Sebastian Payne

Since I arrived back at Durham, I took a few rolls of film with my Lomo LC-A that I picked up in London but when I unloaded the last film, I checked the shutter and noticed it was jamming when taking sample frames! The realisation that the whole roll of film was probably black suddenly came to m.! I have dropped the camera several times (on hard, unforgiving surfaces) d black tape. My LC-A was made in 1996 and has probably had quite a few beatings 'round the Soviet bloc before it entering into my posession. The people at Sendean Cameras have been great but this isn't their fault and I suspect that if I want to be a Lomographer, I'll need to buy a new LC-A+ for something that'll take some bashing and be consistent in working.

Final advice to anyone listening - Don't buy old things and expect them to take a beating and work for a while

I'm on the lookout for stickers. My old PowerBook is at the stage where it can be covered with relevant stickers to hide all the marks. So far, I've only got stickers from Smugmug but I'm on the look out for some more. If anyone has (or knows how to get) some of the following, comment please

• Flickr - These were available a while ago but haven't been seen around for a while
• Old Apple-style
• Facebook
• Twitter

If anyone has any stickers as well, let me know! Should be good fun to decorate the old thing!

It has been three weeks since I last put a post out so, it is time for an update. With my return to Durham, my Facebook usage has increased while my Radio Nowhere postings have decreased. There is a link here - it never surprises me how vital Facebook is to daily life at Durham. My return at the end of April also saw me become the official Station Manager of Purple Radio. The first two weeks of broadcasting have been fantastic, stressful, exciting and worrying all at the same time. Some of the issues have included a broken compressor, a broken swivel chair, a broken studio monitor and an air-con machine blowing out hot air. Continuing to study and run the station is a major task of balance and will take a while for adjustment. Next year when my work load increases for Computer Science will bring extra challenges too.

On the other hand, some things have been excellent. The new exec team have really pulled their weight and everyone has done everything expected of them so far. Our new posters have arrived and feature everywhere in Durham - pubs, student bars, colleges, shops and random university buildings. To accompany these, two 8ft banners were ordered in the first week and arrived just a few days ago. After several emails with Estates and Buildings, they are up at the University Library and Dunelm House.

This Sunday will bring us the biggest thing the station has ever done - the Student Radio Chart Show. Several student stations around the country are taking their turn to host the show and 11th May is the turn of Purple Radio. Both the new and old exec have been working very hard to make this a memorable occasion for the station. If you want to hear the best of student radio and latest music, remember to tune in this Sunday at 3:00pm to www.purpleradio.co.uk. Fingers crossed for no technical problems, or personelle ones for that matter.