andrew.wurster

yesterday was the day that i became a cisco certified internetwork expert.  #28856.  special thanks to my boss for supporting me 110%. thanks to the ccie online study list mailer and all the folks at ipexpert who helped me too along the way.  and of course my friends and family who endured my four months of sobriety and lame lifestyle.

i am so happy it’s over.  i don’t know what else to say.  maybe i’ll just let the official logo speak for itself.

all the love in the world,

andrew

SO i’ve had a new job for about 6 months now… and what a great 6 months those have been.  i’ve travelled across the continental US several times, met dozens of great new people, and moved into a fantastic, new apartment.

it’s also been a time of great change elsewhere in life.  less sys admin / coding things, more networking stuff.  less time for Pirate Cat Radio.  less Facebook and more actual work, deadlines.  more time and flexibility to see my family and travel the world, but less time spent in SF enjoying the city with friends and loved ones that matter there…

looking down and up, simultaneously

been listening to a lot of great new music.  i’m actually going to throw up some RSS feeds from my last.fm account to share details on those.

about to get back on the CCIE horse too.  Hope to be announcing my CCIE number sometime later this year – can’t thank my new boss enough for supporting me in this.

getting back into couch surfing has been great.  meeting many great people – one extra extra special one in fact…  thanks to my new roomie for supporting the hosting efforts.  if you’re around in the city or want to stay – i’m your man.

thanks to everyone who came to our house warming party at 1090 page street.  it was a blast.  thanks to my pops for sharing this link to show me the cool history on.  thanks to the girl for introducing me to her awesome startup-py crew and providing an awesome opportunity to “work from home” in a beautiful Santa Cruz rancher on the coast.

i wish i had time to cram more thoughts into this post.  i hope to post more content however, much more frequently.  the art of writing is a dying form i think.  Facebook postings, acronyms and L33t-speak – all eroding the face of an intelligent society.  turning the world into shorthand quips and retorts.  but at the same time – supporting something beautiful.