Last Friday's skate was awesome -- the splinter group did the garage near Union Square and then bombed Post Street as we often do.  But the night's highlight came after hanging out at The Bar post-skate when we headed out for the rare (and cherished!) After Skate at the Banana Republic garage at Howard and Embarcadero.  It's fun just getting into the garage because after hours they lock the door and you have to get security to buzz you in.  So we got a sexy-voiced skater to call the guard from the phone at the garage's side door as the rest of us hid outside the field of view of the security camera.  Bzzzzzt -- success!

Here's the video with special soundtrack.  If you're in your car roll down the windows and blast it.

The bad news is my pal and roommate Charm is leaving us all to move some place that's not San Francisco.  The good news is that as a result there's been a surplus of wacky and fun activities that have been crammed in before she goes.  By far the most fun event so far was the bicycle photo scavenger hunt that she planned and organized.  As you'd expect from Charm, nothing was half-assed: we brainstormed for weeks on the photo task list and scoring system, mascots were provided to the teams, prizes were procured, and witty emails were sent.

Each team had to take 10 photos with their mascot.  Half were mandatory Charm-chosen photographic missions and the rest were chosen by each team from a list.  The required tasks:

• Most Charmaine spot
• Favorite café/bar
• Favorite mural/graffiti/public art
• Hi-five/hug/dance/protest with a stranger
• Cable car

And a sampling of my favorite optional ones:

• Drink in the most inappropriate spot
• Get stranger to wear a fake mustache
• Photo booth photos
• Top of the steepest hill
• Wordplay using signs
• Meet a doorman
• Most romantic spot
• Prettiest view of the city
• Climb a tree
• Easiest place to score a sex worker
• Douchiest bar
• Favorite ethnic neighborhood
• Rainbow flag

My team's name was the CANBRARICAN HILL-O-RADICALZ (a Frank Chu-ized term meaning CANadian, BRAzilian, and ameriCAN hill lovers).  Our competition was the Rainbow Warriors, Top-Notch Two-Wheeled Todger Dodgers and Business Time.  Check out all of our wacky and creative photos that were taken during the three hours that we zipped around the city.