I’m currently downtown at ERC studying for my CIPT test, yet again. I’ve taken the test twice, and failed it. The last time I took it, I came within 2 questions of passing it. Since then I’ve worked with it more, and been privileged to attend a 2 week boot camp torture fest where Cisco VoIP was pounded into my very soul. Needless to say, I feel more confident in my understanding of the fundamentals of Cisco CallManager.
So today I’m refreshing my knowledge and preparing for my exam, which I’ll be taking tomorrow. I’m preparing for these things one at a time, not allowing myself to even think about the next one. Each topic has its own special pitfalls, and I really only can prepare for one at a time.
You’d think that after all this, I’d be getting sick of Cisco, but the opposite is proving to be true. The more I learn, the more excited I get. You can really do some amazing things with this technology, and soon I’ll be able to say that I have done them. Because, regardless of how these exams turn out, I’m already scheduled to begin some pretty awesome installations, that will take me all over the country. I’m fuckin STOKED about it, although being away from Meggy is tough on both of us. But we both know it’s going to be a good thing for both of us.
So the rest of the day is going to be devoted to Cisco IP Telephony. Sorry Sonya, my days of beer drinking and tomfoolery are over for the near future. Just wait, after I pass all these damn tests, we’re gonna have a little party.
#1 by Sonya on 2/20/2006 - 11:14 am
It’s all good in the hood, bro. I haven’t been going out lately regardless – cold weather and rain don’t inspire me to hit the town. Spring will come soon and you’ll be all cisco smartypants and we will celebrate! And I’ll look after Meggy when you have to go out of town.