SCJD - too expensive!

Now that I am certified as Java Programmer, I thought about taking another exam. I was checking the Sun Certified Java Developer, but OUCH! US$ 400.00 is TOO expensive! I will leave it behind, by now... Maybe, someday, the company I work for wants me to be SCJD and pays the exam. :-P

The next one I will take is probably going to be the Web Component Developer certification (SCWCD). The test costs US$200.00. It´s the same price for the SCJP. In Brazil, the cost is currently R$330,00.

"Every year is getting shorter"

Have you ever heard something like "wow, this year passed so fast!"? Why every year seems to pass faster than the older year? Are we getting too busy? Are we worried about the end of our lives?
I heard this explanation: every new year is a smaller part of our life. For instance, when we are 10 years old, 1 year is 10% or our life. But, when we are 50, 1 year is only 2% of our life. So, we feel like the years are getting shorter. Do you agree?