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

The pleasure is all mine!

Thanks for the amazingly kind words Marc.

On 11/29/12 10:02 PM, "marc edwards" <renorider_at_gmail.com> wrote:

>@ Anthony. I do love your sense of humor. Some great laughs (some
>times at your expense :)) but thinking of you always puts a smile on
>my face. Thanks for continuing to contribute and help lighten up the
>mood.
>
>Regards,
>
>Marc
>
>On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 2:59 PM, Marko Milivojevic <markom_at_ipexpert.com>
>wrote:
>> ouch ;-)
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 2:00 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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>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Marc Abel
>>>>>> CCIE #35470
>>>>>> (Routing and Switching)
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