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

"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
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>
>
>
> 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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CCIE #35470
(Routing and Switching)
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