Update for Study...

As I return, I finished my week with a short term project at Zurich of North America. I will be assisting them with a rollout deployment, and hopefully it may turn into a longer gig. In regards to my studying, I finally have a nice groove and I feel confident, moreso than I have at any other time. I plan to register my test date for the following weekend, as I now work from 8 am to 5 pm. I also hope to start getting a regular schedule for my meetings, as I have not attended in some time. It's really wonderful to feel how good life is when so many things come together and do so effortlessly. Yesterday my wife and I had a good day shopping down at Fairway, and then having late lunch at Dinosaur Barbeque. Afterwards we walked back, and on the way home stopped in the Park to relax a little more. It truly was a great day. Although we missed one friends birthday party and a Rocky Horror Show reunion, we just enjoyed being with each other, which helped me to become more focused on my studies. I think I will keep this momentum up long enough to get my Net+ certification, and maybe my Linux+ as well. What a great way to end the year. I'm still keeping in touch with my old schoolmates, and also with some old friends whom I thought may have been dead. One of them just found out that he'll be a daddy in February, which is great. I really hope to accomplish all my goals this year, as I keep promising myself and others that I will. Sometimes you either shit or get off the pot.

Well that all for now, more to come...

Another day, another dolla'...

Today was another day down at the office. finished up some of the setups we couldn't complete last night, did some tweaking of others, and made sure that we had everything running well. Found out another tech just passed his Essentials, so now I'm really getting gung-ho about passing. I'm taking everything seriously, even how I rest. As for books, I'm taking that even more so. That's enough for now, more to come later...

Stepping up schedule...

I've decided to up the schedule for my A+, and then right after cram for my Net+. Been catching up with friends on fb and linkedin, but i've gotten back on track now and pushing forward. I can't wait for the tests to finish and then I can get back to meetings. I've also restarted my server+ studies, but that will wait until next year. I've also been following this new photographer named Gabe, and his work is really good, which is surprising for someone who's only been shooting for six months. He's really going to go far if he keeps up the work he's been doing lately. Now all i have to do is work on my own skills in that area in between study sets. My wife is really pushing me to get my certs, and she's been really supportive for so long, she's really been a trooper through all of this. On the better side of things, I have two projects coming up, one short-term (only two weeks), and the other will start shortly thereafter and last for six months to a year or more. Thank goodness for the IT industry upswing in recent months, let's hope for more opportunities and jobs. These days you have to choose your career track carefully, and get as much training in that field as you can. Just getting certs isn't enough, you have to make sure that you have the knowledge to back it up. These days too many newbies think that if they just download a few braindumps, and some practice tests, and then they'll ace a couple of tests and land the juicy paycheck. Unfortunately, too many of them forget that you also need to know WHY something is the way it is, not just that it is. Not just what is EIGRP, but why, and the reasons behind it's applications. This is the reason why so many opportunities get taken away from legitimate  techs with something to offer, and are given to hacks who don't know jacksh*t. I guess that's why it's taken me so long to go for this cert, I want to be taken seriously and to know my skills.

Well, that's enough jawjacking for now, time to get back to studying. More to come soon...

June 2 - A+ Study

Well, it's now the 2nd of June. I have decided to also incorporate some house cleaning with my studies. I feel that as I clean the house, I also clean out any blockage with my concentration. Yesterday I worked on the Bathroom, and did some shopping for household items. It helped a little, in that I was able to sort out what materials I wanted to study most, and which would assist me in preparation for the test. I also think that I may study some of my other areas, such as Lightroom & Aperture, also Photoshop & QuarkXpress. I feel that if I put in two hours for each, I can treat each day as a work in progress, much like a job. Today i'm also going to follow up on some other job related items, see if they've panned out or not. If not, i'll just have to keep plugging away until something comes my way. I really think that things will happen this summer that'll go in my favor, and if I just keep to the course I really think it will all work out.

More to come later...