I received many emails, IMs, and text messages* about the unreachability of my blog the past 2 days. Alas, you have to renew your domain to keep your content live. It’s a small detail that took me approximately 2 days to figure out. Indeed, it was not until I settled with a chocolate chip cookie and a Coke at the Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood Airport that I diagnosed my downtime dilemma. Wrongfully, I cussed Dreamhost (“Arg!” I cried, well texted- “their servers must be down again!”) I pondered how I could recover my content, my online soul, and then switch hosts to a more steady host. Finally, it dawned on me that I could try logging into the control panel and oh, what to my wandering eyes should appear, but a “2 Days over” message alerting me that my domain registration had lapsed. FIE FIE FIE! Surely, a notice went out via email, but to an old email account I abandoned when it began receiving too much crap. Have no fear! I updated my information and all alerts go to a real email account now. So, the next time my blog goes down, it’s probably not my fault.
(I may still call someone in IT.)
*many mmmay be an exaggeration. slight. only tiny! okay, fine, only one person other than me noticed.
