{"id":2592,"date":"2023-06-01T11:55:44","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T16:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/?p=2592"},"modified":"2023-06-01T11:55:46","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T16:55:46","slug":"overwhelmed-perhaps-for-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/overwhelmed-perhaps-for-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Overwhelmed Perhaps, For Now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I had planned to do a post sharing some photos from my latest session today, but it has been an odd week. Well, not odd so much as busy in ways I have not expected. Maybe busy isn&#8217;t the right word, either. Consider this paragraph I&#8217;m trying to put together. Perhaps overwhelmed is the word I need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was on a staycation last week. But, it was interrupted by a two-day, work-related training. Anyone out there carry an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peoplecert.org\/browse-certifications\/it-governance-and-service-management\/ITIL-1\/itil-4-foundation-2565?gad=1&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw4NujBhC5ARIsAF4Iv6fFwBnxjmy305XBHEGgltwC_8VMT24NceXEaATjKg5EQjY97-6Vu1UaApvYEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ITIL 4 Foundation<\/a> certification? I&#8217;m working on setting up the online, proctored exam. I did a similar procedure for my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ppa.com\/WhyCPP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Certified Professional Photographer<\/a> credentials. It was not this convoluted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overwhelmed by Rules Lawyers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, you need some &#8220;security guidelines&#8221; to keep people from cheating. I get it. But I can&#8217;t use a room with two access points measured by the number of doors in the room. So, per the party I chatted with, my home office with a door to the stairs and another into the attic? Can&#8217;t use it even though it is the most isolated place in the house. The bedroom with a closet? Maybe, but you&#8217;ll have to check with these people over here. What about a bathroom? Nope. Those are completely out, they tell me. The guidelines, do not, but they are just certain bathrooms are a test security issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll get it figured out, but it is a needless stress. Are you testing my knowledge or my ability to prove I am not a cheater? As I write this, I have a case number so someone can figure out if I have a legitimate place to test. I&#8217;m tempted to run some lighting and a network cable into the storm shelter and ask if that will do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Right, Let&#8217;s Wrap It Up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is me being difficult, I guess. Once I have their blessing, I&#8217;ll set a time to take the exam. And then I&#8217;ll move on with life. It is all the other, little things that actually have me overwhelmed. 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