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.
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?
Durrow and Socks and Very Old Friends
Warm and very soft
My first finished item of the year: Lana Grossa Meilenweit Boots Stretch socks. Plain stocking stitch with a 2″ 2×2 ribbed cuff. Short row heel and wedge toe. They’re really soft and I can’t wait to wear them out.
Didn’t want you to think I only knit one sock.
Jodi’s Durrow
I ripped out the boring raglan and started Durrow for Alex instead. I’m making him the smallest size, which is 40 inches. I figure it’ll be a bit big, but hopefully he can wear it for a couple of years. Now Jeremy’s jealous. He wants a Durrow, too. Can I really knit two of the same sweater without wanting to kill myself? I guess we’ll find out.
Earlier today I went outside for a smoke and started thinking about some old friends. I think it’s been about seven or eight years since I saw them last. I don’t remember how we stopped seeing each other. I don’t recall any bad feelings but it was a long time ago and I have the nagging feeling that it’s my fault we fell out. Anyway, I googled and was able to find some contact info for one of them, so I emailed her and sent her a link to my site. Now I feel kind of sick…nervous. I hope they get in touch.
Partially Knit, Then Left for Dead 2005
Let’s see…what do we have lying around here from last year?
Salt Peanuts - Yeah, this isn’t exactly from last year, more like the year before. At first I was apprehensive about starting this project because I feared it was too hard for me. I didn’t have much experience and I kept the yarn and pattern in my stash for many months before I even started. Then I swatched it up. Then I knit the ribbing a couple of times, being unable to maintain a constant gauge. Then I put it aside, never to even look at it again. As it is right now, I’m totally over this particular cardigan. I love the eyelet ribbing but I could care less about the flipped-out collar. I’m glad I never knit it. Now that I’m not just experienced enough to knit the pattern, I’m experienced enough to design myself a new one. So Salt Peanuts is officially done.
Ribby Cardi - While I love this cardigan, I hate the Elann Peruvian Highland yarn and so that’s the end of that. Knit at the recommended gauge it’s just too floppy. I also knit Mariah out of the same yarn at a slightly tighter gauge but it pilled horribly after one wearing, so I’ve decided I’ll use the yarn for a felted project instead, like clogs or something. I’m still planning on knitting the Ribby, but the sizes in the actual pattern aren’t quite right for me. I’m going to rework it from scratch at 5st/1″ and I’m going to use Galway, which I love.
Cotton Candy - Well, this one just went nowhere fast. It’s languishing at the bottom of one of my stash bins and it looks like it’s going to stay there. I still want a cardigan out of the Cotton Fleece but it’s not on my agenda any time soon.
Clapotis - I got bored of it. I also screwed up somewhere in there and then realized I’d made it too wide, so I just chucked it into one of my stash bins. I may go back to it if I don’t come up with something else to knit with the Silk Garden.
Perfect Pie Shawl - I love this shawl, but I find I hate knitting with mohair. I’ve tried three different yarns and haven’t been thrilled with any of them. I may still go back to it, I haven’t decided.
Lucky Cardigan - I haven’t given up on this one, but it’s on hold for now. It’s knit at a teeny gauge and in my size that’s a lotta lotta stitches. I love the thing, and I love the yarn I’m using for it, but I screwed up massively and had to pretty much start all over and it’s destroyed my soul. Okay, that’s a little dramatic but my stomach still hurts about it.
Must-Have Cardigan - I still love this and I’m actually still working on it, albeit very slowly. I completed one front and then went onto the back. I lost interest in the cabling and so now I just knit a few rows here and there until I get bored. I’m halfway to the underarm shaping on the back and it’s taken me about 7 months to get this far so who knows when it’ll get done.
Navy Raglan (for Alex) - Uh, there is guilt about this one. I have never knit anything for my poor kid and he wants a sweater. So I cast on in October for raglan knit in the round. I was expecting to get it done in about 2 weeks since the circumference for the sweater was around 38″ and my gauge is 18st/24″. But I got bored! It’s in the cupboard, telling me what a bad mother I am every time I go in there to get some other project.
Nutmeg Cardigan - I started this way back in February and then put it away and ENTIRELY forgot about it. I found it again just recently, having no idea what the hell it was. I figured it out and decided to rip out the cardigan front and do a pullover instead. It’s in the cupboard next to Alex’s sweater now, boring me even though I want to wear it in the worst way.
I think (hope!) that’s it. Ugh.
