The wonderful things about wibbles….

Now I’ve always had a soft spot for Shelbourne FC. Despite their completely insane chairman. They are a credit to the National League – simply in terms of what they’ve done with Tolka Park and running full time football. I was even pleased to see Jason Byrne leave Bray to go to them (but that was because I was resigned to his leaving anyway and was scared he’d go to Bohs).

But last night, they did us all proud. Anyone who claims that the National League is a crap league, and that as soon as you put the teams up against a “real” team, they’d collapse, is just so wrong.

It seems odd to celebrate a 0-0 home draw in Europe, but for all National League fans (not just Shels) last night was easily one of the greatest nights ever in the League’s History. So thank you Shels, for giving all of us some extra self respect!

And that’s waiting for the results to arrive afterwards. Even worse when the result is you failed. Worse still is I still don’t know why I dropped at least 11 of the marks. This is just so frustrating it’s not funny.

For the second time I had the experience of the routers being preloaded with the previous guys configs (I wonder if he passed – if you were in Rack 9 in Brussels last Thursday, drop me a line). However this results were no good for me – he had material configured in that I just didn’t have.

Funny thing was the signs were so good – Bray hammered Dundalk on Thursday night, I saw two magpies as soon as I arrived in Brussels, and while waiting a mobile phone tune went off that was the theme tune to the film I proposed to Herself in front off. (though considering the film was Mission Impossible…..)

Feeling pretty rotten at the moment – have also failed to get tickets for tonight… c’mon Shels!

The worst bit about doing the CCIE Lab has to be the last 24 hours before the exam. Because I have to fly out to Brussels (am leaving the office in little over an hour), it forces you to be more aware of it than if you’re simply pottering over to the place in the morning.

I am very, very nervous. I feel better prepared than the last two times, and yet the extra preparation is what scares me. The more I learn, the more I realised I don’t know (even in my strong areas – there are commands I don’t know because I don’t need to use them on a day to day basis). I have a strategy – lets see if it’s any better this time. At least the woman I love will be coming over to Brussels on Saturday so we can celebrate or commiserate together.

Lots of news to report otherwise – but will leave that for another blog session..

And if you are reading this sweety, just remember I love you.