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A small and rare win for me yesterday: I passed my ITIL exam!

What is ITIL, you may ask? ITIL stands for Information Technology Infrastructure Library. It provides a collection of definitions, guides and processes for best practices around IT Service Management. Under the current version, version 4, the ITIL processes are still primarily focused on the IT space, but have become broader and can be applied to other business areas.

The entry level is Foundation, which is what I was studying. The exam is 40 questions, pass mark is 26. Having done a number of practice exams I was reasonably confident, although the practice exams had me consistently scoring 28-30 with a particular weakness in one area (I kept getting the same things wrong in the practice exams). So I went into the exam knowing I'd be happy if I scored a similar number to pass.

I walked out with a score of 37. I was rather ecstatic. That made it easier to go out to dinner with the wife and then to a concert to listen to the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra play classical pieces from Mendelssohn and Mozart.

Yeah, that made up for the otherwise shitty week.
 
Okay, so...

...I've gotten motivated to start writing (and posting!) a new solo-effort story. I got inspired by a piece of music I listened to and downloaded, it's given me a spark to write (I've already written the first two chapters, but I'll get a few more down before I start posting them, I think).

Of course, writing a solo story does come with its own Advantages and Disadvantages (and this is in no way a slight or comment on any partner I have written with or am writing with!):

Advantages
  • I can write & post at my own pace
  • I don't need to consider any boundaries a partner may bring
  • I can write my own story
Disadvantages
  • Any delays are entirely my own fault
  • Lack of collaboration with another creative intellect
  • I am 100% responsible for the entirety of the plot in the story

So, yeah - while I have total creative freedom in a solo story, I am also completely responsible when the story output slows; while I don't have to consider or rely on anyone else for the story, I am a complete slave to the limitations of my own imagination. My writing may be fair, but I don't consider myself to be overly imaginative. Hopefully this burst of inspiration will last long enough for me to make copious story notes that I can then use to push the writing along.

Of course, it's only fair that I finally pull my finger out and post the final few chapters of my previous effort (I wrote them, but just...stalled...). So I'll do that first, put the last effort to bed, then get on with my new effort.

I'm looking forward to (as well as being a little nervous about) writing something that will be, hopefully, entertaining and engaging. Feedback will be welcome (there will be a separate thread for that)...so if you're interested, keep an eye out!
 
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