URLwarming!

Well, I... I did it. I think it worked, mostly? Except for the part where the new location says "this blog has moved" and the old one doesn't. But I fixed that with some internet duct tape. I've been tweaking the look, too. I'm no graphic designer, but I know it could be better, so I plan to continue adjusting until I get bored with it.

This is decidedly a downgrade as far as URLs go. But it just doesn't make sense to host my own blog anymore. And I investigated WordPress and yes, there are things about it I like a lot better, but also there are still things I like better about Blogger, and it came down to which was easier at the time, i.e. the grass on this side of the fence. I can still switch. I may still switch. But for now, here I am. Right here at this ridiculously lengthy address.

So if you have an RSS reader, I guess you got the previous post and have switched your feed-tubes so you can still savor occasional helpings of my delicious prose, right? If not, there's a handy little link over on the right (under the moon) to help you do just that. If you do not have an RSS reader, you must be wasting a lot of time clicking on bookmarks! You should really consider letting the internet keep an eye on your favorite sites for you. Google Reader or Bloglines or similar web services can provide you with regular fieldtrips out of the Facebook ghetto.

Although if your web activities are primarily restricted to Facebook, I guess you're not reading this. Carry on!

This blog has moved

This blog is now located at http://herearesomewordsiwrote.blogspot.com/.
You will be automatically redirected in 30 seconds, or you may click here.

For feed subscribers, please update your feed subscriptions to
http://herearesomewordsiwrote.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default.

I Don't Even Know What Will Happen!

FTP publishing will no longer be available after May 1, 2010

You currently have blogs that are published using FTP. You must migrate your blogs to a new custom domain URL or a blogspot URL. To learn more, see our dedicated blog and help documentation.

Start migration now

Yeah, so I spent some time looking at WordPress and thinking about the relative benefits of WP vs. Blogger and hosting vs. no longer hosting my own blog (and by extension my whole dang site, I mean what do I need a site (that I don't update) for if I don't have a blog (that I don't update) on it, except for occasional file hosting and an excuse to dink around with HTML occasionally?). Also I've got this Amazon S3 account now, and admittedly I still don't know how to use it, but it seems like it might work just as well if not better if I can just get past that little hurdle of ignorance. So there's, like, a layer cake of decisions to make here and I can't seem to approach it from any angle other than complete haphazardry (yeah, that's a word now). As in, "let's try this and see what happens."

So I'm currently all hopped up on chai and comics and I'm going to click that blog migration link now, which may turn out to have been a terrible idea, but that May 1 deadline is breathing down my neck and it's been eating garlic. There is a very good chance that all my blog posts will be regurgitated into your RSS feed, or that you will suddenly be unsubscribed and have to readjust your feed to reconnect. I apologize for any such mishaps in advance.

HERE WE GO