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Remember what was easy, not just what was hard

I took the CISA exam last weekend. After the more than 2 hours it took me to answer the 200 questions my instinct was to leave, but I stuck around for another hour anyway to review my answers like people recommend. I'm glad I did. The reason people typically review their test answers is to … Continue reading Remember what was easy, not just what was hard

Self-affirmations for world domination*

ARE YOU READY FOR WORLD DOMINATION*? REPEAT AFTER ME: I'm kind of a big deal. No, I'm more than that. I am enough. No. More. I am important. Yes. I am the real deal. Yes! I'm fabulous. Absolutely! I am the one. I've got the power. I will not be defeated. I can't stop, and … Continue reading Self-affirmations for world domination*

My top eight CISA exam anxieties

Next week I take the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) exam**. A lot of people have told me I have nothing to worry about, that I should have no problem passing the exam. When I told some coworkers that I've started doing 100 practice questions a night they said I'd "definitely be fine." I didn't … Continue reading My top eight CISA exam anxieties

This is my procrastination post

This is my procrastination post. I should be writing something else or doing something else or at least sleeping, but instead I am writing this post. This is my procrastination post, but I wonder, is this your procrastination post, too? Are you reading this when you should be reading something else or doing something else? … Continue reading This is my procrastination post

Why say Jared Fogle had “sex with minors” but Molly Shattuck “raped?”

Former Baltimore Ravens Cheerleader Molly Shattuck has been sentenced to 48 weekends in jail for raping a teenage boy. Most headlines about the case use that word: rape. This is correct because sex with a minor is statutory rape. Period. Why then do headlines about Jared Fogle use the terms "underage sex" or "sex with … Continue reading Why say Jared Fogle had “sex with minors” but Molly Shattuck “raped?”