School is a go

So, I'm starting the Residential Planning Diploma program through the Art Institute Online on October 5 and will get my diploma next June. The diploma program doesn't grant me the necessary pre-requisites for any kind of professional certification, but it will allow me to get my feet wet in this particular field and see if it's something I really want to pursue. My financial aid has been approved and I've accepted the packet. Hubbyfink's comparing his employee discount for a new laptop versus what I can get through the campus store. It's all very exciting.

And yes, this means that I'll be doing school work during our beach vacation and Gulf Wars. If I'm happy with school and the interior design field, I'll transfer to the brick-n-mortar campus just up the road from my house next year and work on getting my Bachelor's degree.

Chalice weekend

In other news, I will be at Ponte Alto's Chalice of the Sun God IV this weekend. I'm heading down Friday night to assist with set-up and will retain for Her Majesty during the day on Saturday. Hubbyfink has elected to stay home and remove nasty carpet from the basement (glory hallelujah!!) which means I'm going to stay over Friday night and skip multiple hour-long trips to and from the site. We've got a lively bunch who are staying in the staff cabin Friday; should be a fun night!

I'm trying, mostly successfully, not to make a new giornea for the event. The gironee I made for Pennsic are too short and it's driving me crazy. But, I'm reminding myself that I don't want a long and draggy garment if I'm traipsing through the woods and tall grasses. Yeah, that's the ticket. And, more importantly, I don't want to waste even MORE pretty fabric until I fix my pattern. I do, however, really need to fix my gamurra sleeves. That's a much saner project. I should probably also make a new braid since I've changed my hair color; I don't think the braid I made for Pennsic will blend as nicely...