i got a nikon camera

So I got my new digital camera: it's a Nikon D40. It's a couple of years old but I hear good things about it and the price was right. I could have probably got a more souped-up model without totally breaking the bank, but the truth is I know zero about photography so this will be a good intro for me. I am still trying to get that magic DSLR look, but here are some shots I took with the new camera, definitely better than the old one. As always, you can click to enlarge.

Had a couple of daytime beers on Thursday with crsmal. You should have been there, we missed you. Not really.

Here he is. He is about to tell me to go fuck myself.


The place filled up at lunchtime but by 2:30 it was 95% cleared out and the bartender could safely return to the racing form.

On the way home I snapped some shots. This dude is roughly one third as suave as he thinks he is. He's actually on the phone asking his mom to send him money.

Some intense discussion outside the palm reader on Horatio street. I should have majored in palm reading. There will always be palms.

I caught this gentleman from across a park with my zoom lens. He's definitely going for the Eddie Felson, Color of Money-era look. And it's working for him.

The courts on Horatio are kinda over with, just a couple of people playing one on one. I have some great memories of playing there over the years. One that stands out was the day this white banker dude who wasn't even very good insisted on yelling "boo-ya" every time he shot.


This guy is famous. He had just sold about five of these things when I took the shot.

These two were having a great animated discussion on East 15th street. I am not sure if they are a couple, but I hope they are.

The new camera will definitely help with shots of the kid:


When I got home I stopped for a quick pee at this crappy bar outside Stuyvesant town. It was pretty full, mostly an OTB kinda crowd. For some reason, "Left of the Dial" was playing on the jukebox.
I finished Cruddy. It eventually became overwhelmingly dark and violent, to the point where I found it a bit exhausting. Graphic, gross, fucked up, weird, depressing, but still occasionally funny and very poignant. I guess I still kind of love it. I give it an 8.5 out of 10. Don't want to recommend it to anyone who is offended by blood, guts, etc. but the main character will definitely break your heart. Whoever asks for it, it's yours.