More code writing, and other stuff...

Today I spent about 4 hours working on code. Part of it was working through some lessons on DataCamp.com, and the other part was writing code from "The Big Book of Small Python Projects". One program I wrote was kind of interesting, it was code for creating a seven-segment countdown timer. It used Python's random number generator, which a lot of the programs I've written from that book use. I guess I'm getting a little more used to writing from this book, and my opinion of it has improved somewhat. I'm still splitting my time between the coding work and studying my CCNA books. Right now in the CCNA book I'm going over the router and switch configuration stuff again. I spent about an hour and a half last Tuesday working on some stuff in my cabinet at work, I had to replace a dead switch and I still have to configure the replacement so I can access it online and make it secure. For the moment it's not accessible online so it's nothing to worry overmuch about, I just need to refresh my memory about how to set the thing up. I still need to interconnect the switches, setup the 2 servers and get everything networked properly so I can access the Internet through them. So that means that in addition to setting all this up, I have to figure out how to get NAT working on the Mikrotik router I have, which is a problem that goes back a while. Once I have that figured out the rest should be pretty straightforward. I'm going on vacation in under 2 weeks, and I'm looking forward to that. I'm feeling some burnout at work, so the time off is a welcome distraction. The drive to Oregon is a long one, but it'll be the first road trip I've taken in my new truck so I think I'll enjoy it. I've got a big fat book to read while I'm there to pass the time, and I expect we'll find some fun stuff to do in Eugene too. Should be a fun trip.