from s.f. chronicle:

Hundreds of police with riot gear, squad cars and helicopters were no match for larger numbers of troublemakers in scattered locations along International Boulevard who set fires, smashed windows and destroyed property, including a McDonald’s restaurant that was ransacked and partially burned.

More than 50 blocks of International had stretches of virtually lawless zones nearly three hours after the Super Bowl.

At least 12 cars were set on fire, many windows were smashed, some businesses were broken into and looted, bus benches were pushed over and street signs ripped down as police battled bottle-throwing rioters with tear gas, rubber bullets and flash-stun grenades.

Extra police officers — about 400 in all — had been summoned to cope with possible riots in case the Raiders won, after a post-victory melee the week before when revelers burned out an auto-repair shop, smashed windows, destroyed a car and lit fires in the street. This time, about 250 Oakland police officers were joined by Alameda County sheriff’s deputies, California Highway Patrol officers and Oakland Housing Authority officers, said Oakland police spokesman George Phillips.

But the post-defeat mayhem after the Super Bowl proved worse.

“We lost, and that bothers a lot of the young people out here,” said Hannibal Willis, a member of the rap group Hazardous Materials. “A lot of them are real Raider friends. I ain’t gonna lie — if we had won, we would have done the same thing, but milder.”

setting the alarms for 555 (timer chip) and 604 (mot/apl/ibm cpu)

man, flame grilled gardenburgers are really yummy.

the package says it requires 60 pounds of water to grow a single pound of wheat. producing a single pound of meat, on the other hand, can take as much as 6,000 pounds of water.

bummed around sf. forgot my red filter. possibly exposed some of the film.

ate dinner. spent a lot of time listening to music, sitting, walking. but mainly thinking. my head is clearing up.

ran into this guy eric, who i never really talked to but have ‘known’ for years now. we talked about our current situations. i think he was eager to talk to someone familiar. we ran into some of his friends, i ran into donovan.. really nice to see him. i gave eric a ride home to burlingame since it was on my way home.

sleep now.

movie with people.
then food.
then drinks/dancing.

i’ve been jss@offramp.org for a decade now. it’s been the one consistent good thing in my life. it’s been a vehicle for self expression and my way of doing something nice for other people. the little bit of wealth i can share. the primary machine has been running solid for two thirds of a year now. im pretty proud of myself.

new place for my online journal. **** livejournal. ya, my *** self image mutilation wont show up on “friends” pages. but like i talk to friends anymore. so here it is, baby.

movable type is really slick, and it works. and it runs on my own machine.