For Pete’s Sake

So I was looking at courses today like an Microsoft Cert or other such useful ones like Cisco or HP. The annoying thing is they cost so damn much! I mean £700 is one of the cheaper ones I’ve seen and others cost in excess of £1K. The other problem is that because I’m currently contracting I’d have to shell out the cash and the claim back against tax; no being paid for here. I really want to do these as they’ll improve my job prospects here and abroad and with hopes of emmigration still intact I can’t help but think I should try and do one at the very least as I can’t solely rely on my degree.

Anyone got thoughts on where I should go first? Down the desktop support route with Microsoft or networking with Cisco & HP? I’m inclined to go Microsoft first as employers in desktop support, which is most likely the jobs I’d go for, would favour that over heavy network stuff like Cisco. I mean they would still be impressed but they’re not related and would probably question why I’d be going for a desktop support role.

Maybe with a bit of luck I’ll get some cash together and get one sorted.

No really it did, well least it did once I got the BBQ going properly! I decided to be a little lazy and got some self lighting bags; big mistake. They did burn properly and were just generally useless. I then got proper stuff and firelighters and with some persuasion got it going full on. Annoyingly this as after our landlord & lady had been and gone but there you go. The food was well received and I think Rock Band went down well.

In other news United sound like they were rightly defeated in the Super Cup against Zenit and just highlights our need for an out and out striker. I was also due to play cricket today but that has been called off. Seems that thankfully I picked the best of the weekends weather for the BBQ.

Sunset 1

Originally uploaded by s33r

To test and try out blogging photos from Flickr I decided to share this old sunset shot I took just outside my home. It’s nothing fancy but hell if you’re going to do a test you may as well user something fairly pretty. I should point out though that this’ll probably be infrequent as my main site pntaylor.net is where all my current “arty” photography will go. I would guess that most of the stuff from Flickr will be mobile phone shots and quick snaps of random stuff. Whatever the posts will contain it’ll still be a useful little feature to have.

Anyway, not much else to report other than I should be asleep so g’night all.

Time for a quick update methinks. As you may have already seen I have added a twitter box over on the right. If you can’t be bother to keep coming back here for updates you can “follow” me on twitter my page is located here. I was also at another wedding on Sunday gone. It was for my birthday buddy Helena who got married to her longtime boyfriend Dave. It was a lovely ceremony and a glorious yummy meal afterwards with some groovy music and good company.

I made a few new friends and had some good drinking. Mostly whiskey, in fact, apart from the beer on arrival and the wine/champagne with the meal it was just whiskey. I had a wonderfully smooth Glenfiddich 21yrs which was glorious to say the least. After that it was a distinctly ordinary Glenfiddich 15yrs, nice but nothing special I don’t think, would have to try again to be honest. Then went with the familiar with the Balvenie Doublewood and finished all off with the Laphroaig 10yrs which, considering I’m not an Islay fan I loved. So much so I ordered myself a bottle already.

So now I have a short week ahead then a free weekend. However a week Saturday I’ll be at another wedding and this time I’m ushering!

It’s been a little while since I last posted, then again with most blogs I do that’s nothing new. As I’m writing this I’m currently working my way through Stargate SG-1 of which I’m now on Season 4. It’s good viewing and certainly helps when there’s not much on TV. Life in general is pretty good. My contract is now extended through to February next year and I’ll be setting up the network etc and where Cat works. It’s going to be fun and interesting and the start of something I hope.

Aside from that I’ve not been up to much to be honest, rather boring I know but then sometimes things being silent is a good thing.