So it\u2019s a true fact that the past few months have been a little lighter on posts than usual.\u00a0 Many of you may have determined that I was studying, which is true, or that I was busy with the office, which is also true.\u00a0\u00a0 However, my office is becoming (a little) more calm, and I\u2019m finished with studying for a while.\u00a0 I\u2019m glad to be done, although I\u2019m going to miss the dreams about Earned Value Zombie Management and the bit about “All Your Base Year and 2 Option Years Are Belong To Us.”<\/p>\n
The Project Management Professional (PMP) exam was, while perhaps not brutal, a tough slog.\u00a0 The 4-hour test took me 3 hours 57 minutes, which included a short bio break plus 45 seconds of me sitting with my eyes closed, palms up on the desk, reciting the Lotus Sutra, before I pushed the “I’m done” button with 3 minutes to spare.\u00a0 The screen goes white for nearly a full minute, which if I hadn’t been expecting would have been completely panic inducing.\u00a0 The screen came back, and I passed.\u00a0 To say that I’m glad I don’t have to do that again is to flirt with understatement.\u00a0<\/p>\n
One of the many study methods I used was taking practice exams, which not only gives you a sense of what to expect, but also gives you a sense of confidence that you can pass something like it.\u00a0 (It\u2019s also good for those of us who need practice sitting still for 4 hours.)\u00a0 One of the questions on a practice test (though not the real one) was \u201cWhat is the meaning of a concept called the \u2018Journey to Abilene\u2019?\u201d\u00a0 This took me back a step, since I hadn\u2019t studied it at all in the 6-week course I\u2019d been in \u2013 but I knew the answer.\u00a0 FOBUMD, ever a paragon of learning, used to talk about it often enough that I remembered it off the top of my head, getting that one right in short order and helping position me for the rest of the exam.\u00a0 Moral of the story:\u00a0 Listen to your father, no matter what he\u2019s talking about.\u00a0 You never know when you\u2019ll need to know that.\u00a0 Thanks Dad!<\/p>\n
In the meantime, I\u2019ve been thinking about this blog.\u00a0 It certainly wasn\u2019t a photoblog, was it?\u00a0 Despite my posting my daily pictures once a week for a month or two \u2013 when things got busy, that was the first to go.\u00a0 I recall being very concerned that this didn\u2019t become a photoblog; turns out I needn\u2019t have worried.\u00a0<\/p>\n