Blogger’s Lament
Oh why oh why did I choose wordpress for my blogging software? It’s great, I love that good feeling that comes from using open source software, and I’m proud of figuring out how to upload and configure it all by myself. But it is a little too geek-ified for me. Every time I upgrade to the newest version, I screw something up. Then I have to read scary-looking php files and edit things and upload files and change permissions and all this stuff that scares the bejesus out of me. Today I upgraded to the newest version and, sure as shootin, I screwed something up. And I still haven’t totally corrected the screw-ups from the last time I upgraded.
So if you can’t get to the comments section, or if your permalinks to earlier posts don’t work, or if you’re getting a “permission denied” message instead of being able to read at all, I’m on it. I’ve posted to the support forums, and hopefully some nice person will walk me through what I need to change in order for my blog universe to once again spin merrily on its axis.
Come to think of it, the last time I wrote a blogger’s lament post, it actually disappeared from my site. Maybe there’s some nefarious bug in the software that doesn’t let people complain about having to work too hard on their blog software. One whiny post deleted I can shrug off. But if two whiny posts get deleted, I’m going to have to dust off my Global Conspiracy beanie and head for the back country. Just letting everyone know.