I just wrote an entire blog post. It was done and I was all ready to hit publish. But then I got a 404 error message and it disappeared! It disappeared despite the fact that WordPress auto-saves post. It disappeared despite the fact that I had saved the post. It is just gone.
It was a good post. I was rather pleased with it. The only thing I was somewhat unsatisfied with was the photo I was using. Maybe that is what doomed the whole thing. I will make a mental note not to compromise on images in the future.
I am feeling particularly superstitious these days (long story, and not quite ready for public consumption), so I am hesitant to just rewrite the blog post. That means I need to come up with a new topic. Ideally, something other than an entire post of me whining about how frustrated I am.
I’m finding it hard to switch gears. I am just running through all of my frustrations in my mind. It is an unfortunate train of thought. A cloud moving over my bluebird of happiness. A fly in my cup of tea.
But I am also finding it hard to stay in a foul mood. Today has been a great day. Except for the heat. I could live without the 92 degree heat. The morning started with a trip to the farmers market, followed by an afternoon filled with Women who Hack and an evening with good friends. How can you stay in a bad mood with a day like that?
And the lost post? That is just a casualty of technology. I never said technology was flawless. In fact I count on technology being flawed because that is how I make my living. Not too flawed though. Because I rely on it for so much of what I do and that would just drive me nuts.
Like I said, this post never had a chance of being as good as the original one. But at this point I am ok with it. I am sure I benefited from the writing experience itself. And now I will sign off and go play with some real people. And hope that this post actually get published.