This was Then, That is Now
27 Jan 2006 • Musings • Comments Off
This part of my site contains entries previous to January 2006. Current entries can be found HERE.
Trying Something Else
I emailed with Erika (from the comments of my previous post) and she was nice enough to share my pain and give me some helpful suggestions on troubleshooting my WP installation. In the end I have decided not to bother with fixing it. I’ve installed Movable Type and I’ll be using that from now on. For now I’m keeping the current installation up and in this directory, so I’ll have my archives.
I’m going to try exporting my data from Wordpress for import into MT. I searched and found a script, authored by and available from Carthik.net. The script is here. To use it, paste the text into a new document and give it a .php extension, upload it into your root WP folder and access the file through your browser. The output should be your data formatted for import into MT. Paste everything into a new document, save it as import.txt and follow Movable Type’s importing instructions.
I’ve actually done this once before a while ago and it worked like a charm. I’d forgotten about it until just now. WP has undergone a bunch of changes since then so I’m not expecting a miracle, but it’s worth a try.
And then maybe I can get back to some knitting.
Just Kick Me in my Face and Get it Over With
I hate everything.
Stupid WP makes me want to cry. I spent practically all fucking day installing, uninstalling backing up, restoring, on and fucking on. I’m in the exact place I started but with less hair. I couldn’t downgrade; it wouldn’t recognize my backup. Anyway, I’m in exactly the same boat as before. I discovered that if I “save and continue editing,” the date fucks up. If I just publish, the date posts correctly. What the hell is that about? I spent all day searching the support forums and nothing to show for it. Tonight Alex and I ate ravioli from a can because I spent so much time fucking around with this stuff. For nothing!
Today sucks. Except for the couple of hours I spent on the phone with my friend. That was really fun. She’s coming over on Friday with her little daughter and I’m really looking forward to it.
Downgrading
Today Wordpress 2.0 is doing this really cool thing…unless I manually edit my time of posting, the date refers to Dec 31, 1969. Fantastic, no? I understand enough to know that this problem is caused by the fact that PHP on my server isn’t recieving the information necessary from WP to post today’s date and instead is using its default, but I don’t know nearly enough to fix it. I’ve got the afternoon alone and it’s quiet, so I’m going to tempt fate and try to get my old version of Wordpress back. I’m making a backup so should anything go wrong I’ll be covered but I have a nasty feeling about this and don’t be surprised if my site explodes or something. Put on your pith helmets.
I’ve got a couple of pictures of my Durrow sleeve ready to post but the only ones that turned out are close-ups of the cabling. The yarn is dark navy and with the weather like it is, I can’t get a decent photo indoors. I’ve also got some more thoughts on why I had to add an extra pattern repeat on the sleeve, but I’m tossing my ideas at Jodi first, so that will have to wait.
Okay…wish me luck. I’m about to destroy my website.
Durrow Update
I’ve completed the back and the first sleeve of Durrow. I don’t have any pictures today because I don’t have time, but I think I should be able to get some up tomorrow.
So I’m making the smallest size for Alex, changing only the length of the sweater to 16″ from underarm to hem instead of 17″. The sleeves remain at 18″ in length which is about an inch or so too long, but the kid is growing insanely and I’m hoping he’ll be able to wear the sweater again next year.
At first I followed the pattern as written, but for my preference I found that 3 repeats of Chart B were not enough. Once Chart C was completed, the cable pattern ended a few inches below the shoulder which I thought was too low. I looked at the chart then counted how many stitches I’d have left once I completed the decreases at the top of the sleeve and found that it was possible to continue the cable pattern up past the shoulder. I ripped back a bit and added a repeat. Once the decreases are complete the saddle shoulder is created by knitting for a further 3 inches without decreasing, and the cable pattern now extends through 2 of those inches, ending 1 inch shy of the neck. I’m happy with that.
What I am not happy with is Wordpress 2.0. I’m having nothing but trouble and I’m going to downgrade back to my previous version later tonight or tomorrow. Feh.
Tonight is our SnB and I’m going to bring my handdyed stuff to show off.
In happy news, I mentioned previously that I had emailed an old friend, someone I haven’t seen or spoken to in around 8 years. She replied (hi, Astra!) and we’re catching up. We have plans to get together at some point soon. I’m also looking forward to reconnecting with other friends with whom she is still in touch. Yay! I love the internets.
Weekend Plans
I just upgraded to Wordpress 2.0 and I don’t know what I think of it. In the last version you had the option of choosing the directory to which you upload your files, and it seems they’ve done away with that. Instead, photos and files get uploaded to a hierarchy of folders organized by date in the wp-content folder. I suppose I can live with this but it frustrates me that all my photos uploaded before the upgrade are organized one way, and the photos I upload from now on will be organized another. Bitch, moan.
Alex and Jeremy had dentist appointments today and they discussed orthodontia for Alex because the kid has some serious buck teeth and quite the overbite. We were referred to someone in our area and now we will see what we will see. I have no idea of the costs involved, nor if Jeremy’s insurance will cover any of it. It would be nice to get it sorted, but the reality is that we may not be able to afford it right now. At least his teeth are in great shape and he hasn’t had a single cavity since he was 4 and I was too stupid to take him to a dentist regularly.
Tonight my sister Natalie is coming over to spend the night and get drunk. We’ll be playing one of Alex’s christmas gifts: an LOTR version of Trivial Pursuit. Natalie, Alex and Jeremy are going to clean the floor with my ass because they’re a bunch of NERDS and I am not. That’s okay. My buddy Reisling and I will make our own fun.
As far as knitting goes, I’ve completed the back and part of a sleeve of Durrow, finished one sock from my handpainted Kool-Aid yarn and one sock made from some Knitpicks Simple Stripes in Vineyard that I bought ages ago. I’ve got half of one Embossed Leaves sock (pattern from the Winter IK) completed. I’ve also knit one petal of the Flower Facecloth (pattern from Weekend Knitting) and discovered that I absolutely abhor cotton chenille.
It’s the NEW Spam
It’s fucking annoying.
Spam disguised as a friendly and confidential note from someone who reads your blog must be the new black. I got this in my inbox today:
Dear Fellow Knitting Enthusiast,
I came across your knitting blog and thought you might find the information
below useful, both to yourself as a possible book author on this topic, and
to your readers, who might also be interested in creating a book on their
work.If this is not of interest, my apologies for the email.
Following this was a fake news article about a website that offers self-publishing. What bugs me is that I like this particular company and I’ve been to their site lots of times. I would totally consider using them if I had something to publish. I like their product. I really don’t like this tactic of trolling for email addresses by blog and blog type. Agree? Disagree?
Handpaint 2: Electric Boogaloo
It’s patterning!
I couldn’t wait and even though I’ve already got two socks on the go, I had to see how my yarn knitted up. I’m pretty impressed. No pooling!
My second attempt. Now I need to get more undyed yarn, and some real dyes. And an extra kitchen.
Yeah, I couldn’t wait. Unfortunately this hank is still a bit damp so I can’t wind it up just yet. I really like the colours but I didn’t do as well a job this time as I did before. In some areas it seems I didn’t put enough pigment. I hope when it’s all wound up it looks good like that, but it wasn’t my intention. I mixed Kool-Aid colours to get better shades, but in a couple of instances the colours separated while the yarn was in the oven, leaving me with a few lengths of bright turquoise and bright green instead of the dulled versions I had mixed. We shall see.
