the internet is fun the internet is NOT fun

Crisis averted!

So we had some unscheduled downtime today. Perhaps you saw the static screens of death?! I thought I must have done something horribly wrong (like finally figure out how to get Akismet working) but it turns out that the Bluehost office dog probably just peed on my server. Thanks, puppy. I Twittered my panic like a mofo, and several people were kind enough to chime in and offer help and support. The internet can be…

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my special stupidity

I’m new to this alphabet thing

On the phone just now, verifying my account with Bluehost.com, my new hosting overlords: Nice lady: Domain? Me, groggily: theogeo.com. That’s t-h-e-o-g-e-o-dot-com. Nice lady: Okay, b-o-g-o, that’s b as in “boy”— Me, groggily: No, ah, t-e-o … t as in … … uh … “tea”?! Nice lady: Oh, t as in “tiger”? Me, groggily: Yes! Nice lady: Okay, t-e-o-g-e-o— Me, groggily: Crap. There should be an h in there too. Nice lady: Okay. Where? Me,…

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