the same.
Dawn
breaks.
Waider
Meredith poses in front of her
computer.
Half Moon
Bay, a picturesque beach south of SF.
The
Golden Gate Bridge, driver's eye view. 
Meredith poses on the Marin County
end of the bridge.
That's San Francisco
just at the top of the fog. Honest.
Looking
down on the bay from Mount Tamalpais, or "Mount Tam" as the
locals call it.
More
bay. Should be attached to previous photo.
Driving
down the twisty part of Lombard. Note the sign. 
Approaching the Transamerica
Pyramid from Vallejo Street.
Alcatraz as seen from Pier
45. 
The
view from Meredith's balcony.
Grace
Cathedral. Note the building towering behind it. 
A random shot
from Nob Hill. You can just make out the top of the Golden Gate
Bridge.
The Hyatt
Regency hotel, the fountain that Bono spraypainted, and far too
many palm trees for me to get a clear photo. 
Looking down the
Embarcadero at piers 1, 3 and 2 respectively. Why? I have no
idea. 
The Ferry Port,
and yet another bloody palm tree. 
A
helpful sign. The other side of the building has a similar arrow
pointing skyward, reading "Sky".
Museum of Modern
Art, Yerba Buena gardens plaza sort of thing, and a funny-looking
building. 
No comment,
except that this was in the Metreon Centre.
The Moscone
Convention Centre. 
If you squint, you
can see the fire truck racing down Market. I wasn't close enough,
really.
A
web-kiosk-in-progress at the DNA
Lounge
You can't see
it. The bumper stickers (right hand side) are "Eire" and
"Clare".
Morrisa and
nj's ball of fun, Fizgig.
Martian
landscape at pebble beach
More
martians
Still
more martians, and water.
...and
more...
"It's a
nice rock. I thought I'd take a picture of it."
Coit Tower, from
the Embarcadero
Coit Tower, from the twisty part of
Lombard 
Beware of
SCUBA-equipped cows, I guess.
A
wooden cat-relative (puma?) climbs a tree to get to a wooden eagle
that's out of focus.
We
drove through this tree. I wasn't impressed.
Waider and Meredith prepare to party. We
should've doused a few of the lights, though.
Palace Of Fine
Arts. They built a bunch of this stuff in 1916 or so, then tore it
all down again. 
Too
Much Waider. Also too much camera shake.
Meredith plays with soap bubbles.
You can't see it #2:
The cross-street sign reads "Woz Way".
Funny as this
is, too much of the stuff at The
Tech Museum was in this condition.
No
comment on this, either. San Jose.
You can just about
read it. It's that friendly "Abort, Retry, Fail?" message. From The Exploratorium.
The
two-inch-long purple scar in the picture is, in fact, a
three-foot-long electrical arc. The Exploratorium again.
Lots of people looking at a bubble
that just burst. D'oh.
The Bay
Bridge, as seen from a ferry boat.
Broadway,
the C/B block axis at Alcatraz.
B/A block
axis at Alcatraz. Looks
pretty much like Broadway from this angle.
My
sister and her boyfriend behind bars. Alas, I couldn't get the door
closed.
Alcatraz. The cellblock is on
top, with the lighthouse; the dock is underneath Building 64 in the
foreground of the picture.
You
can't read it #3: It's a sign telling you just how bad it is to help
someone escape from Alcatraz. I can't believe I
missed it.
The Rock recedes into the
fog. The boat, however, is sharply in focus.
Paul and Waider promote an
unidentified CD. For varying values of "promote".
Daddyo
reclines. He does that a lot.
Iceberg looks
jumpy. He does that a lot, too.
You can't
see it, #4: Moodily-lit shot of the ocean as I fly home.
You can't
see it, #5: Another of the same.
Dawn
breaks.