Re: Extremely OT : After a vacation , i feel that i forgot

Pure awesome.

Sorry Anthony. Had we passed last month, this would be a different conversation. ;)

Regards,
Jay McMickle- CCIE #35355 (RS)
Sent from my iPhone 5

On Nov 29, 2012, at 3:58 PM, marc edwards <renorider_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> LOL!!!! Anthony, you set your self up for that one. Sniff!!!!
>
> On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 1:57 PM, travis newshott <tnewshott_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>> Simply brutal......damn lol.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 4:56 PM, marc abel <marcabel_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> "Damn, right now I would sleep with a Cisco ASA if it featured the
>>> appropriate port."
>>>
>>> Anthony you are in luck. I think the new ASAs have a micro USB port.
>>>
>>> Sorry couldn't resist. :)
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 3:27 PM, Anthony Sequeira
>>> <terry.francona_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> My two cents.
>>>>
>>>> I think you should FORCE yourself to step away from the command line.
>>>> BUT,
>>>> you should never really WANT to.
>>>>
>>>> For most of us, in order to achieve the CCIE, we require an incredible
>>>> amount of passion for the particular discipline. So much so, that an hour
>>>> at the command line practicing is so much fun, it feels like just five
>>>> minutes. Damn, right now I would sleep with a Cisco ASA if it featured
>>>> the
>>>> appropriate port.
>>>>
>>>> As others in this thread have mentioned, stepping away from the devices
>>>> can be very important for the process for a variety of reasons, so
>>>> schedule it and enjoy. Just be sure the schedule you implement is well
>>>> thought through and adhered to.
>>>>
>>>> Also of note is the variety of learning modalities one can take advantage
>>>> of. During the Thanksgiving break from my StormWind classes of ICND2 and
>>>> TSHOOT, I made sure to bring along some light reading for my time on the
>>>> beach. Sure enough, it was the Cisco Press ASA All-In-One text. Too bad
>>>> my
>>>> wife caught me checking out the centerfold.
>>>>
>>>> Anthony Sequeira, CCIE, CCSI, VCP
>>>> http://www.stormwind.com
>>>> Twitter: @compsolv
>>>> Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/compsolv
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 11/29/12 11:43 AM, "Jay McMickle" <jay.mcmickle_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Don't clap and throw peanuts- I would crash like no-ones business on the
>>>>> weekends, or only stay up until 11 one night or skip the gym another.
>>>>> It's not
>>>>> as glorious or meticulous as it sounds. I do not recommend! But, it did
>>>>> yield
>>>>> a pass on the second attempt easier this year.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Jay McMickle- CCIE #35355 (RS)
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone 5
>>>>>
>>>>> On Nov 29, 2012, at 10:09 AM, travis newshott <tnewshott_at_gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> 3 1/2 hours of sleep Jay? Dear god man - that is not healthy! I am
>>>>>> envious
>>>>> though, with that much time, it is less about what you can accomplish,
>>>>> but
>>>>> what you cannot accomplish!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 10:40 AM, Jay McMickle
>>>>>> <jay.mcmickle_at_yahoo.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> @Marc- LOL. Feb 2013 will be your last attempt needed for R/S, my
>>>>>>> friend!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Whether or not it "feels" right, your mind is a muscle and needs a
>>>>> disconnect to rest. I took 3 weeks off during my RS, and it hurt and
>>>>> helped.
>>>>> Helped with family, honey-do's, oh, and we had a baby, as well as, the
>>>>> lack of
>>>>> the false urgency on my part that I had invoked on my family and this
>>>>> journey.
>>>>> It hurt because it took me a few weeks to get my mind ramped back up and
>>>>> dig
>>>>> back into MPLS, PPPoFR, ATOM, and those less used daily transports. To
>>>>> Brian's
>>>>> point, spot on, I didn't know them!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In summary- take the time off. It will be a slightly painful comeback
>>>>> climb, but, you will also see things you didn't see before because your
>>>>> brain
>>>>> won't be numb to it. You'll enjoy labbing again, and remember why you
>>>>> were
>>>>> doing it as well.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What people don't warn you about- after passing. Geez. I felt like I
>>>>>>> lost a
>>>>> family member as I did not know what to do with the time! I could not
>>>>> sleep as
>>>>> I had trained myself to stay up until 1am each night, get up at 4:30am,
>>>>> head
>>>>> to the gym, then to work, home, repeat! I found myself in a silent house
>>>>> at
>>>>> 9pm when everyone went to sleep. So, I started on Security. It's a catch
>>>>> 22 if
>>>>> you have a lingering thought to keep on with the momentum and another
>>>>> IE.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> HTH- Cheers. Happy labbing.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>> Jay McMickle- CCIE #35355 (RS)
>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone 5
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Nov 28, 2012, at 2:58 PM, marc edwards <renorider_at_gmail.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Still being a candidate, figured I would chime in with a different
>>>>>>>> perspective. I have 3 week vacation from work coming up but don't
>>>>>>>> think I am going to completely unplug from studies with test booked
>>>>>>>> around the corner.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I love hearing about the long breaks. I envied hearing about
>>>>>>>> Brian's
>>>>>>>> charter across the Atlantic in recent San Jose bootcamp. But the
>>>>>>>> big
>>>>>>>> difference between me and the many responding are the CCIE#s on
>>>>>>>> their
>>>>>>>> signature. They got it (apparently in some cases 5-6x!)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I don't think I will rest well until I can finally break through to
>>>>>>>> the other side. I know that while on upcoming vacation, every day
>>>>>>> time
>>>>>>>> is reserved for 3 hour config sessions.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> @Brian Trying to get rid of my mailbox in building C. That one
>>>>>>>> really
>>>>>>>> dug in, man!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Marc
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 10:33 AM, JB Poplawski
>>>>>>> <jb.poplawski_at_gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Take the time off. If you forgot it, you never knew it in the
>>>>>>>>> first
>>>>> place.
>>>>>>>>> :)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 1 month of vacation, I need to get a new gig! lol
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 12:30 PM, <Neil_at_droopy.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> You took the weekend off?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Neil Moore
>>>>>>>>>> CCIEx6 #10044 (R/S,Security,Service
>>>>>>>>>> Provider,Voice,Storage,WiFi),CISSP,ITIL,MCSE,VCP4/5
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>>> From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On
>>>>>>> Behalf
>>>>> Of
>>>>>>>>>> Brian Dennis
>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 12:04 PM
>>>>>>>>>> To: Routing Freak; Cisco certification
>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: Extremely OT : After a vacation , i feel that i
>>>>>>>>>> forgot
>>>>>>>>>> everything and even IPv4 address are new to me.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The best thing I ever did technically was step away for a short
>>>>>>> time
>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>> then come back. I was worried just like you are but the time off
>>>>>>> only
>>>>>>>>>> helped me.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>> Brian Dennis, CCIEx5 #2210 (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/SP/Voice)
>>>>>>>>>> bdennis_at_ine.com
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> INE, Inc.
>>>>>>>>>> http://www.INE.com
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 11/27/12 7:34 PM, "Routing Freak" <routingfreak_at_gmail.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Hi all
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I am going for a vacation for a month and i kind of feel that
>>>>>>> when i
>>>>>>>>>>> come back after my well earned vacation, will i remember all the
>>>>>>>>>>> concepts that i have mastered and the protocol intricacies which
>>>>>>>>>>> i
>>>>> was
>>>>>>>>>>> preparing for years and all about the nitty-gritty things about
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>> configs.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> What should i do to get rid of this feeling ? I am feeling a bit
>>>>>>> kind
>>>>>>>>>>> of feel that i should go ahead and go for vacation or else stay
>>>>>>>>>>> at
>>>>> home
>>>>>>>>>>> and look at the routers and firewalls that i have :)
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Is anybody there felt the same , that after the vacation even
>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>> IPV4
>>>>>>>>>>> address and subnet masks felt greek and latin .
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I am going to travel for a long time from LA to Spain this time.
>>>>>>> so
>>>>>>>>>>> should i load some Markos Audio voice , or Scott Morris audio
>>>>>>> during
>>>>>>>>>>> the travel or just chill out.
>>>>>>>>>>> I am totally restless and dont know what to do with this and
>>>>>>>>>>> just
>>>>> like
>>>>>>>>>>> dogs going out there and coming back
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Any comments on this.
>>>>>>>>>>>
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