Breathing now...
Faerie Worlds was fun! Yay fun! I did not take any pictures because narfy probably took enough for all of us plus some :) So once those are posted, there will be pictures of the pretties :) My mushroom fairy costume went over better than I expected. I didn't have enough body paint to make myself look dirty all over, so I used real dirt instead (mixed with water to make mud then sprayed with makeup sealent). This proved to be very effective; both in cost, availability, and UV protection. My mushrooms smelled a bit mushroom-y, but lisatheriveter assured me that they just smelled "savory" and not stinky. She managed to get her Laundry Fairy outfit together wonderfully, complete with bubbles which were awesome :)
In other news, I finally scheduled my registration exam for August 21st, which gives me a little over 2 weeks to prepare. This is also right smack in the middle of Burning Man prep, but dammit I really want to be done with it before we leave!! So the crazy will be worth it, and hopefully I pass and will be able to celebrate after.
So now that I'm back for around a month, I will probably be gone for most of the month of September too. Burning Man in the beginning and then off to Eastern Europe (mostly Czech Republic, Romania, and all the places in between) with my sister until our money runs out. I'm guessing this will probably be close to the beginning of October or thereabouts. Any recommendations on where to go or what to see are welcome. Also, if anyone knows people who would be willing to let us crash for a few days, let me know too. We have a few places lined up already, and there are always hostels, but we are trying to keep this trip as cost-effective as possible so there will probably be quite a bit of camping involved as well.