Starbucks Manager.
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Post by Samnang Yun on May 16, 2016 9:24:35 GMT -8
((Admin Note: The site's location has changed since this thread!!))Samnang leaned back on his skateboard, lazily sliding back and forth as he looked up to the sky. It was a nice spring day, actually feeling like spring instead of summer, with a cool breeze breaking the heat of the sun. It was one of those days he could only dream of last semester: no work, no homework, no classes. He was completely caught up, and not lost half the semester, and he was still doing better than Z in Korean, which in his mind was the best success. He suddenly recalled he had promised a person he'd let them take pictures, and he was in a fun outfit for it as well. He was in a light blue tank top hoodie, dark skinny jeans, and also had a lightweight faded red t-shirt under the vest. To put it all together, he had on bright yellow (although unfortunately very dirty) converse high tops and a hat with the asexual flag colors (though not in the proper set up for the flag). He pulled out his phone, finding Allen and sending a message. Hey, it's Samnang. We met at Starbucks a little while back and you said you wanted to take pictures of me skateboarding? Sorry it took so long for me to get back to you, but I think I've finally practiced enough. Haha He sent. He stuck his phone back in his pocket and went back to staring at the sky. He let out a relaxed sigh, it was a good day. He pulled out his phone again, clicking on Z this time. What a nice day to be able to be outside and /not/ stuck in /an office/ working. He couldn't help but laugh a bit as he quickly got a shut the fuck up I swear I hate you from Z not even a minute later. Tag: Allen Wen
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Post by Allen Wen on May 16, 2016 23:02:48 GMT -8
Allen had been having a pretty good week, nice amount of work to leisure time, nothing super irregular about his breathing, and now a lovely day off with nice weather. He'd had a lazy start, since he'd been at a photoshoot late the night before, and he was just starting to contemplate the beach or the park for some photos or just a pleasant stroll, when his phone buzzed with a text.
He looked at it, a smile coming on his face and quickly responded, "You have excellent timing. I was just considering going somewhere to take photos on my day off. Where should I meet you? - Allen"
He messed around with his outfit, finding something he would be comfortable in that he also liked the way he looked in and made sure he had the kit with his camera that he wanted for practicing some actions shots. He was looking forward to seeing Samnang again, this time with less breathing issues he hoped.
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Post by Samnang Yun on May 17, 2016 21:43:54 GMT -8
Samnang rolled off his skateboard, starting to get uncomfortable, and laid on his stomach on the concrete as he felt his phone buzz. Perf. C: I'm at the park. He sent back before essentially jumping up into a standing position, kicking his skateboard up so he could catch it, and setting it against the swing set. He sat down on a swing, being bored while he waited for another text back.
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Post by Allen Wen on May 18, 2016 23:44:19 GMT -8
Allen quickly sent back, "I'll be there in 15-20 minutes."
He headed down, making sure that he had everything he needed before he went out the door, since he hated having to go bother his mother at the college if he locked himself out. It was a nice day for a stroll over to the park, and his breathing stayed nice and steady, much to his relief.
When he got near the skate park area, he kept and eye out for Samnang, not quite sure where he'd find the other man.
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Post by Samnang Yun on May 22, 2016 8:36:56 GMT -8
Samnang nodded in reply to Allen's text, but decided not to send anything back. He continued playing on the swings for a bit before going back to his skateboard, lazily doing a few tricks as he waited. He glanced up at the right time, seeing Allen looking around. He waved a hand in the air, giving the other man a smile, before skating over to him. "Hey, long time no see." He said, stopping a couple feet away from the other man.
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Post by Allen Wen on May 23, 2016 0:43:03 GMT -8
Allen smiled at him and waved a little bit. He looked the other man over and said, "It's good to see you too Samnang. It looks like you're very much prepared."
He tilted his head with a little smile and said, "I am much less likely to fall over on you today as well. Though it is a possibility that I get to live with."
He held up his camera a little bit and asked, "Are you warmed up and ready, or are you going to be doing a little bit to get settled? It's going to take me a few minutes to get set up for taking pictures, and I'll need to get a good visual idea of what area you'll be in."
He didn't want to sound too over professional about this, even though he went into photoshoot mode a little bit, so he asked as well, "How have you been?"
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Post by Samnang Yun on May 26, 2016 15:06:05 GMT -8
Samnang nodded, "It's a relief to hear you're feeling better today." He said honestly.
He looked to his skateboard and shrugged, "I'm pretty much warmed up, but I'm fine with waiting a bit." He told the other man. He smiled, "I've been alright. Got promoted, though it's Starbucks, so that's only so exciting." He said with a laugh. "Also my semester from hell is over with, thank god." He rolled his eyes, grinning a bit, "I really don't know why I thought it had been a good idea to do that."
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Post by Allen Wen on May 30, 2016 20:05:35 GMT -8
Allen nodded and said, "If you want to get a little bit more warmed up or ready, I can take some practice motion shots, and they wouldn't be for real shots, just to get me warmed up a little."
He smiled and said, "Congratulations on your promotion then. I hope that it was a useful one to you."
When Samnang mentioned school, he replied, "I'm glad you survived it. I hope that it at least went alright. Are you any closer to knowing what you want to do, or not do, after that semester?"
He chuckled a little bit and added, "Sometimes we have to try things that are really bad ideas to know that they aren't things that we want to do after all. Hopefully at least you learned something from the experience."
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Post by Samnang Yun on Jun 1, 2016 10:25:47 GMT -8
Samnang nodded, dropping his skateboard to the ground and sliding it back and forth with one foot as he finished conversations. "That's very true, and thank you. Though now with the added pressure of being a shift lead, this semester is proving to be difficult again." He said simply, rolling his eyes. "I can't win." He said with a laugh. He shook his head, letting his hair fall into his face. "Not really, no. I think I'm starting to get an idea, though, so maybe I'll eventually go into 'real college.'" He joked, using air quotes but rolling his eyes. "Something like being an activist." He said with a grin before going to one of the smaller ramps and just going up and down on it a bit before trying some actual tricks.
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Post by Allen Wen on Jun 4, 2016 23:01:31 GMT -8
Allen smiled as Samnang mentioned his possible goal and said, "That's a very good sort of thing to want to be. The world needs more people to do that sort of thing."
He chuckled a little bit at Samnang's eye roll though and said, "The whole insistence on a four year degree for all kinds of things it isn't necessary for is ridiculous though. I enjoyed getting my four year degree, but honestly, I could have done my job just as well without it, and I think that that's true of a lot of people."
He started taking some test shots as Samnang started doing his tricks. He flicked back through them after about ten photos, and he shook his head over how blurred most of them were, but there was one where he'd caught Samnang right at the top of a jump that looked good.
He looked over at Samnang, raising his camera again, and said, "Let me know when you're ready to start having photos for real."
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Post by Samnang Yun on Jun 22, 2016 9:26:49 GMT -8
Samnang paused, a bit curious how the pictures were turning out, but nodded. He had considered that route, not getting a four year degree, just getting an AA and then experience. But he had a feeling his parents wouldn't accept that, not after Ricky graduated from Stanford. Then again, being the baby did give him perks the others didn't get. Distracted by his thoughts, he wiped out halfway down a ramp, and when he skidded to a halt, he looked to Allen with a wince, "I'm fine, but please tell me that's not on camera." He said with an embarrassed chuckle.
He shook it off, he had a few marks from the skidding, but otherwise was perfectly fine. He looked to Allen, "I got distracted by our conversation. I'll focus now, you can start taking pictures for real, I think I'm warmed up enough too." He said, climbing back to the top of the ramp but waiting to get a confirmation from Allen before going down again.
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Post by Allen Wen on Jun 25, 2016 1:50:47 GMT -8
Allen saw Samnang wipe out, though not too badly, through the view on his camera, just as he was snapping a photo. To Samnang's request he said, "I could tell you that, but I would be lying. I can go ahead and delete it though, but you did fall with a very artistic flail. Do you want to see it before I delete it?"
He added, in hopes of reducing Samnang's potential embarrassment, "Up to that point, I'd been getting pretty nice photos, though I still haven't gotten the hang of a few of the movements so some of them are pretty blurry."
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Post by Samnang Yun on Jun 25, 2016 22:31:14 GMT -8
Samnang paused his skateboarding, hopping off the ramp to see the picture. "Y'got me. Now I'm curious what came out when you got that picture." He said with a laugh. He folded his arms across his chest, keeping on eye on his skateboard to make sure no one took it, or the ramp he was using. "Dude you got me beat, anything moving becomes a blur on my cameras. Though to be fair, I typically just use my phone." He ranted, letting out a breathy laugh at the end of his sentence.
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Post by Allen Wen on Jul 1, 2016 1:58:08 GMT -8
Allen laughed and asked, "Should I just delete it, or did you want me to send it to you? You mentioned that you might want some such images."
He shook his head at Samnang's rambling and said, "Well there's part of your problem. Phone cameras are totally fine for day to day pictures, and you can get some pretty shots with them, but when it comes to motion shots, and things with really high resolution, so anything that you're going to be blowing up to a huge size, a good camera will always win. They've got better shutter times for one, and they're also designed for this. I use a different lens and settings depending on what I'm taking pictures of. So the way my camera is set up right now wouldn't be the same set up at all as if I was say taking pictures of the flowers at the park, or if I was taking pictures of the sky."
He grinned at Samnang and asked, "Shall we try this again with less wiping out?"
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Post by Samnang Yun on Jul 10, 2016 14:47:27 GMT -8
Samnang smirked, shaping his mouth into an "ah" though no words came out. "I like photography, but it's not really a big enough hobby to warrant buying a fancy pretty camera." He told Allen, shrugging. "That's good to know, though. I'll keep that in mind if I ever decide to make it a bigger hobby. Right now I'm more focused on clothing design, but we'll see." He said simply.
He chuckled a bit, giving Allen a nod. "Yeah, I'm ready for real now." He said, going to the ramp and getting up momentum, as well as giving Allen time to get set up again as necessary. After a couple minutes of gaining momentum and getting a feel for the ramp, he got to the top, doing a handstand on the edge, and then after a couple seconds, going back down the ramp, this time, not wiping out. He mentally cheered, he'd only successfully done that trick a couple times.
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