Ikea Lack Rack
I had a go at some good old DIY today. I’ve been given an unwanted Ikea Lack coffee table. A friend is moving house and it was going spare. I saw it and jumped at the chance of setting up my very own rack for my cisco equipment as detailed on LifeHacker.
So here it is.
Awesome eh?
Currently holding my Cisco 2600xm router and 2900XL Switch.
Three Down Four To Go
Maybe a cup of tea does solve everything although I have run out of bags. I’ve pretty much recovered from the bug that I have developed. To follow on from the good news I have completed three out of seven tests and I am starting to get some rough grades back. One of which is my Investigating Operating Systems (IOS) module, which actually isn’t a test it was 100% coursework based, but anyway I found out today I got a B in the assignment. I’m quite happy about as I spent a solid two weeks during easter doing the work and wasn’t really sure what I would get for it.
I can’t wait for the exams to be over. Reading cisco material becomes very tiresome very quickly. I have three written exams this week and Friday is also the date for the course party to celebrate the end of the second year, although I finish the following Tuesday with my last skills test. On the bright side I am going with my house mates to all you can eat Chinese tonight which is a nice end to a bank holiday filled with revision although I did manage to fit in an hour of slaughter playing COD4.
A Cup of Tea…
Doesn’t solve everything as I am absorbed with the flu (just flu and not swine flu) right in the middle of my exam period. I haven’t been totally with it this week as I turned up for my cisco skills test with the wrong crib sheet as I was under the impression I had a different exam.. Although I feel I did pretty well in it and I will find out the results soon. Having said that my first exam went better, someone found it a little too boring though as one of the invigilators fell asleep.. (and yes I am not joking, snoring and everything!!)..
Anyway apart of the flu and my exams I have acquired another computer! A small compact pc that I’m going to use to test the various operating systems I should really know about,. Mainly Linux distros like Ubuntu and Gentoo which is a popular OS at my placement I am told…
I have also set my moving out day which is the 14th of may a couple of days after my last exam and on that note I am off to do some more cisco reading..
One Week To Go…
There is one more week of uni for me in 2008 left, which makes me half way though my second year… Scary! I’m not so much stressing out like most as I have planned ahead and I’m not doing my assignments last minute, which is a surprise. OK well one of them I have still got to do, The PED poster, I’m putting it off to be honest but I am half way through my Data Recovery Assignment! Yay!
I have had my final CCNA skills test which I didn’t think went well as I had a problem with the Frame-Relay connection which I think will hit me on marks but I haven’t had the confirmed marks back yet. Which brings me to placements, I have applied for a Cisco Internship. I think it’ll look great on my CV but I think I’ll learn so much if I get the job, I have my fingers crossed but I won’t hear back for a while I don’t think.
I have also got my car back from the body shop, a whole two weeks off the road, it was missed at 10am in the morning when it was freezing cold and I was walking to uni, but I have it back now and the work looks great! I have also had my wing mirror repaired from when it was hit during the first night on the road at my house.
I’m getting distracted by After Effects at the moment, I have seen some of its possibilities and thought I’d give a few tutorials ago!
Knee update!
I now have my knee in a brace to stop it twisting, not really sure why however but it is something to do with the ligaments. More importantly though I can’t drive for two weeks as it is my right knee. I’m quite annoyed about it but on the other hand I’m not.
On one hand I get to hobble along everywhere on foot and save money on petrol (or lack of) but on the other knowing I have a car and can’t nip around to a mates house at any time is just annoying. I wanted to go to Curry’s today to check out some prices but I couldn’t as I wouldn’t have got there on time on foot! thankfully Matt was around and drove but still I love driving and can’t for two weeks!
Uni update: I’m now enrolled on Further Programming Concepts with C++ should be fun. Instead of Mobile computing as it clashed to much. Also I’ve got a hell of a lot of work to do with Cisco! Fun Fun Fun!
