AWOL!!

YEAH!!!!!! you'll all be very happy to know that I'm back in my blog!!!! I have no idea what was happening with me earlier today but i seriously couldn't remember how to get into my blog!!!!! All brain functions had ceased! and even though i have done this a hundred times before and have taught others how to there was still no helping me! After trying all possible combinations of my user name and password i had to admit defeat and text Owen for alittle reminder! and if that wasn't embarrassing enough Mr. digital Owen himself decided to post on my blog for me. So let there be hope to you all.......Digital Outreach Worker's brain absent without leave!!!heeheeee!!!

Ha Ha, you've been hacked!

Ha Ha Ha! Its me, Owen and I've stolen Claire's blog because she can't remember her log in details and I guessed them! Now, do I change her password before she works it out?

Word perfect!

Yet another successful day of digital stories for the DCN. We were in Tairgwaith today and had about 25 people come to watch our digital stories (also helped by the amazing cakes that had been made by our kitchen staff there!!) This week I've consumed more cakes and sugar than i would normally nibble through in a year!!! My weekend is now going to consist of eating nothing but rabbit food and green things as a result!! However, if anybody would like me to perform a 'live' digital story that would now be no problem because i know not only every word but tone of emotion and pause that makes up my story Debz and Nickys!!!! They are all brilliant stories but man alive...after the 50th viewing there are no surprises left! We now just have Ammanford left to woooooow with close up images of my beautiful face and underlying gas noises (if you have no idea what I'm referring to then just click on this link to see for yourself) heeehee!!! it'll bring a tear to your eye! happy viewing, see you tomorrow!

3 down 2 to go!

The idea of having lots of free cakes on offer during our adult learners week Extravaganza has gone down a treat (and thats just with me and Owen!) As well as getting the chance to show case our digital stories we've also been chatting to loads of local people about the other goings on of the DCN. If this is one of the first times that you've logged on to my blog then click here to find out more about the project, watch some digital stories online and see some fab photos of us in action!! The site is regularly updated sooooo keep watching for some new installments!!
Monday was spent in Banwen, yesterday Glynneath, today to ARC.......bring on Tairgwaith and Ammanford for the rest of the week!
You can rest assured that mine and Owens blood suger level will turn to normal overnight and we'll be in tip top condition to view Debz 2 ice-creams, Nicky's friends man boobs and yes... my smiling face on dvd for yet another day!

Chocolate cake in Bawen!

The day started with our weekly diary meeting at the ARC, everybody was on top form this morning, the tea was flowing there were smiles all round! We were joint by Jennette this morning too (our new trainee community development worker from scvs) the lucky Jennette gets the spend 2days of every week chasing me and Owen around up and down the hills and mountains of our beautiful welsh valleys and boy did she do some miles today! While Owen and Jennette heading up the mountain to Banwen I had to stop off at Tescos to buy some yummy cakes for the beginning of our celebrations for adult learners weeks!! I was a little embarrassed when i filled 3 bags full of chocolate cakes and had to hand £35 over to the cashier! I don't think that she believed that they weren't all mine, though i did look dead excited at the sight of them!!!! heeehee!!! In Banwen there were cakes and digital stories all round, even the bikers enjoyed a cake or 4!!! and yes...back at the ARC the staff were very pleased to see that there were left overs too...

...but there's always one that goes that step too far!!!!! I'm not sure about Julie's new look?

After our finally visit to the ARC for the day we all raced down to Ammanford to do some editing and blogging with some teen girls, i think that they were almost more excited than Owen! Our Owen loves a good blog! Here he is snapping away, blogtasic is that boy!lol.

At 4:30pm Jennette and I popped back over to DOVE for spot of blogging with Bill and Ben and all 7 flower pot men!!! check out their news here!!!

The weekend!!!!!!

I've waited all week for this very moment! Chinese on a Friday night! Mmmmmm..... cant wait til tomorrow when i get to spend all day in my pj's...the excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posh Nosh

What an exciting week!! Myself and Owen are currently sitting in Ammanfords pop-in session playing on the computer and eating chocolate (giant choc buttons) to keep our energy levels up. When i heard my alarm clock go off this morning i thought for a moment that i had either gone blind or that i was in a coma, my eyes wouldn't work and i couldn't move my legs!!! A sign of a successful hard working week of work!!! lol.

We've been working hard on recording Portmead Primary Schools AWESOME 50th year celebration performance this week. Its included days of watching 200 kids jumping around with excitement and singing beautiful songs in both English and Welsh...oh the talent we've seen, all this while dancing in a variety of forms, entertainment at its best!!! Last night was the grand finale...and the highlight was knowing that now we have to sit and listen to the whole thing over and over and over again while editing the hundreds of hours of dancing and singing to make it into home entertainment for the whole family!!!!!!!

....and then of course there was our posh nosh!!!! Dinning with the Lord Mayor, and what a funny night it was!! The evening started at Debz house with many cans of lager..classy chicks, i know!! I wonder if the Lord Mayor knew what she was getting her self into?? The Evening continued at the Mansion House with lush wine (of which Bobby tipped on the carpet...red wine!!lol.) and even nicer food! What a treat! the Lord Mayor was very welcoming and very relaxed, we had a great night celebrating the achievements of the Action Resource Centres long life learning in BPP. The evening finished with a tai chi demonstration - (it's really hard holding your giggles from 10mins in a silent room!) keep your eyes piles for my digi story telling you more tales from the evening!!! heeeeheee (you can also check out more photos of the nights events here!)