Microsoft Certified Professional!!!

Yesterday I took my first two Microsoft Exams. They were pretty intense. I was nervous going in, and nervous when I submitted the exams, since I was not completely sure I would pass. I didn't study too much for these exams(i did cram the night before though, like any good procrastinator!) because I figured I should be able to pass without much studying, since the tests were almost on what I do at work exactly lol. I took 70-271(Supporting Users and Troubleshooting a Windows XP Operating System) and 70-272(Supporting Users and Troubleshooting Desktop Applications on a Windows XP Operating System) and passed them both! So I am now a Microsoft Certified Professional as well as a Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician.

BUT WAIT!!!! There's more!! hahaha I've been watching too many infomercials...damn regular TV. But yeah, I was saying that what's cool on top of all that is that work pays for the exams, and the study materials($277 total. $125 per exam and a couple study guides). So as long as I pass, work pays for all the certifications I get! So far I have gotten:

* CompTIA A+ Remote Support Technician(2 exams)
* CompTIA Network+
* MCP
* MCDST

And I plan to get MANY more :) Now I just have to decide what certifcations to get next...its not easy deciding. There are SOOOO many haha. I am thinking of getting the Linux+, Security+, CCA(Citrix Certified Administrator), and MCSE(Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) as well as CCNA(Cisco Certified Networking Associate). I guess in the end it won't matter, because I will get them ALL!! But which one will I pursue next? Hmmm...

On another note, I ordered the new Richard Dawkins book!! The Greatest Show on Earth! I can't wait until it arrives :) We also got some books for Geli and Sophie. And I believe Geli is in the process of booking our flight to El Paso for x-mas! We should be there from the 19th to the 26th of December! Yes!!