I'm taking a bit of a break from finishing the remaining AWS certifications. In an effort to validate my linux skills, not all hard won through diligent googling, I am pursuing the Linux Professional Institute Certification plan. The first stop on the tour is the LPIC-1 Part 1 exam, which I am taking this Saturday. I've spent the last two weeks reviewing the Linux Academy videos, alternately trying to stay awake as the instructor's accelerated chipmunk voice and listening hard for those pieces of common admin task gold that I haven't had to do yet. It has been a grind, but I feel confident that I can beat this test easily, as I have had to do these tasks fairly regularly over the last twenty years. It is good to review all the switches and options, but I think I may go mad trying to memorize them all.

I wish the tests weren't two for each level at $200 a piece, but they are good for 5 years, as opposed to AWS certs only lasting two. Just some last minute cram and jam through the study guide, and then take the test. I'm turning into quite the cert queen... If I am lucky, I can review for the second half and take it before the end of the year, maybe clear the LPIC-1 entirely and start working on LPIC-2, which should be a lot more interesting and include tasks I haven't had to do yet, or only have done once or twice after googling for a solution.