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Journal Entry: Sun May 20, 2012, 8:30 AM


Life - as I know it right now!

So I've spent the last week loading an array of journals into your inbox's and generally attacking you with all things ^Kaz-D Hopefully that will calm down now - and then I suddenly thought, with all these articles and bits of news and such I've been quite impersonal. Let's have a bit of life to counteract that! Firstly on the topic of name changes - I'm not going to change mine, not now or ever. So rest assured Kaz-Dizzle won't be appearing any time soon. (Although I did threaten it to the CV team).

I was surprised at how quickly some people changed their names. There were the obvious changes, such as adding or removing dashes or capitalization which in some respects makes sense. But there were others who just discarded their old name after 5 or 6 years of wearing it and took something completely different. I don't have a very good visual memory, or memory in fact, so anyone who did those changes is likely to drop off my radar a bit as I won't recognise you by avatar. Did you change your name? If so why? I'm intrigued to know...


Life is generally ticking over - these coming weeks are set to be the busiest of the year so far whilst I juggle my full time job alongside the arrival of the olympic torch - the queen's jubilee celebrations and a Wedding. All requiring photography services! In between all of that there are essays to be written and the 365 challenge to be kept up which really shouldn't be that hard given that I will end up living and breathing photography. Uni doesn't break for the Summer this year which will be a minor shock to the system but regardless of that I've bagged myself a lovely little cottage overlooking the Iconic Needles on the Isle of Wight to spend a few nights relaxing in.

I've actually been making things of sorts. Culinary Creations has inspired me to get going. Actually that's not true - *claremanson has inspired me! Her baking creations are awesome and I've been creating to try and get some shots like hers. I love her work - I only wish to taste the food now! :drool:

The Eurovision is coming up - traditionally friends and I watch it, drink a bit of alcohol and in general spend the whole evening laughing. This year I will spend it alone!! I can't even begin to imagine how I'll cope...



Reccomend me some Reads!

Last week I had a delightful offer to have some of my poetry published - but right now that's top secret so don't tell anyone!! I haven't been writing much lately, but the Kindle is actually inspiring me somewhat. I've loaded a variety of books on there and I'm currently ploughing my way through. I'm trying to pick out some Summer Authors to get stuck into but nothing is really taking my liking. Right now I tend to read cute books rather than serious ones because I find that with my law studies the reading can get quite tedious and I need something...different. Yeah right I just love trashy reads

I read Jodi Picoult, Joannna Trollop, Anita Shreve, Linwood Barclay, Harlen Coben, Patricia Cornwell, Diane Chamberlain & Rosie Thomas right now. Any similar reccomendations would be gratefully received. I'm all set for a few nights of dvd watching thanks to ~TouchedD who has got me hooked on Scrubs.


Kaz-D online...

As many know my website launched last week KathrynDawson.co.uk and I've had some fantastic feedback! Thanks to all who stopped by already and all who will ;) I appreciate it. Do check out the mounted prints I have for sale as well - I'm happy to negotiate on price!

I'm also on Facebook and I have a Page! if you would care to stop by and like it!

I'm blogging the 365 challenge over at Wordpress if you see any of my uploads and want to know more about why/where/when/day or stuff and nonsense.

And that's it for the epic update - What's happening in your world?

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*claremanson May 20, 2012  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
:hug: i am loving your shots and the food you have been making looks very yummy :)
i am glad you are keeping your name, it's a great name, easy to remember and spell, i wont be changing mine either, had it for 8 years!
congrats for the top secret stuff ;)
haha best not to put your personal facebook on here, i am very tempted to come add you but will look like i am stalking you :giggle:
can't wait to see the rest of your 365 day challenge, going great so far :) how come uni doesn't great a break this year? i never wanted to go to Uni so don't know much about it
as for my world, i am determined to have a few days off from baking! gone crazy baking 3-4 times a week lately so going to try have a little break and write some baking tips, maybe photography tips for food for beginners as i am always getting questions on both but i'm not very knowledgeable on the latter so much so we will see how it goes.
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^Kaz-D May 21, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Thank you :D I'm working on getting a bit more creative. I love the backdrops e.t.c which you use - so pretty! Yours is easy to remember too - although I've only ever known one other person who spells it Clare! Feel free to stalk :D I don't mind!

I'm studying with the Open Uni - a degree in social policy with criminology - so it continues throughout the Summer and starts up again in October :< But I don't mind that much, i like learning, I'm weird, so if it stopped over the summer I would probably shell out expense to study something else :lol: Do you blog your baking creations? It's good to have time off! I can't even imagine how you get the time to do all the creations you do! I loved your first tutorial - so nicely presented :nod:
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*claremanson May 21, 2012  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
aww thanks, i am always keeping an eye out for interesting things in every shop i go in that sells anything kitchen related! my favourite at the moment being my simple flat square white plate, perfect for almost anything :)
Ah Open Uni, didn't think about that, i would consider doing something like that or a college course for photography and food once my kids are at school, my youngest is only 2 so it will be another two years yet before i get more time on my hands. I like to learn too, i get bored very easily, i can't sit around for very long so when i am i am always thinking of new ideas of things to bake and photograph.
I don't blog my creations, i tried it for a few months but everyone knows and follows me on here so didn't bother with the blog, plus doing everything twice took too much time. Hehe talking of time, you may have already noticed but i get up very early! the past week about 4am, my youngest gets up around 5-5:30 so if i wake up first i like to get up and get as much done on the laptop before they get up. Also what else is there to do at such a silly hour? so i bake and try and get it all done and photographed before we need to get other things done.
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^Kaz-D May 21, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
:D Your cupcake piece, the recent one, is that using a silicone mould/holder thingy? I have some but I don't really know how to use them/what to bake in them :(

Yes that's the only thing, having the time to do it. I'm lucky as I don't have other commitments other than work, so I can get stuck in, but I know that many of those with young children do struggle to keep up sometimes :(
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*claremanson May 22, 2012  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
yes i use silicone cupcake cases and molds alot these days. you treat them the same as normal paper cupcake cases. also perfect for using as chocolate cup molds as they peal away from chocolate and cupcakes a lot easier than paper cases if you want to serve your cupcakes out of their cases.
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^KasumiCR May 20, 2012   Digital Artist
No Kaz-Dizzle-my-nizzle? :(
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^Kaz-D May 20, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
For you, I will always be her!
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^KasumiCR May 20, 2012   Digital Artist
Yay! You're the best! :lol:
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^namenotrequired May 20, 2012  Student Interface Designer
Don't worry, my name will never be required. :la:
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^Kaz-D May 21, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
:lol:
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