I'm the same dude, during my a levels i did my cisco ccna courses. I did CCNA 1, 2, 3, 4, just didnt take the final exam in london. Im a computer networker for John Lewis, which is basic most of the time but sometimes involves a little more out of the ordinary when the shit hits the fan and the servers all go down. But i dont sit and read up on new tech for comps and that sort of thing, i spend most of the time reading banzai n jap performance or looking at the internet for that next purchase for the car. I often think about leaving and start doing mechanics etc but I have too many out goings and cant afford to not have my income in every month and im a career path which pay wise should pick up soon. If you have the money then follow your dreams dude other wise you wont be happy but good luck what ever you do. sam