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

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
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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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