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I passed my CISSP exam. Yay!

I'm in quite a lot of pain today. It started last night around the time I got off the freeway, and it's continuing today. Aside from the normal neck pain, it's mainly concentrated in my hips (primarily the left one). This makes it, among other things, rather difficult to drive (I drive a stick so I need to be able to move my left leg).

I'll live, but ow. I'm determined not to lose mobility, but I'm beginning to be afraid it's a losing battle. It's just getting worse and worse.

'Twas a very very busy day...more tomorrow I hope.

I've been changing all the entries in my LiveJournal to friends only and reading some of them along the way. Wow, I've changed. I mean, I'm recognizably the same person...but I'm so much CALMER. It's almost eerie.

Given I'm feeling a little wistful, I think I needed that little pick-me-up of a realization.

I got a summons for jury duty. I don't mind. This is only the second time since I've been living in LA. The first time I couldn't serve, so really, I'm looking forward to it this time. It's not for about a month though. Different court from last time.

Survived my CISSP test. I'll hear in about a week, and post the results (all they tell you if you passed is that you did, not what your score was).

I'm going to go to bed. I've been taking little bits of practice tests which from what I can tell are as hard as or harder than the real thing.

So far my percentage would indicate that I should pass the exam tomorrow but I'm very, very nervous. I hope I can sleep. Wish me luck!

I've finally gotten around to creating a new PGP key, since my name is no longer "Carpenter". My new key, which includes my photo, can be found in my LiveJournal user info.

You can also find it here.

Or, just ask, and I'll send it to you.

I haven't revoked the old one yet, because I still need it to open some stuff. I'll do that next week.

Woke up in excruciating pain this morning, AND with a slightly sore throat and congestion. The pain I can (slowly) handle. The congestion...dammit. I will bet somebody in class had a cold. Probably the guy behind me who kept sniffling (and who spilled coffee on me at one point).

*sigh* Please please please I don't wanna be sick again...I was just starting to LOSE that cough! I'd just gotten my singing voice back! Dammit!

Am finishing eating and then I'll probably go to bed. I was going to work on my class portal but I'm really too out of it.

I was in much pain today, mostly due to the non-ergonomic chair I've been spending far too much time in this week in class. For the exam on Sunday they're getting me an ergonomic one.

*sigh* I'm trying not to think about the fact that I'm supposed to get more certs this year, including, at the end of this year or beginning of next, my CCIE. It's not that I have anything against getting them...it's that I hate taking tests.

Woe and all that. =^_^=

I am TEH_SL33PY!

On the one hand, yay! Last day of class!

On the other hand, awwwww...last day of class...it's been fun. =^_^=

I write code for fun that I would hate to write if I got paid to do it.

The convolutedness of the above sentence just proves my need for sleep. =^_^=

Well, I wouldn't say I feel great this morning, but I'm certainly alert. =^_^= When I wash my hair, usually the last thing I do is rinse it in cold water...so yeah...alert.

Still, I did get a couple of hours of extra sleep so that's something. Maybe I can repeat the experience tonight (though probably sans Vicodin)...

Oh man, am I ever in pain. The chairs in our "classroom" are your typical hotel function room chairs and they hurt after a while. Class is 8-6, with ten minute breaks every hour or so and an hour for lunch...by the end of the day, I'm in agony.

So it's Vicodin and bed for me. Toodle pip!

I've created the new blog, changed my site around so that this is now the journal that shows on my site, and am in the process (I think) of making all my previous entries friends-only. Of course, I'm supposed to be in bed. I suck.

There shall be more updating later. The old LJ is basically going to be, at least I hope, the "real me". This is going to be sanitized updates. At least, that's the plan...