What I Learned in High School is Actually Useful! Who Knew?

When I was in high school, computers were still new. Most people didn't have them. I wrote my papers on a typewriter until my family got a computer my senior year in high school. Wow, this makes me sound old. I just had to explain to my teenage daughter today how you communicate with friends if you don't have facebook or a cell phone!

So anyway, I loved computers, and wanted to learn more about them. So I took a programming class my senior year. The only good part were the guys. A room full of guys, and me. After that it was all down hill.

I loved the logic of programming, but the syntax was killing me. Anytime anything went wrong, the computer would throw it's hands (figuratively speaking of course) into the air and give up. I would then have to hunt through my code looking for the missing semicolon or improperly nested statements. It was infuriating. I was ready to thrown the dang computer across the room.

Later, they invented programming for Windows and much better programming tools which would actually help you code and help you find what was wrong. My husband has one, and I just look at it in awe. It would have made my life so much easier!

So now I'm trying to update my company web sites but my Dreamweaver skills and software are out of date. My cousin Jake told me about Word Press, but the templates they have just weren't cool enough. So I found a site that gives me unlimited templates for $60. Cool. And they're pretty.

I picked one, installed it, and then couldn't figure out how to customize it. I contacted the company, and they told me to hunt through the various .css files until I saw what I needed and then change it. Haha. Very funny. I don't understand, nor read css! Considering my predicatment, they suggested I consult a web designer. Even funnier. The only reason I'm doing this is becuase I can't afford a web designer!

Well, I've been spending my days, and many nights learning how to customize a css website. And you know what? I feel like I'm back in high school pulling my hair out dealing with a computer who is nitpicky about every small detail and ready to throw my computer across the room. I'm back where I started!