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

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On 11/29/12 5:00 PM, "Jay McMickle" <jay.mcmickle_at_yahoo.com> wrote:

>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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