Kiss That Girl goooodbye!
Ummm... Hey again!
*clears throat*
I was told to reconnect with people so I am reconnecting with LJ first (although technically I connected with Cal first). I have been absent for many reasons:
1. The internet on my laptop left the building... as in the modem just disappeared, so AOL wouldn't work. Then something magical happened... Wireless...
2. College got in the way.
3. I lost my spark for the internet.
But here I am again, trying to enjoy myself.
COLLEGE
In the time I was away I finished I.T. and passed with flying colours. The Psychology exam based on Schizophrenia and Depression was a complete blah fest. I was ill on the day of the exam so didn't sit it plus the mock exam only got Level 2, twice I went in to sit the exam to find the tutor not there. When I finally sat the exam I was nervous as hell and thought I would fail miserably. The next day I got a phonecall from tutor to say I got an excellent Level 3. I also passed my Maths exam. So far I have:
6 Level 2 (GCSE) credits from Maths (they don't do Level 3 anymore)
21 Level 3 (A Level) credits from I.T., Study Skills & Psychology.
I go back on the 5th of Sept and can not wait. My sister joins the course in Sept as well and is doing Science pathway, so if you hear that Stratford-Upon-Avon college has blown up, you know who did it. I had planned on doing Chemistry and Biology before but I have made my choice and am going with my heart. I will be studying Sociology and English Lit. Don't know if I will finish Psychology yet, because I need to keep my hours down because...
BENEFITS
I was signed off by my doctor so was put on Income Support. I went for a Medical at Coventry last week and have been denied IS, so it's either appeal or go to Job Seekers again. I was a mess on Tuesday while Mum sorted things out and was called to the Job Centre that afternoon. When I showed the woman the paperwork I was sent, with the questions that failed me but were answered incorrectly she strongly suggested appealing, and she isn't the first to say it. So for now I am on Jobseekers but am in the early stages of appealing. When your illness is Mental Health you have to get a minimum of 10 points on their questionaire and I got 1. If they had put down how I really am I would have got 11 points. A genuine grounds to appeal, don't you think?
I'm tired now, and about to be kicked off the web.
Will update later with Fandom squee-fest.