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July 2002 news

Brighton Beach posted 27 Jul 2002 by Dan Karran [permalink] As today was meant to be a really nice day, a few of us had planned to jump on a train to Brighton. It turned out the weather wouldn't start out so good, which worried us a little, but we went down anyway. Luckily after an hour or so the cloud had lifted completely to leave blue skies and the odd patch of cotton-wool clouds. After walking along the promenade to visit Brighton Pier we headed to the beach for a spot of sunbathing in the glorious sunshine. I think I am burnt a little now though... Oops. It was worth it for a nice relaxing and fun day though. As with any new place I visit, the camera never went away - at least not for long. So hopefully, when I get my scanner working, I'll have some nice photos of Brighton to put up on the site.

Phone amnesia posted 24 Jul 2002 by Dan Karran [permalink] Apparently my phone has a case of amnesia. It has completely forgotten how to spell words in the English language, or any other for that matter. That means I now can't use my predictive text system to write SMS messages - perhaps the most useful feature of the phone. How can I cope without texting, I'll have to go back to email... Or I could phone people, but that's not free for me. It's weird because up until now people have been telling me that the 3210 is the best phone they've ever had and most regretted upgrading to different models. Ah well, this little episode certainly puts me one big step closer to buying myself a nice new phone!

London Cow Parade posted 20 Jul 2002 by Dan Karran [permalink] I've been into London today for a wander round in the nice weather (and for shopping - of course). Whilst walking through town I thought I'd take some snaps of the numerous cows scattered around the centre as part of the London Cow Parade. This particular one was standing staring at the Marble Arch, along with three others. The only thing is, I've realised my Vivicam couldn't take sharp photos to save its life... Thats why the picture is only on here as a small version. I guess the camera is still okay just for taking close-up pictures of people on a night out though.

New design in the pipeline posted 17 Jul 2002 by Dan Karran [permalink] Tonight I've been working on a new design for dankarran.com. The image on the left (click it for a bigger version) gives you the general idea of how it is so far [updated 19/Jul]. I decided to base this design around one of my photos of Times Square, New York. I've yet to figure out the best way to do the navigation within the main sections of the site. Whether I add secondary menus to the top bar, or keep them similar to how they are at the moment with the links down the left, only time will tell...

Chocolat et le vin posted 15 Jul 2002 by Dan Karran [permalink] Despite promising myself I'd have an early night last night, I somehow managed to stay up until the early hours watching DVDs with my flatmate Owen and a couple of his friends. And of course, what's a night in infront of the TV without something to drink (note to self: wine isn't the best thing to have on a Sunday night, with work in the morning). We started out watching Kevin and Perry Go Large, which was pretty funny - and has a great soundtrack. The next was Chocolat. At this point I thought I'd head off to bed thinking the movie would be rubbish, but it wasn't anything like I expected it to be. It's an amazing movie, partly because of the thought of all that chocolate. Mmmmmm. By the time we'd started watching Bridget Jones's Diary though, I had lost all concentration and so decided to go to bed. This morning I suffered... damn wine

Addicted to strawberry cheesecake posted 13 Jul 2002 by Dan Karran [permalink] I think I'm going to have to admit defeat, it would seem I've got myself addicted to Haagen-Dazs Strawberry Cheesecake icecream and also to Starbucks Tazo Chai Tea Latte. I can see my wallet starting to feel poorly quite soon I think. By the way, I had planned to post a message today to announce some new photos on the site, but my scanner appears to have become posessed(!) and won't let me scan in any more photos. I'm trying to find a way to help the poor little thing, but for now the site isn't going to see any new pictures. So, instead of posting a useful message like that, I thought I'd post a pointless one - purely because I'm bored and should really be asleep.

Passed my exams posted 12 Jul 2002 by Dan Karran [permalink] I found out yesterday that I'd passed my second year exams at university - a huge relief considering I was sure I'd messed up two of my papers completely. I don't know any grades or anything yet, but at least I know I don't have to resit.

New photos posted 9 Jul 2002 by Dan Karran [permalink] I've just added six new photos to the Manchester gallery and three more to the New York gallery. These are the only ones which I'd scanned in previously and were ready to be put online once I got my computer set up... There are a load more yet to scan in, and hopefully I'll get some good photos from the London Mardi Gras and from around London generally... I'll see tomorrow when I pick them up from the lab. By the way, if you're looking for the cheapest place in London to get your photos developed, pop into Jacobs Photo on New Oxford Street, where they will develop your films for just £2.99 - the best price I've found anywhere!

Evenings out posted 4 Jul 2002 by Dan Karran [permalink] I've just got back from seeing a gig by Thea Gilmore at Camden Locks. It's one of the few gigs I have actually been to (usually too stingy to pay for them) but I thought she was brilliant! I only went at the last minute because one of my friends had bought some tickets to see Thea on the spur of the moment - not realising he'd already organised to see Erykah Badu the same night. Anyway, we both had a great time so it worked out pretty well Not only was I out tonight, but I'm also out tomorrow night for somebodys birthday and also out partying over the weekend, which should be fun in all - but I guess it will start to take its toll by the end of the weekend.

Eyes set on something new posted 3 Jul 2002 by Dan Karran [permalink] Ok, so I have my eyes set on the gorgeous Nokia 8310 - especially since my current phone has all but given up on letting me use the '2' key unless I really try and persuade it. Only thing is, it's going to cost me a fortune because I'm only 6 months into my contract - must find a way to get a cheap(er) one! Actually, the phone isn't the only thing I have my eyes set on at the moment, but I'm not going to go into that here