Optical Illusion at Muni Metro Station
Says Quynh Phan: “An empty sign holder tricked me on the way to practice today. I had to put my hand through it to make sure it wasn’t glass or a weird picture.”
Indeed.
Vintage Muni Sign, Meet Cool Living Room
Justin (aka bourboncoke on Instagram) has a pretty awesome living room, featuring vintage fabric Muni signage. Can we have our Muni Diaries meeting at your house, Justin? We’ll bring bourbon as well as Coke.
Here’s what the signs look like framed, via Apartment Therapy.
On Muni, Bring Your Own Chair. Lots of Them.
Photo by ltyote
Muni newbie lesson number one: that clear liquid on your seat? It’s not water. So what do experienced Muni riders do? Bring your own seats, of course. While running Muni Diaries from our living rooms the last few years, we have seen so many DIY seating submissions that I had to put them all together here just for pure amusement.
Here are all the chairs we’ve spotted on Muni. So. Many. Chairs! Read more
Project aims to document 24 hours in the lives of transportation workers
Friend of Muni Diaries Erich tips us off to the Global Lives Project latest goal:
“From bus fare collectors to flight attendants, mule packers to bicycle rickshaw drivers, we will faithfully capture 24 continuous hours of routines and rituals in the lives of 10 individuals instrumental in moving people and goods throughout our world. The production of Lives in Transit will bring together nearly 100 accomplished filmmakers and media artists to undertake a globally-collaborative work of art that raises questions about the relationship of human connection and disconnection, similarity and difference, distance and proximity.”
Pretty sure I see a cable car operator around 1:05 in the video above. Neato!
Read more about this film/fundraising effort at Global Lives Project’s Kickstarter page. And help them out if you can!
Shortest Break-Up Letter
Photo by courtchops
Kind of the opposite of “it’s not you, it’s me,” which of course means it’s really…you.
A random sticker spotted by courtchops on the 18-46th Avenue.
Other important messages found on Muni:
- Philosophy on the 6-Parnassus: “All I need is a pen, a piece of wood, and some open space…”
- Ear buds on the T-Third: “Maybe it’s time to take those things out of our ears…”
- Important health discovery on Muni: “Look, I found it.”
How is Muni’s back-door boarding working for you?
Photo by Devon Shaw
Muni began letting passengers enter through the back door in July. Go ahead — I’ll give you a minute to get the snickering out of your system (don’t worry — I’m laughing, too).
Five months into the program, we’re wondering what you think of it.
In a letter-to-the-editor-style email, Muni rider Nic lets his thoughts be known:
“[T}his City often lacks a certain amount of order and civility. One notable exception used to be the Muni express buses. Instead of the usual scrum jockeying for position to board the bus, the riders of these buses would wait in orderly lines to board in the order they arrived …