Nerves Kicking In

I'm on a nerve rush today. Besides the handing over of large amounts of cash to happen later today, it's the first day that I teach classes too!

Which would be a good thing if I had what I need to teach - namely a computer lab with working computers and an internet connection for each student. But apparently the lab currently "doesn't exist". It's just tables and chairs and a load of dust! Great... Those installing the thing thought it would be move and dump, not realizing that it would take a heck of a lot more than that.

Trouble is, my first class is all about stuff on the internet! We need to be able to click through links, check out sites, experiment online. But instead it seems that I will be waffling for 2 hours, one hour each for two seperate classes. There was initially only one group, but suddenly they can't meet at the same time! More hours to teach - but not more pay for doing it. Ah well, these things happen.

The computer guys are HOPING things will be up and running by my next class on Thursday. I sincerely hope so! I can't waffle for much more than an hour or two before I start looking like I know nothing. And this being my first lecturing stint, I need to look like I know SOMETHING!

So this morning is a mad rush to come up with things to do, get some urgent work done, and then off I go!

One day regular blogging will return to this spot...

::update::
Have just checked the computers in the spare lab, and thank goodness they actually have what I need to start classes without waffling! One panic attack over, a few more to come.