Apparently, I can read people's writing, and small printed font. This is what I was told yesterday at the hospital any way. I find it intriguing that someone who does not have my eyes can tell me what I can and cannot read.

Also yesterday, I was told that I may not have a problem so much with my eyesight as such as with focussing; this I do think is possibly a valid assumption, so after Christmas, I have to go back to Oxford, and let them investigate that. I think that they're also going to ask the retina specialists if it's worth further investigating my retina...

Oh, and they did actually tell me that the tests that I had done in October were OK; my right eye did normal things, and my left eye didn't, but that's fine, as my left eye doesn't really have much use anyway.

Other than that, I have been thoroughly enjoying the lack of lectures, staying in bed until late-ish morning, and then getting up & doing some work. It's been nice.

Next week, I am having the cartilage taken out of my knee. I am not looking forward to that!

Well, 'tis the last week of term already, and I have two essays to write by the end of the week. One of them is going pretty well, and one of them is well, not going.

Other than that, I'm waiting to hear if I'll get an interview at St Mary's College in Twickenham, as I didn't get in at St Luke's for my PGCE, but I'm OK about that, as I think it probably wasn't the right place for me to go anyway...

I am really looking forward to the end of term. I'm not looking forward to finishing my essays, but I'll be so glad on Thursday when I come out of my last lecture!

Yesterday, I went to Torquay to see some Sisters there - it was great. I really do think that this might be the right order for me, but I really would appreciate prayers about that!

In the next 7 weeks, I plan to write at least 21,000 words. Why do I do this to myself?!

Have just done my PGCE interview. I think (and hope!) that it went OK...

I should know in a couple of weeks - prayers would be much appreciated!!!

Oooh - I haven't blogged for ages. I guess I've been kind of busy. It's pain not having internet at home.

I have my PGCE interview tomorrow... I'm kind of nervous about that....

On Friday, I went on a school trip to South Wales. It took 6 hours to get there. Never a good thing.

Any way, I'm going shopping now!

I went to the hospital on Thursday. I do have to have my knee operated on - hopefully that'll be during the Christmas break... I do only have to go in for a day - as long as I find someone to drive me home! I have to have a big bandage on it for 3 days, and another dressing for 2 weeks. I'm not allowed to have a bath for 2 weeks, & when I have a shower, I have to put clingfilm around my leg!

Last night, I went to Ottery St Mary with CathSoc... It was fun, though they charged twice as much this year as we did last year! That's probably sensible though... But, they didn't tell us we had to pay until we got on the minibus, so I haven't paid yet, as I didn't take my wallet out with me. Also, CathSoc still owes me money, so I think it's pretty fair that I don't pay them til they pay me, as I'm owed rather more than £3.

I did get a bit squashed last night at Ottery, but I think that's part of the fun... It also took me quite a while to get all of the ash and things out of my hair this morning!

This is my 150th post...

I have a PGCE interview in 3 weeks - I'm so happy!

On Friday, I had a hospital appointment in Oxford, and had lots of tests done to see how my brain reacts to lights and things. I should get the results in a couple of weeks.

Then, I spent the rest of my weekend with my parents, and littlest brother and sister.

I still haven't heard if I have a PGCE interview at Exeter, so please pray...

I got my mark back for my 1st assessed presentation this week. I thought I'd done really badly. I was wrong. I got 67.5%!!! I'm now v happy!

Please note the return of the exclamation marks!

I now have a very cool music notation program (called Sibelius) on my computer. It makes transposing music for the little trumpet players and clarinettist at church much easier and quicker. I can even make it transpose for me, I just have to put the music in, which is helpful. When I'm playing, I transpose really quickly, but when I'm putting the music into my computer, my transposition is far less reliable. It also plays back what I put in, so I can hear if I've done something wrong, & it also means that when I make up parts, I can play it and see if it fits with the tune. Fantastic!

Other than the wonders of Sibelius, nothing much exciting is happening for me.

Not much has been going on for me lately. It's been very rainy, and so I've spent lots of time getting rather wet.

I no longer have my crutches, which is such a relief...

My PGCE application went off yesterday, so I'm waiting to hear if I have an interview, and hoping I won't have to wait too long!

Well, I haven't had much time to do anything very exciting. I have been doing uni work and bar work, and other than that, not very much.

On Sunday, we split into factions...James and his crew went to the Cowley Bridge Inn, and Norris, Dan, Adam and myself went to the Globe. (I'm not sure why Ed didn't come, but he didn't.) We did better in the quiz without the likes of James. We got 37, and were only one point off winning, which was very good considering that usually we're lucky if we hit 20. When I set the quiz it is a bit easier, and admittedly, last time, James' team got 41, but I still maintain we did better.

Tomorrow, I have my 1st assessed presentation. I'm hoping it will be OK, and that I don't lose my voice before then. (At the moment, I do appear to be losing my voice...)

After tomorrow, I am free of work such as presentations until week 6. Then I have a presentation and an essay deadline. Joy.

I did my first presentation yesterday, and it went really well.

Tomorrow, I am going to Plymouth to see the Sisters of Notre Dame again.

Please pray - my PGCE application is being sent to my 1st choice (Exeter) next Thursday...I really want to do my PGCE here...

I have my 1st presentation tomorrow. 20 minutes on Greek sorcerers. I still feel like I know nothing about them. I'm a bit nervous really.

I also start work tomorrow. I'm looking forward to that.

I'm very nervous about my hospital appointment in Oxford in a couple of weeks. I'm having lots of tests done to see if they can work out why my eyesight has deteriorated so much. It involves nasty eyedrops, and having electrical currents passed through my eyes. Not exactly the kind of way I'd like to spend my day...

I have a hospital appointment in Exeter soon too - I finally have an appointment for my knee (which is still a bit painful, but much better).

My little brother was 16 yesterday. It's quite weird when your little brother hits 16.

I have a job! On Thursday, I start working at the Globe - which is just on the other side of Belmont Park to my house!

I also have a school placement on Fridays, which seems like it's going to be fun. I started on Friday afternoon - it was great.

My 1st presentation is on Thursday...I'm a little bit nervous - a week doesn't seem very long to prepare for a 20 minute presentation, especially when I have loads of other stuff to do too...

I have now completed my 1st week of lectures. All 5 hours of it. I do have lots of work to do already though, so it's not all roses.

I think I'm coming down with Freshers' Flu. I have a temperature, a headache, swollen glands, a runny nose & everything. The thing is that I've never had Freshers' flu before, not even when I was a Fresher! So it seems a bit mean that I get it in my final year.

That's part of the reason I'm not going to the CathSoc quiz (that I wrote!) tonight. I am going to music practise though, but that seems infinitely easier to cope with than CathSoc!

We had fun at the CU last night. We handed out leaflets. Not sure we were supposed to, but we did.... They weren't bad leaflets or anything. I'm just not sure the CU would approve of us handing them out outside their meeting, but never mind. Blame James!

Today, I registered. I thought my 1st lecture was on Thursday, but it's actually tomorrow. Tuesdays are usually one of my days off. After my one lecture tomorrow, I then have nothing til Thursday, and then I have 4 hours in the morning - 2 chunks of 2 hours, at opposite (well almost) ends of Queen's Building, which is quite a big building really.

It's almost a whole week since I blogged, and that was kind of a long time ago. Since then, Zosia has come & gone again :-(, and now my house seems very empty and quiet... It's been my birthday, which was great fun... Freshers' Week has started and almost finished... And I have the dates of one of my next appointments in Oxford - for EEG scans - 29th October.

I'll be very glad when lectures start again - though that's not til Wednesday, as Monday is registration, and Tuesday is one of my days off. 3 months without lectures is a very long time!

Today, it was day 3 of 4 of Cream Teas at the Chaplaincy. It was fun, and there were lots of people. Tomorrow is the last one - which I think is in some ways a good thing; after all, clotted cream is best described as a heart attack in a tub!

I HAVE FINISHED WORK!!! I AM SO GLAD! NO MORE WORK FOR ME!!!!