{"id":1268,"date":"2007-06-11T13:17:23","date_gmt":"2007-06-11T12:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/2007\/06\/11\/my-22nd-birthday-and-second-blog-anniversary\/"},"modified":"2007-06-11T20:26:57","modified_gmt":"2007-06-11T19:26:57","slug":"my-22nd-birthday-and-second-blog-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/2007\/06\/11\/my-22nd-birthday-and-second-blog-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"My 22nd Birthday and Second Blog Anniversary!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey peeps, there&#8217;s a party going on and you&#8217;re all invited! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>As today is my 22nd Birthday and 2nd blog anniversary. And yet again what a great year it has been, there&#8217;s so many great things I&#8217;ve done and so many new people I&#8217;ve met, it&#8217;s unbelievable. So for this blog post I thought I would provide you with some blog post links and photo links to some of my most memorable moments while being 21 years old.<\/p>\n<p>To start off here&#8217;s a list of various things I&#8217;ve managed to accomplish while being 21\u00a0as well as some of thoses events and meet ups I&#8217;ve been too within the past year:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/2007\/05\/23\/east-kent-gazette-darrens-a-techno-pioneer\/\" title=\"Permanent link to East Kent Gazette: Darren's A Techno Pioneer!\">East Kent Gazette: Darren&#8217;s A Techno Pioneer!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/2007\/05\/12\/microsoft-visual-studio-island-challenge\/\" title=\"Permanent link to Microsoft Visual Studio Island Challenge\">Microsoft Visual Studio Island Challenge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/2007\/02\/24\/second-microsoft-student-partners-event-london-2007\/\" title=\"Permanent link to Second Microsoft Student Partners Event - London 2007\">Second Microsoft Student Partners Event &#8211; London 2007<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/2007\/02\/05\/microsoft-designertopia-2007\/\" title=\"Permanent link to Microsoft Designertopia 2007\">Microsoft Designertopia 2007<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/2007\/01\/20\/yesterdays-uk-developer-launch-of-windows-vista-and-office-2007\/\" title=\"Permanent link to Yesterdays UK Developer Launch of Windows Vista and Office 2007\">Yesterdays UK Developer Launch of Windows Vista and Office 2007<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/2006\/12\/13\/yesterdays-uk-evo-launch-was-great\/\" title=\"Permanent link to Yesterday's UK EVO Launch was great!\">Yesterday&#8217;s UK EVO Launch was great!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/2006\/12\/28\/hugh-macleods-tour-of-saville-row-london\/\" title=\"Permanent link to Hugh Macleod's tour of Saville Row London\">Hugh Macleod&#8217;s tour of Saville Row London<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/2006\/12\/03\/the-robert-scoble-pissed-as-newts-london-pub-crawl-tour\/\" title=\"Permanent link to The Robert Scoble Pissed as Newts London Pub Crawl Tour\">The Robert Scoble Pissed as Newts London Pub Crawl Tour<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/2006\/12\/10\/christmas-britblog-blogmeet-2006\/\" title=\"Permanent link to Christmas BritBlog Blogmeet 2006\">Christmas BritBlog Blogmeet 2006<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/2006\/11\/01\/my-1000-blog-post\/\" title=\"Permanent link to My 1000 Blog Post!\">My 1000 Blog Post!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/2006\/10\/24\/back-from-my-first-ever-microsoft-student-partner-msp-event\/\" title=\"Permanent link to Back from my first ever Microsoft Student Partner (MSP) Event!\">Back from my first ever Microsoft Student Partner (MSP) Event!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/2006\/10\/16\/accepted-for-microsoft-student-partner-programme-20062007\/\" title=\"Permanent link to Accepted for Microsoft Student Partner Programme 2006\/2007\">Accepted for Microsoft Student Partner Programme 2006\/2007<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/2006\/10\/14\/im-a-windows-live-sessions-fans-competition-winner\/\" title=\"Permanent link to I'm a Windows Live Sessions Fans Competition Winner!\">I&#8217;m a Windows Live Sessions Fans Competition Winner!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/2006\/09\/12\/second-bloggerweb20-mixer-redux\/\" title=\"Permanent link to Second Blogger\/Web2.0 Mixer Redux!\">Second Blogger\/Web2.0 Mixer Redux!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/2006\/08\/05\/first-ever-windows-live-butterfly-meet-up-in-london\/\" title=\"Permanent link to First Ever Windows Live Butterfly Meet Up in London\">First Ever Windows Live Butterfly Meet Up in London<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Next up is some of\u00a0my most commented posts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/2006\/05\/26\/the-msn-conspiracy-game\/\" title=\"Permanent link to The MSN Conspiracy game\">The MSN Conspiracy game<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/2006\/01\/31\/vtunnel-is-here-to-protect-your-anonymity-online\/\" title=\"Permanent link to VTunnel is here to protect your anonymity online!\">VTunnel is here to protect your anonymity online!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/2005\/08\/23\/can-you-solve-the-kitty-caper-mystery\/\" title=\"Permanent link to Can you solve the Kitty Caper mystery?\">Can you solve the Kitty Caper mystery?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/2006\/09\/07\/get-your-windows-live-mail-desktop-beta-invites-here\/\" title=\"Permanent link to Get your Windows Live Mail Desktop Beta Invites here!\">Get your Windows Live Mail Desktop Beta Invites here!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/2005\/08\/31\/sonic-heroes-for-pc\/\" title=\"Permanent link to Sonic Heroes for PC\">Sonic Heroes for PC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/2006\/06\/07\/get-your-windows-vista-beta-2-keys-early\/\" title=\"Permanent link to Get your Windows Vista Beta 2 keys early!\">Get your Windows Vista Beta 2 keys early!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/2005\/12\/16\/windows-live-messenger-8-beta-invites\/\" title=\"Permanent link to Windows Live Messenger 8 Beta Invites\">Windows Live Messenger 8 Beta Invites<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/2006\/08\/09\/an-instant-message-chat-with-natalie-the-messenger-bot\/\" title=\"Permanent link to An Instant Message chat with nataLie the Messenger Bot!\">An Instant Message chat with nataLie the Messenger Bot!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/2006\/06\/27\/windows-live-insider-club-usb-memory-stick\/\" title=\"Permanent link to Windows Live Insider Club USB Memory Stick\">Windows Live Insider Club USB Memory Stick<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/2006\/01\/14\/the-llama-song-competition\/\" title=\"Permanent link to The Llama Song Competition\">The Llama Song Competition<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And finally here&#8217;s a list of all my Flickr Sets to date:<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" width=\"100%\" cellPadding=\"4\" cellSpacing=\"4\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/darrenstraight\/sets\/72157600310181459\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1019\/530307641_9754a73dd9_s.jpg\" alt=\"DSC02040\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/darrenstraight\/sets\/72157600310181459\/\" title=\"West Malling\">West Malling<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>81<\/strong> photos<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/darrenstraight\/sets\/72157600061723379\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/170\/454103181_8b518c7a73_s.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01875\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/darrenstraight\/sets\/72157600061723379\/\" title=\"Holly's Birthday Party: 7th April 2007\">Holly&#8217;s Birthday Party: 7th April 2007<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>151<\/strong> photos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/darrenstraight\/sets\/72157600059104102\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/240\/452590520_fc90bb6522_s.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01707\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/darrenstraight\/sets\/72157600059104102\/\" title=\"Bowling in Chatham: 5th of April 2007\">Bowling in Chatham: 5th of April 2007<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>56<\/strong> photos<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/darrenstraight\/sets\/72157600050943505\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/239\/448164427_7a80425183_s.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01608\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/darrenstraight\/sets\/72157600050943505\/\" title=\"Fun in London: 4th of April 2007\">Fun in London: 4th of April 2007<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>70<\/strong> photos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/darrenstraight\/sets\/72157594586329752\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/156\/420081199_138149f17e_s.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01520\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/darrenstraight\/sets\/72157594586329752\/\" title=\"KITC visit to PC Pro Offices\">KITC visit to PC Pro Offices<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>57<\/strong> photos<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/darrenstraight\/sets\/72157594549242407\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/129\/397012655_01c1b394bb_s.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01440\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/darrenstraight\/sets\/72157594549242407\/\" title=\"Chinese New Year 2007 and Second MSP Event\">Chinese New Year 2007 and Second MSP&#8230;<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>215<\/strong> photos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/darrenstraight\/sets\/72157594514567740\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/171\/377733011_f53eb3f235_s.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00972\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/darrenstraight\/sets\/72157594514567740\/\" title=\"Designertopia 2007\">Designertopia 2007<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>138<\/strong> photos<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/darrenstraight\/sets\/72157594490189463\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/154\/363578537_89ae25b531_s.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00912\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/darrenstraight\/sets\/72157594490189463\/\" title=\"UK Developer Launch of Windows Vista and Office 2007\">UK Developer Launch of Windows Vista and&#8230;<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>57<\/strong> photos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/darrenstraight\/sets\/72157594418874031\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/127\/321714546_68b0dbd645_s.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00846\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/darrenstraight\/sets\/72157594418874031\/\" title=\"MS UK EVO Launch + Night out in reading\">MS UK EVO Launch + Night out in reading<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>64<\/strong> photos<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/darrenstraight\/sets\/72157594413890594\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/140\/318774902_a884c64473_s.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00750\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/darrenstraight\/sets\/72157594413890594\/\" title=\"Second BritBlog Meetup!\">Second BritBlog Meetup!<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>46<\/strong> photos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/darrenstraight\/sets\/72157594401677779\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/107\/311864883_ee418f0f66_s.jpg\" alt=\"The Pub Crawl Begins!\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/darrenstraight\/sets\/72157594401677779\/\" title=\"The Robert Scoble Pissed as Newts London Pub Crawl Tour 2006\">The Robert Scoble Pissed as Newts London&#8230;<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>217<\/strong> photos<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/darrenstraight\/sets\/72157594281451492\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/85\/241753295_589979fdbc_s.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00228\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/darrenstraight\/sets\/72157594281451492\/\" title=\"Second Blogger\/Web2.0 Mixer Redux\">Second Blogger\/Web2.0 Mixer Redux<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>50<\/strong> photos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/darrenstraight\/sets\/72157594277325750\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/84\/239129478_4c5487e36b_s.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00079\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/darrenstraight\/sets\/72157594277325750\/\" title=\"Flying over Kent September 2006\">Flying over Kent September 2006<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>113<\/strong> photos<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/darrenstraight\/sets\/72157594223904869\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/74\/206432775_83e8e812c6_s.jpg\" alt=\"Me, Eric and Nikhil\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/darrenstraight\/sets\/72157594223904869\/\" title=\"Windows Live Butterfly Meetup\">Windows Live Butterfly Meetup<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>35<\/strong> photos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/darrenstraight\/sets\/72057594118888206\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/47\/136156455_fab568eb93_s.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00105\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/darrenstraight\/sets\/72057594118888206\/\" title=\"Windows Live Dinner UK\">Windows Live Dinner UK<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>16<\/strong> photos<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/darrenstraight\/sets\/72057594064004226\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/27\/99417636_f2f7854524_s.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00001\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/darrenstraight\/sets\/72057594064004226\/\" title=\"London 21 january 2006\">London 21 january 2006<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>6<\/strong> photos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>But hey don&#8217;t go yet, I would just like to say a big thanks to all my family, friends and work colleges, you&#8217;re a great bunch, thanks a million, I love you all, you&#8217;re the best! \ud83d\ude00<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey peeps, there&#8217;s a party going on and you&#8217;re all invited! \ud83d\ude09 As today is my 22nd Birthday and 2nd blog anniversary. And yet again what a great year it has been, there&#8217;s so many great things I&#8217;ve done and so many new people I&#8217;ve met, it&#8217;s unbelievable. So for this blog post I thought I would provide you with<\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pull-left padding-top-25\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/2007\/06\/11\/my-22nd-birthday-and-second-blog-anniversary\/\" class=\"btn btn-theme\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;My 22nd Birthday and Second Blog Anniversary!&#8221;<\/span> <i class=\"fa fa-fw fa-long-arrow-right\"><\/i> <\/a>  <\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-my-life","category-photography"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1268"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1268\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.darrenstraight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}