check it, don't wreck it!

(Régine, if you are reading this...Sorry!)

Ladies and gentlemen of the class of 2005:

If I could offer you only one tip for the future, "check it dont wreck it" would be it!
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth...Don't worry about the future...Do one thing every day that scares you...blah blah blah blah...AND MOST OF ALL...

...MAKE SURE YOU PLUG THE MICROPHONE INTO THE MIC SOCKET AND NOT THE PHONES SOCKET WHEN YOU GIVE AN INTERVIEW!

obvious huh?!

How embarassed do I feel?! Got home checked audio and it was balnk. Nothing recorded at all. I realise what I'd done in the pressure of the moment was to plug the mic into the phones socket. Absolute schoolboy error. I mean its not like I don't know that's gonna record jack sh*t. My time wasted. Interviewees time wasted.

Well no point crying over spilt milk. I suppose the only thing I can take from it is to check, check microphone check next time!