I decided to decapitate my Pi. I figure, if it is going to go up in the balloon, it really doesn't need a monitor, mouse, or keyboard. I am still tethered via my Power supply and Ethernet cable, but I will soon cut those as well.
I am using PuTTY and the SSH connection for basic command line access, which will handle the majority of stuff, but until we get airbourne, I like looking at a GUI desktop. So, for that, I am using VNC. I followed the directions at
this site, and they worked for the most part, but I think the part where it starts the server automatically when it boots still needs to be tweeked. I will work on that later. Also, I am getting a little lazier, so I am just linking to the instructions. I may come back later and rewrite them the way it worked for me.