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I used to see him when I lived downtown almost ten years ago. He hasn't changed a bit – always that dark jacket, always the white beard, some sort of cross between Santa and Hemingway. I started noticing something interesting about him. He always hangs outside Starbucks coffee shops. I realized he was addicted. To coffee. To Starbucks' coffee. To me he seemed homeless. He'd walk the streets, always looking ravishingly disheveled in his dark sport jacket always a tad bent at the shoulders. I'd point him out to friends: "I know him. He's addicted to coffee!" I started playing the "when will I see "Hemingway" again?" game. Uptown. Downtown. Always at a Starbucks. Then someone said his name (nickname?) is Pop. Popeye? Poppa? Haven't figured that out. Then a homeless woman pointed to him and said "he gave me clean socks!" then someone else said he owns a "bunch of property downtown."

I still play the "Hey look! It's Hemingway next to a starbucks again!" game. One day when I was standing in line I overheard a Barista say that he goes from Starbucks to Starbucks and asks for a "sample" of coffee. They give it to him, she said. Then they nicely "shoo" him away. Until the next day. And the next cup of coffee. And the next nap. At a Starbucks table. Rest well Hemingway. Rest well...

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Addicted by Diana Kintal

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Cuz this feels like a drug"

Addicted 3 by Martin Gordon

Addict by Maxwell Waltzer

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Addicted to Colour by Miss Z katia

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Addict by Craige Moore

She howls for it. Why did I ever decide to grow the damn catnip?

Hesitation by Amanda Cox

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For once he doesn't take on The Mighty Dom!

addicted by .. Dreaming!

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Addicted by Nathan Taylor

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Ah, people get addicted, it's a problem around here

And I'm afflicted

And the reports all say

Something I guessed I'd have chosen not to listen

Just a busy by the bush, just a puking and a pissing

Got the whiskey in my blood and hell dammit I'm in love

And I'm addicted

C'mon everybody, get addicted

- Hawksley Workman, Addicted

Whenever I find a super 8 camera at a thrift store or garage sale I can't help myself. I must have it. It certainly qualifies as an addiction.

When I first saw this camera a few days ago a 10 year old boy was carrying it around the store. I seriously contemplated snatching it. That's when I realised I had a problem.

addict_DSC2572 by 陳清

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Addict 2 by Jeff Archibald

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Self-assigned creative shoot - part of a larger art piece that is forthcoming (not for a while). Thanks Nick! Strobist: one flash into umbrella, about 1/8 power. Upper camera left placement.

Dior Addict Lipstick Swatches - #4 by Escentual