No type in drop downs;instruction boxes w/graphics &no type;can't shut down

When I turned on my PowerBook last night, the type face had changed, my hard drive location designation on the desktop had moved, there are no words in any of the drop down menus or in any instruction boxes (just the graphics). I therefore can't turn off my computer correctly because there are no instructions under the finder. I cannot empty the trash. Applications work but are missing some text. I can only quit them by typing "command q".
It worked fine yesterday at work but when I opened it last night, this is what I got. I didn't drop it or knock it. Very strange. Help!!
PowerBook G4 17" Mac OS X (10.4.7) 2Gb Ram; 1.67 GH/100 G/Super Drive

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You can always push and hold the power button, which will force shut down the system. If you power back on normally, do you get the same issues you described?
First, I would try a safe boot, which does some background maintenance. Restart your system and press the shift key. If the system will come up OK, then reboot again, normally this time. The safe boot may have fixed whatever was flakey before. Does it?

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