Research Part 2

So I have realised that this is a really bad week to try and meet up with people I do not know and interview them.
I know I am a bit slow on the uptake but for some reason I only thought that people would be out of action for Wednesday I did not consider the ensuing hangovers. So anyway an interview that was scheduled for this evening did not happen, fingers crossed that the one tomorrow night will still go ahead.

I am finding it much more difficult to arrange this round of interviews I think It is because they are all with people I have never met in person. We have so far only had discussions over the Interweb. I don’t know if that makes it easier for them and for me to cancel on each other but I have never experienced things dragging out like this before.

I suppose I have been spoiled thus far because I was always so immersed in the scene that everyone knew me and therefore I had very easy total access to everyone I needed. I now am in a kind of a bind. Since I began my PhD and was made head I do not have time to DJ. But not being a DJ anymore and also not being out and about has meant that it has become harder for me to gain access to people. I still do not have the same difficulties that some might face negotiating access but all the same it has become a bit more of a challenge. I have to explain myself much more and I can feel that my social capital is starting to slide somewhat. My only saving grace is that I have some friends who are clinging on the dream for a bit longer than I was prepared to and they have remained a way in.

Contrary to what traditional media outlets would have us believe young people do not have their social networking sites public for all the world to see nor do they just randomly accept friend requests from strangers. And rightly so, they are pretty open to allowing you to be their friend providing they have some sort of an introduction. There needs to be some sort of link no matter how tenuous. So I will plough on and hopefully by the weekend I will be able to shed some light on the activities of the yoof that will be worth sharing.

In the meantime check out the new Hot Chip video I so wish I could shoot lasers out of my mouth!

BTW well done to all of my third years who actually dragged themselves out of bed to give presentations this morning, everyone showed up in body anyway and gave a pretty good account of themselves.