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Hey I’m Marlon.  I’m eighteen and from Queens. These are just a few photos that I think represent the essential things in my life. Excuse my derp faces.

This picture makes me hungry.  Food is probably my favorite thing in the world. Its way beyond eating to survive. I consider food an art. So many different flavors, colors, and textures. Its definitely a beautiful thing.  My favorite foods are probably waffles, pancakes, steak, and sushi.

I also really like barbecuing.  Its way more satisfying when you prepare it yourself.

These are two of my closest friends, Amy and Asheley. I’ve known Amy for about four years and Asheley for about six.  I see quite a lot since we go to school in the city. I don’t want this to get too mushy but I definitely adore them. 🙂

I have a love-hate relationship with photography.  Sometimes I feel artsy, so I take my camera out on a random day take a picture like the one above. In my senior year of high school I was a yearbook photographer, so I had to have my camera every single day. It got tiring, so I guess I’m on a bit of a break.

This is one of the pools I work at in Bayside. I took this on the fire escape while setting up a volleyball net.  The residents didn’t really know how to react.  This was the first pool I worked at, which also turned out to be my first real job. I’m in my second year of lifeguarding so a lot has changed from my first day. I’ve had a few saves here as well as some arguments with rowdy pool-goers. I spent just about everyday of the summer here and I can honestly say I love it. I have a bad habit of forgetting my whistle at home, so I decided to put it on my keys and that’s why I always have that red lanyard hanging out of my pocket.

Of course I’m not sleeping in class…I was simply closing my eyes.  I don’t think people realize how important a good night of sleep is.  I’m not a morning person so anything less than 8 hours of sleep for me leaves me cranky and prone to “closing my eyes” in class.

This is my baby, Gizmo. I’ve had him since the third grade.  Anyone with a pet knows that after a while, they become part of the family.  He’s my alarm clock, since he gets really loud when the sun comes up.  He’s also like my doorman since he stretches his wings and makes some sort of noise when I walk in the house. Its kind of like he’s saying hi.

Whenever people ask me what my name is, I say “Marlin, like the fish!”  Its an easy way to remember it but then they think my name is spelled Marlin, which sucks.  This is my old swim team hoodie.  Swimming is sort of my thing.  I’ve only been swimming for about two years and I’m no Phelps, but its definitely something I love. I swim for Baruch (woo Bearcats!) so I have something to look forward to.  I feel like it motivates me to stay healthy and to keep my grades up.