Aether's Travel Blog

SO BIG ANNOUNCEMENT TIME! 

I know you guys have been hearing me talking off and on about a possible trip to Scotland this summer. I just got the final packet and the news that I had been accepted for a scholarship that will send me there! 

If you would like to make a donation, You can send it to [email protected]. 

If you would like to make a donation,but you want to be sure you know where your money is going, there are other ways to help!

I have a list of books for the classes I’m taking. If you’d rather, you can donate one of these books to my cause, or loan a copy if you’d like it back. I take excellent care of my things, and this care will be extended to yours. Just send me an ask and I’ll give you an address to send it. 

Book List: 

Scottish Poems by Gerard Carruthers, ISBN: 9780307269713

The Bruce by John Barbour, ISBN: 9781845495916

Rob Roy by Sir Walter Scott, ISBN: 9780451530516 (edition unimportant) 

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson ISBN: 9780486266886 (edition unimportant)

Poor Things by Alisdair Gray, ISBN: 9781564783073

Scotland: A concise History by Mclean and Fitzroy (edition unimportant)

For each book donated or lent, you are welcome to pick from the list of books on my acemakespace blog. If you see something else you’d like, let me know. 

I will need food and incidentals while I am overseas. I’m not sure if they do this over there - but Gift Cards/Money Cards to a TESCO (which is right across the street from the dorms we’ll be staying in) or other common grocery store outlet would ensure that any money donated would have to be used at that location. 

Those who donate will have pick of the things listed on acemakespace. 

Anyone interested in the Itinerary, give me a nudge and I’ll post it publicly for everyone to see. I have a few free days in Glasgow and some time in Dundee and Edinburgh and I’m more than willing to meet with anyone that would like to see my ugly mutt-face in person! 

I know you guys have been hearing me talking off and on about a possible trip to Scotland this summer. I just got the final packet and the news that I had been accepted for a scholarship that will send me there! 

There are a few problems - all of them financial.  I live on a stipend from a limited amount of School Money that comes to me each month I am enrolled in school. It gets me by, but only JUST and it doesn’t leave much extra. That means I can’t really put money aside for this. 

The scholarship covers the cost of the flight, but it doesn’t cover tuition.  I have a little I managed to scrape together with tax returns from tuition spent on school last year but it only covers one of two payments that need to be made by the end of May. 

SO!  The bedroom project has been put on hold, because this is way more important. I have to have a decision made by next Tuesday, so I’m hardcore begging you to have a look at the stuff I have for sale. 

The Land portion of the Scotland trip costs $1950. The Credits another $920. I’ll be in Scotland 3 weeks and I’ll need food and incidentals money. The flight is covered, so I don’t need to worry about that. 

$300 nonrefundable to hold my place

$825 payment due by May 7th. (covered)

$825 payment due by June 7th 

$920 Credits 

$??? Books and Materials

$??? Food and Incidentals

 I know money is tight for everyone. I’ll be talking to my bank about a small line of credit or a student loan. I am ineligible for FAFSAS because of some stupid mix-up at the school I am still trying to sort out. 

Help Send a Dude to the land of Furry Cows and Haggis.  

We will be traveling all sorts of places while we are there, giving reports on the things we’ve learned in class at the places they actually happened. Super Excited about that. 

I am willing to accept straight up donations, too…. but you should get something for it, so.  To pique your interest… if you make a donation, You can command me to do SOMETHING while I’m in Scotland. The stipulations are: 

It cannot be illegal by american or scottish laws or codes of conduct

It cannot jeopardize the reputation of my community college, My professors, myself or my group. 

I don’t do nudity or indecent exposure. 

But I will wear silly hats. 

Or put on a costume and take a picture at a famous landmark.

Or buy weird foods and try them in the privacy of my own dorm room and video it. 

I have no qualms about making a fool of myself, so long as it’s legal and doesn’t involve exposing myself or harming anyone or anything.  ^__^ 

I will take videos, answer questions, talk about my trip, take pictures of local landmarks if you like. 

PLease take a look at my Sales Blog: acemakespace and drop me an ask if you see something you like.  Liquidating my life and trying to better myself by doing so. 

Other offerings:  

For a few bucks I could do pencil sketches of animals or characters/people. I make no promises on the people, though.. I’m terrible at them.  I don’t color - just pencils, and just sketchy stuff. 

I could be convinced to make more business cards, probably? ID cards are too complicated and cost too much to make. 

I’m going to try to make another Tardis like the one I made for my niece out of a non-stretchy cotton flannel, or quilt fabric. We’ll see how that works, but a successful plush will go for about $45. They’re huge. 

Agents were asked to pick an uncarved pumpkin from around the decorated areas and report to the designated table with the carving supplies to begin their creations.

Here is a pumpkin template if you would like to paste your own design onto it. You can also find a pre-carved pumpkin online and post it. This is not a contest. It’s just fun to find designs or pre-carved pumpkins your agents would likely create.

arting on my vacation :) reproduction of the skull painting from the BBC Sherlock series

craft acrylics (black, white and turquoise) on stretch canvas with high gloss glaze

Go check out 3Fiddy's stuff. She's amazing.

I designed and painted these over the weekend… my brand new TARDIS Chucks! It took me 11 hours, but it was totally worth it. The inside Gallifreyan reads: