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So, what do you think? I was ready for a new theme (yeah, I get bored easily), and this one jumped out at me for being spring-y and fun.
As luck would have it, I also had to get WordPress upgraded in order to use the theme.
So, last night I turned in a ticket around 11:00 or so, medium priority, asking that the upgrade be done. I had an email this morning that it was ready. Not bad, huh?
Many of you may know that I’m a programmer, so the irony that I pay for this type of work probably isn’t lost on you. I enjoy programming, but it isn’t something that I want to delve into at home. When I’m writing, I want technology to be as invisible as possible, which means someone else does my blog maintenance.
The host I use is Open Source Host. They’re inexpensive, and the service is fantastic. No, I don’t own stock or anything like that. These guys are just good at what they do. They do your installs and upgrades as a part of the hosting plan, and even better, they’ll install whatever open source platform you want (blog, wiki, cms, etc.) Look at Open Source CMS for a list of what they offer.
If you’re thinking of moving your blog to another host (you don’t have to change domain names), then give these guys a look.
Well, I’m making progress on the NaNo novel. As you can see in the chart below, I’m still painfully behind, but I am catching up. That’s something, isn’t it?
I thought it might be useful to talk about how I’ve approached this year’s NaNo, and how it’s working. For those of you already well underway, I know it’s too late to change course, but this may be useful for your general noveling pleasure. Continue reading
I want to give a public thank you to my husband, who suffered through November and its woeful lack of dinner and housecleaning.
He was also my typist, deciphering my scribbling and getting it in the computer so I could continue writing. I would never have made it without you!
Even more, for always believing in me and my talents, especially when I didn’t.
I love you, sweetheart.