Official Red Hatter

this was by far the hardest goal i’ve set for myself so far… pretty much ever. getting my RHCSA and RHCE in one week. i’ve wanted to do this since college. since before i even got into security. basically since i knew what red hat was, i knew…

Kernel Panic, Spiders, Cake

i woke up this morning relieved that i did not awake with a swollen face again. my allergies got the best of me yesterday, and it i was not pretty. i guess i’ve been used to sleeping on my pillows with the hypoallergenic cover and uh… minor reaction. i…

Survived Day One

i made it through my first day of red hat training. for those of you unfamiliar with the subject, this is the course i’m taking all week. i am SHOCKED that it went by so quickly today, really. i don’t usually do well in classrooms. in terms of…

Minor Fails, Multiple Successes

a week or 2 ago, i bought tickets for brett and i to go see kevin hart here in charleston. if you’ve never seen any of his stand up, DO IT. anyway, the show was AWESOME. neither of us had ever been to a comedy show before–way better…

The Next Logical Step

i passed my CEH exam on friday. and today i got endorsed for my full CISSP (woot!). this is really exciting for me. mostly because if you had told me 2 years ago that i would have both of these certifications already, i would have said you’re shitting me.…