Do not even think about crossing me tonight. I am so frustrated I don't know what to do with myself. If I kick a dog and hurt it, I have to pay to take it to the vet. If I throw the computer through the window, I have to pay to fix the window AND the computer. If I put my fist through a wall, I'd have to pay to fix the wall and get the bones set in my hand. None of these outcomes is desirable, but that doesn't mean I don't want to do at least one of them!
I am a self-taught software jockey. I don't do hardware and I don't do HTML. HTML makes about as much sense to me as the Cyrillic alphabet. Geez! So, I have a Facebook Fan Page for HotFlashDesigns. I wanted to put up a beautiful freebie there. I got several recommendations for apps to use to do this. I started with one and spent almost 3 full very frustrating hours mucking with it. I had it figured out enough to get a "landing page" image up with the text in a reasonable position. And I had it figured out enough to get an image on there of what I am giving away, again with the text in a reasonable position. This alone was truly remarkable to me. But the preview of my freebie was too big. So, I went into my editing program and made it smaller. I deleted the image from my photo host site and replaced it with the smaller sized file. And there's where the worst of the trouble began. NO MATTER WHAT I DID, that darn thing defaulted to the web address of the file I'd deleted and kept saying the image was deleted. I tried over and over and over to fix it. Everytime I'd get the right code in there and try to save, it would change the code and go right back to the "this image has been deleted" thing. Finally, I decided to try a different app and, thank God, it worked much more easily. It still looks a little funky (the landing page), but, honestly, it's just going to have to look funky til tomorrow because I am NOT fixing it tonight! In fact, if I liked the taste of alcohol, this would be the perfect time to fix myself a drink!
So, now you know what I've gotten done this afternoon!
I am going to wander into the kitchen and try to find something edible. I've had exactly one egg to eat all day. Maybe if I raise my blood sugar a bit, my mood will improve? Later, maybe!







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