Yuck

Well, that's just about all I can say about today -- yuck.  I had one of those classroom days that is just a disaster -- my computer (without which I can't teach) wouldn't fire up; I tried everything and then in desperation, a hard reboot by removing the battery -- twice.  Once it decided to come on and load Windows, the projection was askew, in the sense that half of the powerpoint was off the side of the screen, not visible.  I had to call a tech person one day to fix that (I thought somehow the projector had gotten knocked off balance), and she said the problem was that I needed to refresh my desktop -- who would have thought that?  So I did that today -- nothing.  I did it again and rebooted -- nothing.  Still askew.  I decided we'd have to live with it.  Then the powerpoint wouldn't advance to the next slide, either with the remote or with me walking over to the computer and pushing the button. 

I was about ready to call it a day (five minutes after the class started), but forged on and wished I hadn't.  Four weeks before the end of the semester, half the class was absent, and the other half wasn't talking -- it happens, I blame myself, but that doesn't make it easier.  I wound up letting everyone go a few minutes early, and all I can do is hope that next time is better.

So I got home and decided to do something for Kim Klassen's Texture Tuesday.  Pretty much the only thing that came out well today.  Some nice ranunculi, using her "Sweet Treat" and "Silence" textures.  Thanks, Kim, for giving a lift to my day.

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Tomorrow has to be better.