July is here and I've put up stall applications for Camden Zinefest. So far, one application has been filled in, which made me gleeful; I've also got a couple of zinesters I'm fairly sure will be coming even without filling in the form. I haven't exactly decided much about applications. I've said on the website that I'll email people before the end of August, so cut off time is some time before then, I guess. I really hope enough people want to come that it's not too tricky. I laid some fliers out at the Women's Library Zine Fest and they all got taken, though I'm not sure how many were by people who were also zinesters.
In other, non-zine-related news, I went for an STI test today. It took less than a minute as was easy as cake. The blood test hurt a bit but enabled them to tell me my HIV status on the spot (negative, as expected). Results for chlamydia, syphilis, gonorrhoea and hepatitis take a week or so; confident that they'll be negative as well, since I'm very cautious about both my sexy times and my needle use. The whole thing was far easier than I'd expected. If you're a sexually active adult, I'd urge you to go get checked out. It's easy, it's free, and nobody touches your junk unless you ask them to. The THT website will be able to find your nearest clinic.
