Today’s the first day of Chinese New Year. As always, on this important day we have some vermicelli for breakfast (washed down with my favorite java), put on some nice clothes, and go out for some visiting. It’s only to a few places: my mother and mother-in-law’s house, my aunts, and a friend or two. Food is always plentiful, so I’m not worried for my stomach, but I do need to get my 30 laps tomorrow.
Came back after lunch, had an afternoon siesta, and then booted up the computer (what else would you expect a geek to do?). I had a nice feeling inside me, knowing that I’d settled all my client’s computers before the New Year, so everything seemed to be coming up roses. I underestimated those computer bugs (or buggers).
One of the daily routines I do is to check my blog, to make sure that it’s up and running for all the world to see. I click on it in my bookmarks, and it loads. Hey, wait a minute—my custom widgets aren’t showing! The only widgets that appear are the default ones like Pages, Archives, Categories, Blog Roll, and Meta. My MX counters were shot for the past few days; OK, I can live with (or without) that for now, but all my other custom widgets like Feedjit—gone! Poof! Vanished into virtual air.
Logged into my WordPress admin and checked the widgets page. My custom widgets are still listed but they seemed to have put on an aura of invisibility in my blog—the killer bugs strike again! The only course of action I’ll do now is to wait. It doesn’t seem like the error’s on my side. Fingers crossed about that.
On the plus side, and I hate to admit it—my sidebar does look cleaner without all those additional widgets. Is somebody up there trying to tell me something? Coupled with the slick Acid Rain theme from MB Web Design UK, my blog feels like it’s shedded a few pounds or kilos.
Such is life in the computer world. It can be frustrating at times, there are moments when I feel like pulling my hair out, but I can say one thing for sure—there’s never a dull moment. Now excuse me, I have to go and stock up on my ammunition.
