imma Klutz

i bought a new book teaching me how to knit. So far, I'm doing the garter knit...but the purling..i'm not getting it quite right. the purling sorta just makes it look like the garter knit to me.

AND i don't know how to close the knits...might be a problem for when i actually get the hang of things.

well...maybe i need to ask for help now??

note: my arms are tired from knitting for like 3 hours.