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Optical Time Domain Reflectometers and a PhD by Xmas...
- CCNA studies are going very well. I've completed all of semester one and I'm well into semester two. I now know that there is such a thing as an Optical Time Domain Reflectometer, what it does and I want one<. Interestingly since being "expelled" from the RMIT course my practise module test marks have gone up by between 10 and 15 percent (i.e., to 85-90%). Go figure.
- Apropros the above, RMIT have had stern words with the lecturer in question and the student union have offered to help out as well. They've offered me my place back, but it's all a bit too late really, seeming that they're still getting their head around module four or five of the first semester. I'm asking for a full refund of monies.
- Thinking about further vendor-specific qualifications post-Cisco, post-Certificate in Small Business Management. Oracle Certified Professional, Sun Certified Java programmer, Red Hat Certified Engineer come to mind. Thoughts?
- Spoke to my supervisor today (finally). "It's all there", were his words concerning about my PhD. He seems convinced that I'll receive said degree by Xmas - very nice! The conclusion needs to find its way to the introduction and my spelling, grammar, footnoting needs to be tightened up, but I knew that.
- Brisbane next week! Can't wait to meet all the el-jay Brissie people (oh, yeah, and the SAGE conference where I'm giving a paper).
- Have joined Linux Users of Victoria and Safari books. About time for both of them.
- Service at the Unitarians went very well, if everyone else's comments are to be believed. Speaker was from the Kew Cottages Association. My reading was from Richard Gilbert's sermon on aging and the worth of life.
- Two extremely pleasant distractions this week have helping out![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
frou_frou set up her vintage clothing shop, Circa - and of course, taking the opportunity to say hello to horngirl, drzero and catwitch. The second was being a bunny for paula_angela as she took some photos of me all over town. Like all any talented artists she's managed to make me look better than I really am, and will pick one of the many el-jay icons she has created.
- Apropros the above, RMIT have had stern words with the lecturer in question and the student union have offered to help out as well. They've offered me my place back, but it's all a bit too late really, seeming that they're still getting their head around module four or five of the first semester. I'm asking for a full refund of monies.
- Thinking about further vendor-specific qualifications post-Cisco, post-Certificate in Small Business Management. Oracle Certified Professional, Sun Certified Java programmer, Red Hat Certified Engineer come to mind. Thoughts?
- Spoke to my supervisor today (finally). "It's all there", were his words concerning about my PhD. He seems convinced that I'll receive said degree by Xmas - very nice! The conclusion needs to find its way to the introduction and my spelling, grammar, footnoting needs to be tightened up, but I knew that.
- Brisbane next week! Can't wait to meet all the el-jay Brissie people (oh, yeah, and the SAGE conference where I'm giving a paper).
- Have joined Linux Users of Victoria and Safari books. About time for both of them.
- Service at the Unitarians went very well, if everyone else's comments are to be believed. Speaker was from the Kew Cottages Association. My reading was from Richard Gilbert's sermon on aging and the worth of life.
- Two extremely pleasant distractions this week have helping out
frou_frou set up her vintage clothing shop, Circa - and of course, taking the opportunity to say hello to horngirl, drzero and catwitch. The second was being a bunny for paula_angela as she took some photos of me all over town. Like all any talented artists she's managed to make me look better than I really am, and will pick one of the many el-jay icons she has created.
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Nah, I'm not that smart. Just spent most of my life at uni... After almost twenty years it starts to pay off.. ;-)
You've a pretty damn sharp mind yourself. I was very impressed when you took the anarchists to task over the reform vs revolution debate and the way you used the metaphor in their faq against them was brilliant!
I must confess I was really surprised when I found out you were still at school. You're a lot smatter than you give yourself credit for.
And yeah, I have a soft spot for games as well.. My colleagues will vouch for the many hours I've spent doing computer-based and tabletop roleplaying...
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yea i'm smart, i gotta start reading again. i've never been one to enjoy or do homework so the stress of all those thousands of pages of reading for school got to me and burnt me out. when you stop reading it's almost like you can feel your brain get a little slower, heh.
i'm going live action role playing with some friends this weekend, it's in a forest and everything! heh heh being a nerd rules!
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"What did you do on the weekend?"
Exhibit A: I went to see a ballgame. There were 40,000 people jammed into a small stadium. Mostly abusive and drunk. You couldn't see a thing. The hotdog bread was stale and the dog tasted like it made from rubber. I think the sauce was melted plastic.
Exhibit B: Ran through the forest with several friends in the dead of night pretending we were auditioning for Blair Witch IV. Found a beam of pure light at dawn, picked up and was transported to the land of the Faery where I met a hobbit riding a unicorn.
Then I took some peyote. ;-)
Yep, being a nerd rules.
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