Kidfest

Three people under the age of ten have now applied for stalls at Camden Zinefest. This is bemusing. Are their parents zinesters? Do their parents know about this? Do they know each other? How are they going to get there? It is a mystery.

Camden stall applications

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.

Finally!

I've finally gone and set up a website for Camden Zinefest. Well, y'know, sort of. It's a blog that I'm pretending is a website.

Things I have done:
- Designed a logo
- Designed a website
- Designed badges
- Confirmed the Pirate Castle (yarr) as the location
- Figured out how to fit everyone into the Pirate Castle's hall
- Designed a flier
- Printed and made badges (only about 30 so far, am hoping to do 100 total)
- Figured out an application form for stalls

Things I have yet to do:
- Design a flier
- Print fliers
- Design a programme
- Print programmes
- Print and make badges
- Figure out how much of everything I should print
- Figure out an application form for stalls
- Find people who'd be willing to lead workshops
- Confirm stalls and workshops once they've been finalised
- Get in touch with Anarchist Teapot and see if they'll be willing to come down to London for a potentially tiny event
- Persuade some people that they'd like to volunteer on the day
- OH SO MUCH MORE.