Did you miss me?

Let me tell you. I missed you.

Last Monday the server that hosts this site had massive hard drive failure. Tuesday a restore was done. It crashed. Wednesday a restore was done. That restore crashed. At that point tech support determined that the failure was with the server and not just the drives. The server was replaced. A restore was done. The site came back up. MovableType did not.

Due to the fact that this site exists in a virtual hosting environment, there are many configuration issues to deal with after a restore is done. One such issue was modifying the permissions so that I could once again access the directory structure for my site. That happened last night. This morning I was able to login and repair the permissions on my MovableType installation.

Throughout the process Ron at MongoHosting has been as helpful as he could. His fulltime job as a tech was busier than normal due to the power outage and he also had some medical emergencies in his family. Nonetheless, he kept his clients up to date as he got new information and worked as hard as possible to get us back up and running. The same cannot be said for the asshats at RackShack. Theirs is a joke of an operation. Their poor support and assistance lead to lost customers and probably lost sales for MongoHosting. The situation is completely unfair.

In the past I've wondered to myself about why I maintain this site, sometimes unable to figure it out. Given forced separation, though, I felt voiceless. I may not know each and every one of you who ever stops by, but this site of mine is a hobby, and one I enjoy. I've missed you all, and I hope you've been well. I look forward to getting caught up.