All anyone can talk about is the snow, snow, snow. (OK, those last two are actually tagged as "hail," but you get the point and the pics are pretty.) In our eyes, all this cold just means the onset of summer.

Still, if you're jonesing for some tropical island loveliness, head over to the Humu Kon Tiki's San Francisco section to catch up on all the tiki goings-on. We promise that the crushed ice used in all umbrella drinks is just like snow!

Humuhumu has a post of New Zealand artist Dick Frizell's transformation of Mickey Mouse into a Tiki icon. This got us thinking about all the outsider art that happens in the Bay Area, so we strolled on over to The Painted Ground of San Jose Avenue, a "non-exhaustive study of the various school of sidewalk graffitists that work in and around the Mission at the base of Noe Valley," to catch some of the amazing street art.

Liz Henry also documents graffiti and other public art, as well as keeping up her poetry and writing blog. Plus she has purple hair, which we totally can get behind.

And even legitimate art wants to be cool. Potrero Hill, we're sure, is checking out SXSW.

After the jump: More bloggery, on MUNI yvesdropping, robots, and Valencia Gardens. Picture by DDEThomas from Painted Ground. SFist Jacob, contributing.

SFist Jacob steps up to the blog pulse plate, while SFist Jackson's on hiatus.