Modicum of success

On the advice of the Computer Services guy, I tried saving the files to a CD a different way. (And wound up using a CD-R, as we were all out of (I had taken the last two and messed them up) CD-RWs).

The files are on, they open without hangups regardless of whether they are opened from "My Computer" or from PowerPoint itself. (Because you know if it only worked one way, the other way is the way people would try).

So that's one thing done. And my second letter-of-recommendation person has her letter done. I still have a long way to go on this (or at least, it feels that way).

I did make plans for Saturday fieldwork; one of the students who's assisted me before will most likely be free then. And the weather will be pleasant. And I just need to get out and clear my head. I feel a lot better today than I did yesterday, and I think that's because I spent more time in class and less time working on the portfolio. And I wound up providing some individual guidance and cheering-up to a student who is struggling with a project, and felt much better for having helped her. (What kills me is, there's no check-box in the portfolio to demonstrate that kind of activity. And that's the thing I really value, and that I think I'm pretty good at.)

Now, if the dean's office is still open this afternoon, I'm off to look at the sample packet again and see what mine still lacks.

I did also get an "invitation" e-mail out about the upcoming meetings, that was something that was weighing on my mind.