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Monday, August 8, 2011
I will never do that again...
Have you ever woken up after a long night of drinking, mouthing those words to the porcelain God?
Well I am typically the kind of guy that does a bad thing one time, like sticking a butter knife in a wall socket - been there, done that - once!
Yesterday, I did a bad thing twice - I retook the MCM Active Directory Lab again, although this time from the comfort of my home. The second time was a little less intimidating, but not painless. I had nightmare flash backs of that first dreadful day in Redmond. The nine hours dragged on while the familiar sound of audible cursing filled the room when my screen didn't refresh fast enough and when a normally simple configuration task turned into a programmed and devious diversion of "not so fast, you just thought that was going to be easy." I have to hand it to the MCM lab designers, if this were the Middle Ages and the Inquisition was recruiting, these guys would have job security.
Well, that was yesterday, and today I am feeling better...waiting for my results. Looking back at it, maybe it wasn't as bad as I am imagining. On second thought, it was, but I am not one to leave business unfinished and I paid out of pocket for the electric shock therapy, so NOT retaking the lab was not an option. I am as my wife says, the most stubborn person on the face of the earth - persistent is probably a more euphemistic word.
Crossing my fingers! Will let you know as soon as I get the word.
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About Me
- James P Carrion
- Herndon, Virginia, United States
- IT Security Manager by day - cyber researcher by night. Tired of being a passive sheep as cyber wars rage. It is time to take the fight to the enemy - within the constraints of the law of course! I am a super fan of all things cyber security! You can find me on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-carrion-2805767/
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