a stickler by day, a creative by night. this is the photoblog of delightful randomness, aka life, taken by me˚Tumblr (3.0; @tinga-ling)http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8f99a8a405ee0ac0868041f9a89395ff/tumblr_mn8fdfflPP1qf6an6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>GPOYW: monkeying around in broccoli trees edition</p>http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/51124277508http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/51124277508Wed, 22 May 2013 23:36:51 -0400gpoywbroccoli treeclimbing treesparque del retiromadridespañaspaintravelwanderlust<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/be67aee2b08ed530c571b5f571d33da9/tumblr_mlw54ifdpQ1qf6an6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“He smiled understandingly - much more than understandingly. It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life… It understood you just as far as you wanted to be understood, believed in you as you would like to believe in yourself, and assured you that it had precisely the impression of you that, at your best, you hoped to convey.” - F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby</p>http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/48972491704http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/48972491704Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:50:42 -0400smileeternal reassurancebelieve in yourselfthe great gatsbyf. scott fitgeraldhudson riverriver viewsnycnew york city<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/58ad38c159d17b92aa28317dcb68299d/tumblr_mlkvl7IaF71qf6an6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Came across this gorgeousness on my way to get caffeine</p>http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/48478800785http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/48478800785Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:51:07 -0400the plazafountainnycnew york cityspringflowerswhy i love new york city<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c577bf7ffe9881429de4e993aaf25b15/tumblr_mlfd501yzJ1qf6an6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>You are different, that’s for sure, but your uniqueness is something to celebrate, not something to deny.</p>http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/48238473232http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/48238473232Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:24:36 -0400scorpiohoroscopebe differentbe uniquenycnew york citytrain platformsshadowsb&wblack & white<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0c0c05d62f529763c67d55f5bc171a09/tumblr_mi73kqlCaw1qf6an6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Another ticket. To hopefully add to future opportunities.</p>http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/43060725452http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/43060725452Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:36:25 -0500diycraftsraffle ticketinvitationsbaker's twinevintage inspired<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/203c4a14e64e0f95ec6c3911680734f5/tumblr_mhz1ohDzFm1qf6an6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A winter wonderland in NYC. Post Nemo.</p>http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/42693383865http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/42693383865Sat, 09 Feb 2013 16:14:41 -0500winter wonderlandnemoblizzardsnowstormaftermathcentral parkfrozen lakenycnew york city<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/102293b698493a2418d2977702a53e46/tumblr_mgnhqbJ7LQ1qf6an6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“…being unheard is the ground floor of giving up, and giving up is the ground of doing yourself in.” -Mitch Albom, for one more day</p>http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/40581061013http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/40581061013Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:56:35 -0500be heard!don't give upmitch albomnycnew york citylooking upbuilding<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7cbf89ce9b5ee2766f85cfb88c08c55d/tumblr_mg4ztey45y1qf6an6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Fit for a #princess! 👑👸 #crown #tulle #diy #card</p>http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/39720986331http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/39720986331Sat, 05 Jan 2013 00:12:50 -0500tullecrownprincesscarddiy<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mehotyX59y1qf6an6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>even though it may go against your rebellious nature, you have to play a game if you want to win something you should be able to win without playing</p>http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/37167938503http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/37167938503Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:37:10 -0500scorpiohoroscoperebelliousnycnew york citybrooklyn bridgemanhattan bridgefreedom towerfenceeast river<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me653ujQFI1qf6an6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>*sighing a sigh of relief* </p> <p>it’s been a busy, stressful, and project filled past couple of months, which may or may not explain my absence from tumblr. then there is also instagram, which i am completely obsessed with. (follow me at <a href="http://instagram.com/meibebabe/">meibebabe</a>). but supposedly the universe is stepping up to meet me halfway on progress, which is so long due i may have abandoned it a long ways down the road. but i will cling onto this thin string of hope. </p>http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/36693445322http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/36693445322Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:57:00 -0500progresshopereliefinstagramphotocentral parknycnew york citytrees<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcs2qyXCXE1qf6an6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>GPOYW: It’sa Luigi! Halloween edition</p>http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/34723393808http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/34723393808Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:06:34 -0400gpoywhalloweenmario brosluigimustachenail artstars<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbly1wP6Pv1qf6an6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“She noticed my tics and habits but was never ashamed of them or seriously bothered by any of them.” - naked, David Sedaris</p>http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/33214164429http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/33214164429Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:05:56 -0400never ashamedwords to remembernakeddavid sedarisbrooklyn bridgelocksnyc<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbdqmcGDgZ1qf6an6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“There’s something very freeing about losing the anchors that have always define you… You’re free to explore. Some people confuse that with drifting… I like to think of it as growing.” -Deborah Smith</p>http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/32880395139http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/32880395139Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:44:36 -0400lose the anchorsfreeexploregrowingdeborah smithwillow treebattery parkhudson rivernyc“one of the happiest moments ever is when you find the courage to let go of what you can’t change”<br/><br/> - <em> unknown</em>http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/32745534464http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/32745534464Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:19:26 -0400happiest momentscouragelet gotruthwords of wisdom<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb8k9mcAg71qf6an6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“When I feel lost and can’t make a decision, I just stop and get quiet. I take a time-out. I ask myself, How does this feel? What do I want my life to be like? I try not to listen to the shoulds or coulds, and try to get beyond expectations, peer pressure, or trying to please - and just listen. I believe all the answers are ultimately within us.” -Kim Cattrall</p>http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/32694118260http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/32694118260Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:39:22 -0400lostjust listenall the answers are ultimately within uskim cattrallbikingbicyclehudson riverpier 63nyc<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maky0m77vD1qf6an6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>As I lie here in the dark, fighting insomnia, browsing tumblr, I realized that I’ve somehow been skipping on the shoulder & not strolling on the main road. I don’t know when I veered off but I don’t like it. Now is not the time to be distracted, regardless if LIFE happened. Need to focus & get back on track.</p>http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/31845420200http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/31845420200Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:34:43 -0400focuslifein hindsightstepspathjacqueline kennedy onassis reservoircentral parknycblack & white<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma46y1Jxnd1qf6an6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Don’t be afraid to use your wild imagination.</p>http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/31251401290http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/31251401290Sun, 09 Sep 2012 23:27:37 -0400imaginationuse it!scorpiocoopers beachsouthhamptonnew york<p>&#8220;Being [in power] doesn’t change who you are—it <em>reveals</em> who you are.&#8221; - Michelle Obama</p> <p>“Although the cliché says that power always corrupts, what is seldom said, but is equally true, is that power always <em>reveals</em>.” - Robert Caro</p>http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/30978168798http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/30978168798Wed, 05 Sep 2012 23:47:03 -0400powerrevelationmichelle obamarobert caro<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9i0q3FPj91qf6an6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The sun is up, the sky is blue, it’s beautiful, and so are you</p>http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/30435375843http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/30435375843Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:06:03 -0400sunflowerflowerbeatlesdear prudence“People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway. If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you. Be honest and sincere anyway. What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight. Create anyway. If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous. Be happy anyway. The good you do today, will often be forgotten. Do good anyway. Give the best you have, and it will never be enough. Give your best anyway.”<br/><br/> - <em>Mother Teresa</em>http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/29494793882http://tinga-ling.tumblr.com/post/29494793882Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:03:46 -0400do it anywaymother teresa