picture of a bear talking to a kid dressed as bear

Possibly the best picture of -- A BEAR TALKING TO A KID DRESSED AS A BEAR -- you will ever see. via @tedr twitter.com/ArtJonak/statu…
— Art Jonak (@ArtJonak) October 22, 2012

Eurotrip 2012

Here are a couple of pics that I took on my new Sony NEX-5N during my Contiki Europe trip. 

Budapest

Budapest Parliament building

Bratislava, sculpture

Budapest Parliament building

Berlin

Budapest

Prague

Vienna Hoffburg Summer palace

Prague, John Lennon Wall

Prague, one of the many churges

Berliner Rathaus

Berlin, Stasi Watchtower

Berlin, Stasi prison, New Prison corridor

Berlin East Side Gallery

New design

Messing around with the templates for blogger.
Sharing a picture of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Bird's at the Riviera Theatre taken from my phone in April 2012.

Link Dump 9/1

• http://sourcesynesthesia.tumblr.com/
• A Tumblr with lots of random images many NSFW. 
• http://uncrate.com/
• http://gearpatrol.com/
• The Selvedge Yard: The Playboy Bunny Manual
• Reminds me of a sorority.....
• A Continous Lean: The inspiration behind Field Notes

CISM results and study approach

I recently got my much anticipated results for the CISM exam. I was a bit nervous because many of my coworkers from other locations were getting their ISACA results and I hadn't heard anything. Turns out it's because I'd requested results be mailed to me as opposed to electronic notification.

The way I'd approached the CISM  is that I didn't actually read the book. I just took a few practice exams and then took more focused exams on my week spots.

I'm not yet eligible for the CISM, but it's good that I'm done with my department's 3 core security certs (CISSP, CISM, CISA).

(Image Credit: ISACA)

Latest add to the watch collection- 70's Hamilton 10k gold

Here's the latest add the watch collection. It's a 70s period Hamilton 10k gold watch with a black leather strap. At this point in Hamilton's history, they've moved from using American made movements to Swiss made movements. I got it for $100 and I'm pleased with my first automatic movement watch. The crystal is a bit scratched and the case has a nick in it. The watch runs for about 10 hours, so it needs some maintenance.

Omega Seamaster circa 60s/70s

This is my dream watch ever since I saw it on Park and Bond because of the shape of the bezel and the color of the dial. Oh yea and it's an Omega.

Photo via Hoodinkee