FINALLY.

finally.

i got it right.

or as right as i could hope for.

and i didn't even have to embarrass myself to get this shot.

all i know now is that the 50mm f/1.4 lens will never fail you.

so without further ado, may i present to you my lovely corner at RBC NYC. it's not one of the cutest cafes in new york, but you could never tell from this picture. i love love love all of their espresso-based drinks here carefully brewed on their infamous Slayer machine, but i craving something cold this particular afternoon. i couldn't bring myself to get one of their non-coffee drinks seeing as i was at RBC. it's like going to levain bakery and not getting a cookie. you just don't do it. so i settled for a cold brew.. or iced coffee as 99.9% of the world refers as it to. in retrospect, a latte would probably have been a better aesthetic choice, but whatever, i'm just happy i got the shot right. on FILM, no less.

checklist at trendy tribeca cafe? moleskine, double check. (film) dslr, check. thick plastic frame glasses, check. holier-than-thou attitude, ALWAYS check. sebastian tellier blasting through monster turbine pro headphones, check. fringe bangs, can finally check this one off (see below)! i think i had an american apparel v-neck on then too.. check.

it's not rocco's best picture as he definitely looks a little cracked out, but i look ok. i forgot photo booth's ability to make everyone look good, and the fact that these bangs shaved 10 years off my face doesn't hurt.

and i finally started a flickr! it should be easier to manage than a blog, and i thought it was about time that i stop creepin' around there..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tracyang/ 

what to do if you can't get your morning coffee*.

[*by coffee, i'm not referring to the poop-flavored/colored water they serve at starbucks.]

i was originally going to title this entry, "how to survive a day without coffee", but that's impossible. caffeine addiction is a serious ailment. i would know, i have it. inspired by CH's how-to lists, i've decided to compile this emergency guide for the caffeine deprived. this one for the slightly less addicted that don't want to turn into meth addicts - but hey, whatever works right?

1. go back to bed.
2. if this isn't possible, ponder the repercussions of unemployment. no one should be around the caffeine-deprived/me until i've.. i mean the deprived been caffeinated. i kind of resemble a feral ceramic garden gnome in the morning - violent, uncompromising, immobile, hunched over.. (ok, i know what you're thinking, but more so than usual)
3. if you feel like keeping your job, go to work and google gruesome crime scene photos and i'm not taking about that g-rated CSI shit. or if that doesn't float your boat, "how to appear awake while napping" (e.g. propping up your head with your palm while moving your mouse around simultaneously)
4. if you do not have the coordination to accomplish the latter, sneak power naps in the bathroom and blame yesterday's late night taco bell run (88% beef?? yeah right!)
5. if you're not that shameless, try to bribe your co-workers to do your work for you with cash or cookies (both are equally valuable in my eyes)
6. if all of your co-workers are goody-two-shoes/bitches, use your withdrawal symptoms, which should have manifested by now, as an excuse to get out of work early. these should include tremors, bloodshot eyes, dizziness, general malaise.. addiction is real people! you will look and feel like shit.
7. if your manager still won't let you go, leave anyway because your manager is a shithead, and you shouldn't be working for them anyway!
8. if you can leave, go home and back to bed immediately, but not before watching an episode of intervention to remind yourself that your life is not that bad.



sulawesi chemex at ground support. for myself. at 3pm.