I'm finding it hard to keep to any given worked out study schedule and it's actually starting to become a problem at home. Not that I'm not doing it enough, it's that I'm doing it too much and too often. My wife and I had a talk over dinner last night about the amount of time I'm detached from everything by either reading or on the computer. I'll still be around, I'll just be around much less until the end of the year.

Progress:

I've finished the CiscoPress ICND1 book for the 2nd time late last week trying not to skip or skim any words or pages.

I made an ICND1 hands on configuration video series broken into 4 parts. Lan, Wan, Troubleshooting and ICND1 protocol analysis with Wireshark. Essentially just a walk-through of building an internetwork starting with LAN, then WAN, then tying it together doing some trouble shooting on the physical, data and network layers with show commands and then looking at the protocols used in ICND1 through Wireshark and how they communicate via same-layer and adjacent layers of the OSI. I'm glad I did it too, it was HORRIFIC and awesome all at the same time! By teaching through voice over video I was able to work trough concepts I didn't realize I had trouble with and gave me some key areas I require additional studying.

I'm about done with the Cisco Network Academy: Switching and Intro to Wireless course. I finished the chapter 6 exam and started the last chapter in Wireless last night so all that's left to do is a couple hours of reading on the basics of Wireless that I've already covered in CiscoPress's ICND1 book, take the chapter 7 test, do the course pre-test, Packet-Tracer practice exam, and then take the course final exam. Maybe... 2 - 3 days depending on the time allocation.

That's about it.. I'll catch you guys on here later today..

Definitely take time to be with your family. At the end of the day, that is what's most important. I think it's more clear to see that around this time of the year. Time will be there to study, but take care of home first.

Well said.

That didn't come across the way I intended it to. I edit my original post.

1) Santa\Brahma\God
2) Family
3) Study

Don't jeopardize either of the first 2 for the last one. If you feel time pressure for the scholarship, we can easily adjust that.

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I'm just like everyone else around here in need of a stiff drink and some Christmas cookies.

I will later tonight. I don't think they would appreciate it very much if I opened a few bottles at work.

I've worked at a place or two that didn't have any issues as long the kindergarten rule (share) applied.. That was in the car business though.

I work as a network administrator in a school district.

You guys should move to Denmark, a few beers for lunch. And in a large service providers data center they have a rest area in the middle where the workers sat and drank beer during work hours. (this was a few years ago, so might have changed by now)

We drink often during lunch.

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Yea well your britts, everyone knows your just as **** as the Danish.

Indeed.

Actually in South Africa it's very frowned upon. Drinking after work is fine, but during work is a strict no-no.

Came here to England, everyone drinks during lunch.

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Drinking during work is frowned upon here in Sweden as well.
Kinda funny though, back in the olden days workers was paid part of their salary in hard spirits. Id say moonshine, but i don't think taxes on alcohol had been implemented back then.

Edit: I feel kinda bad hijacking Scotts post about study schedule with talk about booze and drinking in foreign country's.

Same here in United States. No drinking during lunch at everywhere I have worked over the years. The old-timers tell me it used to be OK to get a few drinks during lunchtime.

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don't feel bad, it's the 8th, the post is two days old, Scott needs to start another thread...

i get called a weiner daily for refusing to negotiate the A2 after a couple of pints. it doesnt help i got home just after lunchtime. if i went drinking in my lunch break id be out in the street with the tramps drinking super 'T's, cos theres no pubs open