And what was she, the fairy Melusine?

I have an exam tomorrow morning. It should go okay- I'm about to do a last burst of revision for it tonight, and then shower and watch a film and knit for a little while.

Good wishes, or thoughts or prayers (if that is your kind of thing) would be appreciated. I am nearly through this semester and while it's mostly been good academically I am SO. BLOODY. TIRED.

 I got onto two courses for September: Access to Higher education and A2 English. Two days in college plus study at home, texts including "The Dubliners" and "Whitsun Weddings", local Adult Ed college who've been good about the mental health and dyspraxia (need to email them before course starts about trans stuff, just to get it clear).

I'm volunteering at a local charity shop, which is weirdly confidence boosting. Am good at calmly doing monotonous things which are somewhat important. And this is an employable skill set.

I got my eyes tested and have new free glasses coming soon! Woo, NHS. I also, thanks to a kind friend, have a shiny sort of new macbook (a lot newer than M, my 2006 computer who, after a few valiant last gasps, stopped being able to type). Or, y'know, cope with the world in which he existed now  and 2013 internet. 

Therapy from last year is sticking, which helps. Also, after six years of people wanting to focus on my mental health issues and sorting my life out, and being a mental health guinea pig, I'm starting to be able to stand up to mental health services a bit more (i.e. get the things I want out of them, but realise that I don't have to go to every group/thing that is recommended if it is sending my anxiety through the roof, and asserting boundaries and stuff)

And I am talking to people, actual live people who I care about on a nearly daily basis, and not having a freakout when I am a bit odd because of mental health.

The 2nd Annual
Complete Your Draft Contest!!

annemariewrites.livejournal.com/45428.html

I figured since there are a good few writers on my flist I'd publicise this- I'm trying to get the plan together for the draft I'm going to try and compelete. I am incredibly bad at Nano and this might get me onto track for writing before a) my course and b) NaNo.  Also there are prizes (the aim is 25,000 new words in September. Details in the link. Tell me if the link doesn't work.

I got a box this morning marked  URGENT: Educational Materials, full of amazing things for my OU course. Academic essays on Harry Potter! Course books that I want to read right now, if I didn't need sleep.


There is a meme going around about films that cheer you up. Mine are below.
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( 15 films that cheer me up )

Also I am in London from tomorrow early afternoon to Monday late morning. If you haven't seen this before and are in London message me.