How does that refrain go “A little bit louder and a little bit worse”?
More Geeks. On Tuesday I managed to go to a few classes on Data Center Design. There was a lot of good info to be picked up there, then I attended a class on security. Following that I went to a class on taking a test called the CCNA. Now for those of you who aren’t geeks, and don’t have a geek family member, know this one thing, we are facinated with acronyms.
www
ftp
tftp
http
abc
IP
BIOS
RAM
CD
DVD
ROFTL
IANALIPT
SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPEALIDOCIOUS
Yeah, we like taking long words and shortening them down. I can’t explain way, except that we may be way lazy, or most geeks are guys and we hate to talk, so we try to make talking as fast as possible. Imagine a conversation that went
“Need WWW/IM/VOIP ASAP on CPU ”
Man-minimal talk Heaven. I’m just surprised it hasn’t made it into the domestic market.
“WF food ASAP, <3″
…… Anyways…….Where was I?
Oh yes, I was in the class (for the CCNA - Cisc Certified Network Associate) and I realised that I hate taking tests, and now I am freaking out about it.
So I went and ate a Lobster the size of my head at Ceasars Palace, and now that I am full of crustation and butter I think I’m going to go study. One thing that is distracting is all the women in these parts. I’ll leave it at that.
Tommarow, after the training, it’s time for me to go to the pinball hall of fame!
P.S. The Ceasar Palace Forums really need GPS locators. I was lost for 30 minutes in there, thankfully I didn’t get lost in any shops.
I’m actually at a hard core Nerd Technical conference.
These are the people who talk 1s and 0s. At home, I feel like I’m the Alpha Geek most of the time. I collect the gadgets, I attempt to cultivate the better than you attitude, and most of all I attempt to be as introverted as possible.
Well, I’m not even the Gamma Geek (Good name for a Rock Band) here. There are so many bluetooth headset wearing, stereotypical geeks (many beards, too many gadgets (never thought I’d utter those words)). Throw in a few people who don’t understand hygiene and keeping gas in, and you have my past two days.
Oh, and don’t forget the extremely skinny refreshments guardian. Couldn’t munch on that cookie till 3:00 please!
I am digging the Techincal parts, learning alot. The other good part is the tradeshow floor. For those of you who don’t know this “scene” there are vendors who attempt to get your attention. weither this be through trinkets (Also known as “Schwag”) or through booth babes Managers it is always a good time, and alas, I have a few more T-shirts.
Last night was a entrance into one of the seven deadly sins, Gluttony. They fed us all kinds of food (I think I downed, oh, about $120 worth of Sushi. I was in Sushi heaven. Sweet. Sweet Sushi). Then stuffed us with more food to top that off. We then got our trinkets, and I went to the apartment to wallow in my fullness.
I’m not going to be liking the scale when I get home.
I wouldn’t be surprised if there were mass sucides in the Lobby after people had to watch this.
Or slaughtering of Pigs in an attempt to get this out of ones memory.
Say what you will though, if Hasselhoff and Shatner opened up a Acting school, I’d sign up in a minute.
Anyone who can act as bad as these two, and still get oodles of women, well they know something I don’t. That’s all I’m saying. I could be the grasshapper at their feet.
That being figuritively, because as those who know me, I no likey airplanes.
So I’m in Las Vegas right now, and it’s oh, the temp of, oh, the surface of the Sun.
Because it’s not quite as hot as the inside of the Sun.
But only by a small, little, bit.
I’m right across from the Hofbräuhaus Las Vegas with all the look of a Bravarian castle. I’m sure if I wanted to I could get all kinds of schnitzel and kraut. I’m just unsure if I’d be required to drink one of those mega-cups-o-beer or dance some polka.
So I’m staying safe for right now, and going to find me the local In-N-Out hamburger.
Edit
I lied. After talking with my sister, who happened to go on a mission to Germany, I ended up wandering into the beer hall where I was assualted with polka music, pretzels, and girls in skimpy bavarian dress.
So, it didn’t turn out that way, and I got some Juagerschnitzel (Julie, go ahead and correct me).
Still hungering for a greesed up In-N-Out double double animal style though. I need that greese pit in mey Belly!
Don’t believe me? Well, it seems that google got rid of the webpage with proof, so you’ll just have to trust me.
Many moons ago, while I was working to finish a degree at the local college (Last Chance Cowboy College), my mother was a high school VICA (aka SkillsUSA) sponsor and she had quite the little group of students in her club.
Half way through the year, she prodded me into attending the State SkillsUSA tournament.
I won in “Computer Applications” against the two (maybe…) other contestants.
I was going to Kansas City baby.
Kansas City (also known as the land of BBQ sauce, or the land of huge cow statues) is where they hosted the National Competitions.
Now, just let me say, for the record, all I knew of these National Competitions was when my brother and my mom would leave for a week, and come back with crazy stories and lots of pins from different states (We’ll leave that nightmare to another story). So I had no idea what was involved.
They have competitions from making Pastry Chef to Desiel Mechanic to Nurse to Comuter Geek.
It was also like 424323% Humidity out there, so most of our time was spent going from one air conditioned place to another.
Oh, and getting Cheesecake from the Cheesecake factory.
So, I was amongst 45 other computer geeks. Problem was, no one had told us exactly what was going to happen at nationals. We were all pretty surprised when were told what was going to happen.
Me, being cool, calm, and collected, continued to eat my Cheesecake.
Eventually, my competition came near. They sat us down at a table, with a computer, and gave us a written test, and then a list of things to do in microsoft.
Since no one ever told me I couldn’t use the help, I did.
Eventually it was all over, I was back to eating cheesecake.
I was resigned to not winning anything, and the night of the results came and everyone filled up a huge auditorium. Texans with their big hats, Oklahomans with there big hats. Everyone had big hats.
So, the were announcing who won in the competitions, and lo and behold, I was the silver medal winner for Computer Applications. I got a medal and everything.
Later that night, I also ended up almost knocking my future sister in law out with a keyboard, but that’s another story as well.
So. Why the long boring story?
Right before the awards cerimony, they had this cool video about geese. Ever since then, I’ve occasionally looked for this video. I finally found it on Youtube.
The 20 something in me thought it was a good message, the 30 something still likes it as well.
The second oldest and I were reminicing about Transformers: The Movie.
Then we realized that there’s going to be a mini family reunion in the upcoming weeks!
What better time to force sister, sisters in law, father and mother to watch this piece of cinimatic art.
After all, I have the sound system. I have the projector. I have the carmel popcorn.
Oh, and I have a coundown timer on the sidebar. Joyus day
Oh, and sister-in-law who likes smarmy English Romance movies. None of that funny business will be going on with the projector this time. That last time was a “happens once in a lifetime”.
