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Alright well I got my car fixed today. The boot on the axel for the passenger side was torn. I didn't know how torn it was until I saw the part and literially, the boot was split in half! I went to pepboys to get the work done but apparently, they got the wrong part three times. Forget that mess. My dad and I went to napa, went across town to another napa that had the part and I brought it. Went to a napa auto center and got it installed. Took the old part back and got the core charge back :D I didn't loose my whole paycheck. Now I just have to deposit my money. Napa gave me a list of things that I needed to get worked on. I'm looking at spending alot of money with repairing my car. I don't mind though but I need the money for school.

Certification wise, I'm studying like crazy as much as I can. I really want this certification so I can stay competitive (interruption... why is it that dave chappell is driving without his hands on the steering wheel?? i know mos def is doing his thing in the auto but still driving though chitown like that isn't cool, seriously that traffic can be crazy there) in my field. I know for a fact that there aren't alot of students at my school with certifications. I'm happy to know that. With the people that have certifications I'm trying to get and stay ahead of them. I'm starting to understand alot of this stuff more everytime I read the book but I still have more work on the lab.

My lab is crazy??!!! I can't do some commands that I need to do so I'm using packet tracer. I started to use packet tracer (updated) and I'm having problems with the program (shuts down) and I don't feel like dealing with it so I started to use an older version of it. It's not giving me any trouble. Anyways I'm still happy about working on this certification. I'm motivated, down right motivated... you check me out!

Classes! Hopefully I'l' have my AAAS for Network Administration by next semester. There are still a few things that I need to check out for a few classes. I really hope I can do this. There aren't enough hours in the day for me to be studying. I'll leave it at that.

This is the boot that was split.....

soo i didn't

So I didn't take the practice test, that test was difficult. I was looking at some of the exhibits that they had on the test and I was sooo confused. Plus the test would have taken a few hours to complete and I need to use that time for other things. I think I'll just keep reading the ICND1 book until I understand the material. I'm starting to understand the material alot better now and if things keep going this way, I think that I'll be able to take the CCENT test at the end of the semester. I'm going to practice subnetting, even though I feel that I have a basic understanding, there's more to it. Also I found out that I need to buy less older Cisco gear, mostly switches because.... some of the commands that is in the ICND1 book can't be done on the switches that I have already. I could just read the material but I'd rather run the commands. I guess I can use packet tracer but packet tracer doesn't support all the commands that is in the ICND1 book. I really don't want to use simulation software either. I guess I'll have to save my money and buy the gear. I'm not sure yet. I'll just have to see what I can do with packet tracer.

On another note, I'm tired. I have more homework to do and more studies such as spanish and signlanguage.
Yay for not enough time in the day!!!!

ICND1

The yayness!! I've finished reading the ICND1 book! Now I'm not sure if I want to go on with the ICND2 book or not. It's taken me less than two weeks to read the ICND1 book. I think I'll be better off keep reading the ICND1 book so I can understand the basics. I really don't want to open the cd's that came with the book though. Anyways I figure and hope that I can take the CCENT at the end of the semester if I go at this pace to study the material. I figure I'll have my CCNA by the end of nine months.

I didn't do any of the labs or examples from the book because I was just reading it to read it. Next time I'll start to understand the material but I'm not sure I'm going to make a study plan for it yet. Maybe I'll just keep reading the book over and over until the end of the semester and see what the practice tests tell me. I'll take a practice test when I get home after class today and see where I am with the material.

I actually understood subnetting better as well. I feel that this book makes it really easy to understand subnetting and the other material in the book. There's alot of examples which don't interest me but I know the examples are there for me to better understand the material.

work...

Today at work was way different :D I helped a few other people outside the office today :D
I looked up phone numbers for one person.
Walked around town posting posters for another lady.
Then I helped one lady cut out laminated pictures.
It was nice but I got worn out because I was walking
for atleast 3 hours around down town and to GVSU pew campus.

Comptia A+

Well today I recieved my certification papers. After two months from taking the test which would have been August 18th 09. I guess it was due to the database being down but I'm happy that I recieved it. It's odd that I got it on my cousins babyshower and my friends birthday though....

CCNA Library 3rd Edition

I just got back from getting the library set now (as in got into the door like 5 min ago). It was really cheap because I got 30% off :) Anyways I can't wait to start reading it but I have homework.

I swear... other things

I swear reading the Project+ book is soooo boring. Maybe because it doesn't have me learning about what I'm really interested in. It's difficult for me to read because I'm really not interested in it but I know it's something that will help me later on so I guess I'll keep reading it so I can actually learn something.

I guess I'm going to keep studying for the Security+ exam but not as much.

On another note, I started studying for my CCNA so I can have that cert and get the credit for the classes. I really hope to have it by the end of the school year or before the next school year. I'm just not understanding how to subnet but I'll come back to it later on. Everything else is pretty simple because I know how to study for it and there are labs!!! I like labs, especially hands on labs for computers. I have to order the CCNA 3rd Library because of the study material and I want to make sure that I know what I'm doing. It's an old edition but alot of people said that they liked it in some forums. I might order that this Monday and have it come here whenever. The current book that I'm using isn't that bad now but it was when I first got it. Anyways I'm happy to have Packet Tracer because I don't have to turn on my hardware that I have in my room and run up the electric bill and set everything up for my lab. Although setting up a lab is fun, it just takes up too much time and I have to move around. Where I can just sit infront of my computer and make a lab on the computer that I'm using.

I think thats pretty much it...