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Monday, October 22, 2007
10:54:00 AM EDT
Hearing Mary -- Sarah McLachaln

Some Days I Hate Blogging


AOL Journals ate the Monday Photo Shoot entry I wrote up, and I feel really stupid about it because generally and as a matter of course, I copy the text before I send it just in case AOL Journals eats the entry. This one time in, oh, the last year, I didn't, and guess what? AOL Journals ate the entry. See, that's not coincidence, it's malice.

I've noticed that one aftereffect of having an entry eaten is that I pretty much don't want to blog again for the rest of the day. Now, not blogging is not an option -- this is a job, you know -- but I think I'll post it later this afternoon, after I get myself from feeling like I want to strangle AOL's servers.

Now, let me just copy this before I post it. Bet it posts without a hitch.


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  • #10 Comment from loisontheweb 
    10/22/07 11:10 PM Permalink
      A few times when this happened to me ... like ... the entry was there, but it was blank ... I clicked on "edit entry" & lo & behold out of somewhere in infinity ... there was my entry in the editing box.  I "saved" it again &  the entry showed up.
    LOIS
    http://journals.aol.com/lowis6535/UpperPeninsulaMIandbeyond/
  • #9 Comment from bgilmore725 
    10/22/07 9:45 PM Permalink
    For me, it always happens after I've just written an entry with lots of pictures and text. LIke you said, I want to not blog for a long time after that happens. Need some cool down time. But I always come back. A glutton for punishment? Truth: it doesn't happen that often. bea

    http://journals.aol.com/bgilmore725/Wanderer/
  • #8 Comment from nhd106 
    10/22/07 4:06 PM Permalink
    I think you'd have help with the strangling!

    Nancy
  • #7 Comment from monponsett 
    10/22/07 3:32 PM Permalink
    For reasons which will remain my own... I was image searching my own name on Google. on page 3 ... was Bacon Cat.
  • #6 Comment from monponsett 
    10/22/07 1:21 PM Permalink
    Just a note... and I may be guilty of loving to comment on AOL editor blogs (they're paid to put up with me) too much... but with Joe, Mottram and Bob gone...and with you slacking... I have this huge void of places where I can do my own particular thing.
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