Turnin' on the Screw

Today marks my first "vent" post. 
Not bad, only 4 days...back in my college days (boy, does that make me feel/sound old) I've felt like venting after only a few minutes, but that was then, and I'm not the only one frustrated with the events/situations of the day. I get to take solace in that.

My first clue that today was going to be "one of those days" was when it was 80 degrees at 8:30am. 
Clue #2 was when, even though I had woken up early and had all of my stuff together on time, I still managed to almost be late for class...I'm still lost as to how that happened.
Clue #3 was after I had finally had my chisels and block plane blade backs approved for grinding and I had also finally gotten my "how to grind the blade bevel" demonstration, by the time I had signed up for the grinder waiting list, I was near the bottom and I had run out of class time to grind my blades. (2 hours doing pretty much nothing except reviewing my study guides and taking 120 grit sandpaper to the unnecessarily sharp edges of my sheet of plate glass. NO MORE PAINTER'S TAPE!)
Clue #4 was ever though I was certified in my use of the jointer and planer, I was in the group that ran out of class time to actually be able to use those machines today, AND I wasn't able to use the grinders in the second block of time because that is when all of the other guitar kids in the other section were allowed to use the grinders. Really, if it wasn't for 40 odd kids (60 if you include the violin kids, also) needing to use the 5 grinders, I would be moving along swimmingly. I know other people are in my same situation, but you can't help but feel frustrated. 

ALL THE GRINDERS ARE TAKEN!!!

 

 It sucks being motivated and wanting to progress along, but being forced to wait your turn.

Clue #5 was returning to your room to find that your mirror had fallen off the wall and broken its frame...nothing a little super glue can't fix, but still, when it rains it pours...


Now I need to go study for another safety test (table saw this time). Hopefully I can get my plane blade ground, honed, and approved tomorrow so that I can work on a small "shop assignment" over the long weekend. I will be given a small piece of mahogany stock and, using the block plane and squares, plane the 4 faces square to each other...a seemingly simple task, but I could see myself needing a few days to do it. Let's hope tomorrow is not like today...