I know, I know. It's been ten forevers since I've updated this thing.

The short version.

• I'm healthy.
• I landed the job at Red Hat over 90 days ago.
• I passed the Red Hat Certified Engineer on April 24th - my second try.
• I've been on the phones since shortly after.
• I love my job.
• And my job loves me.
• While in training for the RHCE, tho, I was incredibly busy studying for said RHCE - too busy to update my blogs. Or breathe.
• I'm studying kung fu again. Loving it.
• I'm freelancing again. Loving it.
• Pontus earned his PhD. He starts his PostDoc next week. And teaching. July will be full.
• Mom's coming to live with us for two weeks while R is at summer camp near Asheville.

Life's definitely an adventure right now. A big, beautiful, lovely adventure.

Hope you're doing well, too.

Ah, see, I'm very boring again, because, see, I'm just studying Linux. Lots of Linux. All the time Linux.

Because when I start RHCE bootcamp on Wednesday, March eighteenth (because the first two days at Red Hat will be orientation), I want to be ahead of where I am now. As much as possible. And, as a total Linux n00b, I need all the help I can get.

So I'm studying my virtual ass off.

Pretty much, here at the Leander house, we're busy as hell. Pontus is finishing up his dissertation. The big one. He defends in early April. And I'm about to do the hardest intellectual endeavor of my life - even the MENSA tests were easier than this thing. Yeah. Woah.

So don't call us, we'll call you. Until late April.

linux.org | red hat | rhce | duke university

The extreme cold meant no weighing oneself and a complete sapping to work out and eating everything in sight to survive the winter. This is Rain's Winter Instinct. Yesterday our heater was fixed (bad motor. bad. no cookie.) and by last night we were actually sweating in the living room because we had a log in the fireplace AND the heater set to 72.

Damn right.

I actually exercised last night. Thirty minutes of interval treadmillin'. Go me. Which is probably how I woke up at my weight today. Because there was DEFINITELY the eating of PASTA and TACOS and QUESO DIP. Not all yesterday, just over the past few days with the heater NOT WORKING.

I realize that sure, Pontus whined the loudest and insisted on the heater being fixed first, but I completely shut down. Because little things like the laundry actually got started yesterday. Started, but not finished because there are five loads worth. Now only three, but still. I also did dishes. And straightened up the great room and the bedroom. Y'know, the little things.

It's good to have some heat.

101 in 1001 : we have heat : cwj heating and air conditioning : rain's food and exercise journal

The HVAC is fixed to the tune of a couple hundred dollars. We waited until yesterday to call someone, they had to order a part, it arrived today, they fixed it. Thirty minutes of work.

If you have any HVAC needs and live in the Triangle area, please do give CWJ Heating and Air Conditioning a call. They were incredibly honest, answered all of our questions, and didn't surprise us with any junk fees. It wasn't $80-$100 just to come do a diagnosis, it was just $97.50 to come WORK.

Plus there's a thirty day guarantee - anything happens, they come back out, bam.

They're number is 919.383.2490.

Tell them the Leanders sent ya.