Tonight in the "careful what you ask for department": Oh my god, I'm back in school - woo-who!, but oh my god I'm back in school - arg.

It's only for a week, but it's for real marks! It's been a long, long time since I took a course I was actually going to be graded on. I mean, we have morning quizzes. Quizzes! And get this, there’s going to be a final exam!!! What a quaint idea, haven’t had one of those since I could fit a size 34 waist.

Have already had a BIG break. Seems the instructor also has an aversion to early start times. We now start at a more civilized 9am. Thank god! That 1 hour makes a big difference, especially with a quiz first thing in the morning. (A quiz! A honest to god *morning* quiz!) I was barely functioning yesterday. Day 2 has been much better, it hasn’t hurt to think and I’m not fighting to keep my eyes open.

Today was quite fun, we played with "ipchains”. (No, Lorraine, it isn't something you use to oppress intellectual property.) Tomorrow we tackle tcpdump and snort. Plus, I’m learning all kinds of Linux. Just the kind of jump start I needed. Time to go, if you can believe it in these modern times I actually have a quiz to study for!

Finished: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, by J.K. Rowling