This is my buddy Alex. He’s named Francis, and he goes by that now since he wanted to be a legitimate actor or something. I met him in fifth grade over Pokemon blue at a Catholic School in Florida, in which of course I was naturally miserable. So was he, being that he had just moved from Connecticut. He lightened the weight of existing there as much as any one person could, and I am super close friends with him to this day (though distance has kept us apart during my college years).

This is his best Mona Lisa smile while waiting for the Manhattan bound C train. We were going to get wings or something, just as we had done many years earlier, and will continue to do until the shit kills us.

If your pictures are boring make them black and white and everyone will freak out over how awesome you are. Darken the reds in their skin just enough so that their complexion remains flattering but enough to bring out their pores, giving them a close up feel. If you’re a young person (and therefore hang out with young people) and are not one for retouching pimples ignore above advice.