Dead for a Month

For a month I have had no computer.  Yesterday I got it back.

Whatever was wrong with it completely f*cked up my hard drive.  The whole thing had to be totally reformatted and my computer is like a new one again (I took the chance to up the memory as well).  That’s the good bit.  However I lost all my data.  Every last song, picture, document, downloaded OD, the LOT.  That’s the bad bit.

Sympathy please.

In other news, I’ve started seriously applying for other jobs.  For financial reasons I need to go full time and give up the luxury of several part-time jobs, all of which I enjoy, but which are not quite so secure as a full time one.  I have an interview next week for one of them and have to give a presentation about young people’s involvement.  Of all the uninspiring topics, eh?

Anyway, trying to think out of the box a little, I’m going to consult young people first and base the presentation on their answers – thus (I hope) highlighting the importance of involving young people!  So if anybody reading this has access to young people, PLEASE could you ask them these questions and let me know their responses?

What do you see as the value of young people’s involvement?
1)  At local level – what happens in your club, school or youth group?
2)  At strategic level – what is planned for young poeple by adults in power?

Thanks… and it’s good to be back.