Monthly Archives: November 2010

One more exam passed

Microsoft exam no. three was passed last Friday. It was the upgrade exam from the old Windows 2003 exams to the new Windows 2008 exams and thereby also the new titles from Microsoft. The exam covered 3 core exams, and the exam was split accordingly. That is, there were three sections, and each section had to be passed with a score of 70% or higher. One section only had nine questions, so the answer to seven of those questions had to be correct. But it went well, and I am now an MCITP: Server Administrator. The last exam is scheduled to be in two weeks, and after that, I can relax while having a Christmas vacation.

The last couple of weeks have been booked with reading plans for the exam, and believe me when I say that there is a lot of ground to cover for an upgrade exam. And since it covers several topics, there is room for a wide variety of questions. So, last weekend was planned relaxation.

Oh, yeah, I almost forgot - we have bought an XBOX Kinect. So we have been jumping around waving and kicking, which have been resulting in sore muscles - but it is very funny. And because of the Kinect, we have invited our neighbors for this weekend so that we can jump around and laugh at ourselves. It is highly recommended. We also own a Wii, which we use a lot, but it is different and fun when you don't need a controller to play the games. The question now is whether or not I will be able to persuade my boyfriend to buy a dancing game so that I can watch all his 'trendy' moves... 

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New dining table

Finally, the result of our car trip in week 42 arrived. We had been very 'unwise' to borrow a car so that we could visit several furniture stores to look for a new dining table. Our old dining table needed replacing (10 years old), and since we had some very particular demands to our dining table, we thought that we might as well start looking around.

Our dining table has to have a laminate tabletop because we want to be able to leave a cold soda on the table without worrying about leaving marks. At the same time, we also want an elegant table, and we do not want some cheap crap. We found a table made by Skovbo, which is made of solid oak with soap-finish and a tabletop made of laminate. The extension leaves are stored underneath the tabletop, and the extension of the table is brilliantly made, so there always is a leg in each corner.

A new dining table also 'requires' new chairs - maybe. Firstly, we thought that we might get a bigger discount and secondly, we wanted eight chairs. That would provide us with enough chairs at the annual family gatherings. The color of the chairs was a tough choice - even though the choices were few. We ended up choosing the blue color, which matches the color of our sofa, and we have not regretted it.

The dining table has arrived and is smaller than the old one, so it takes some time to get used to. The table is very elegant and suits our kitchen/family room very well. The chairs are better than the old ones, and it is very comfortable that the back of the chairs is upholstered. In the picture, there are six chairs around the table, but ordinarily, only four chairs are going to be placed around the table. I'm confident that we won't regret buying the table and the chairs - on the contrary.

Dining table