The Painted Ground Went South for the Weekend

Girafa in San Jose, pt 1, originally uploaded by The Painted Ground of San Jose Avenue.

What a weekend! Two weddings, a bachelorette party (don't ask), and tons of food. And that was just Friday and Saturday.

t.a.f.k.a.y.e.l.r.a. wishes he could talk about Sunday, but he can't remember it. Alcohol and family from out of town is a dangerous combination.

Girafa was spotted in San Jose on Friday. This fella sure gets around.

Did you know that last call in California is 2 am, but for some reason San Jose sees it different. At 1:30, the lights come on in the clubs. At that point you have to leave. If you don't, we're pretty sure the numerous police officers mobbing the streets and parking lots will tell you to. Reason #4671 why Mr. and Mrs. t.a.f.k.a.y.e.l.r.a. moved North.

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Pic courtesy of San Jose, CA.

Long Neck 4 Life

Girafa Grimacing, originally uploaded by The Painted Ground of San Jose Avenue.

The problem with San Francisco is what everyone else says: We live in a bubble. It's true, y'know. We do.

We are shocked to discover that it actually gets warm in the Bay Area. We have so many cool, grey, windy summer days that we think it's the norm. We tend to forget that across the bridge the sun actually is shining.

We think that our restaurants are the best on the West Coast.

Okay, okay... That one is true. Don't get us started on the burrito debate.

The point being is that the people who feed our brains and contribute (unknowingly) to the content of this blog aren't just active in San Francisco. We see works from our favorite artists in Berkeley and Oakland. Some of them are venturing to the South Bay, too. In fact, the fine City of Milpitas has their panties bunched up over one of our pals (warning: pdf).

We say that Girafa is bring some much-needed joy to this smelly town. And when we say "smelly," we mean smelly! The town is next to Alviso, which happens to have a large waste dump. It smells like poop during the summer. That's not even a joke, it's true.