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Today was a very exciting day for me. Three important things happened, all in the span of eight hours.

For the past semester, I have been taking NETW 274, a preparation course for the CompTIA Security+ certification, at a local college. Today was the certification exam, first thing in the morning. I finished the test in about one hour, and passed (854 on a scale of 100-900, minimum passing score is 750). I got a report printed out that tells me how to get the certificate. So, I am now a certified security professional!

Seeing as I had time to spare, I went to the DMV to attempt my driver's license road test. After two hours of waiting and occasionally showing people paperwork, I got on the road. The actual test was very easy and very short, just a few minutes of driving around the local neighborhood. There was a bit of backing up and something of a quiz on wheel directions when parking, but fortunately no parallel parking. When we got back to the DMV, the examiner noted that my backing up was a little "strange" and I drove much slower than necessary. Now, there were absolutely no speed limit signs anywhere in the area, and since I was not familiar with the region, I assumed it was 25. (It was a small town.) The examiner never explicitly said that I passed, but she directed me to the photography place after we were done, so I did get my license!

Then, after school, my parents surprised me with a new smartphone, which was conveniently included as part of a package as they upgraded their phones. Mine is an HTC Desire 612, running Android. I have only done enough with it to figure out how to call and text, but I'm sure I'll figure out more as I use it. This is actually the first phone I have ever owned. It will make communication with people much more convenient. And, I can start trying mobile development!