The End of the Road...

In the immortal words of BoysIIMen the end of my first year as a student is now in sight.  And I cannot help but grieve that it is fast coming to a conclusion.  I've shelved any thought of Uni for now, as until I get all the marks that I need I'm not going anywhere.  I'm just trying to throw myself into these last few weeks so at least if I go out it'll at least be with a Big Bang safe in the knowledge that I have given this course my absolute best.  Has it been tough? Have I found it difficult? Have I sometimes wondered if Id ever get through it? Has it been the steepest and speediest learning curve known to man? Yes, yes, yes and Oh my god yes!!! But have I loved every minute of it? Without a doubt.  I'm still waiting for both my Psychology report and the horrendous English presentation, the results should be in by next Friday, not that I will be able to look at either for fear of a bad result.  But right now I'm concentrating on the pieces of work that are to come.  I've tweaked my dissertation and am about ready to put it aside.  I've hit the word count exactly, and Im happy with how it reads.  It has to be handed in on the 17th may, just over two weeks time.  In the meantime I'm now working on a non assessed presentation for next Friday which details my final essay for psychology, we were given the freedom of choosing our own question, and as I don't want to be replicating my dissertation (it has a strong social psychological base) I've decided on 'Do 'Gentlemen prefer blondes'?.  I've found lots of really good resources and am waiting for four books to arrive via Amazon.  It's a surreptitious link to my current role in hairdressing. This course has cost me a fortune in books!!! This presentation will help as a kind of essay plan, to organise my thoughts.  Then I need to move onto doing a mind map for my last essay for Cultural studies, I've chosen to focus on the book 'Persepolis' a graphic novel.  I've never read a graphic novel before, but they are a very interesting medium, I've read another graphic novel called 'Maus' to offer a comparison text.  It was the saddest book I've ever read, telling the story of an auschwitz survivor.  And now I need to read another normal novel called 'Reading Lolita in Tehran' as an additional comparison piece.  I will also be using a chapter from Salman Rushdies 'Imaginary Homelands' as well as articles I hope to find through research.  This is my final piece of work for Cultural Studies, a double unit, therefore a 2000 word essay.  Cultural Studies has turned out to be my favourite subject, and yet I didn't even know what it was in September! And so now I can see the finish line, there are some tricky manoeuvres needed to see me through to the next stage but I'm hopeful that I can keep my head above water, forge strongly through the waterway that lies ahead, and finish this course and my paddling on a high.  So if youre  reading this from beyond Linzi, please could you send some good vibes my way.  The first year of my journey is almost at an an end but I feel like she has been with me every step of the way.  Miss you mate xxx