so i'm working on converting the blog over, and i'm trying to install movable type on the server. and i get some random error that's not remotely covered in anyone's stinkin' help database. not MT, not HM, not any google searches. ugh. well, that might not be true, because i'm not very patient with help. if i go through too many searches without finding what i'm looking for, i'd just rather figure it out myself and be done with it all quick-like.
and the error is something like "hey, goofball, look in your cfg file, and then figure out what this sentence means: variable 'The' not found". so what does my genius real close to genius little brain start thinkin'? well, it starts thinkin' that perhaps the word 'The' appears in the cfg file in some random place, most likely close to the place where yours truly edited it to config my blog. and there was a # sign missing somewhere that there were # signs everywhere else, so i decided i should just throw in one of them there pound signs and see if that didn't solve my problem.
and it did.
and i feel smart.
and so witty.
and gay (as in happy).
and i pity any girl who isn't me today.
la la la la la la la la la la!
UPDATE: so i thought i was a genius, and then 5 minutes later i didn't think that anymore. fortunately, Chad at Pass the Ammo (who also made my neato-skeeto banner) was gracious enough to help me fix my other problems that i created. and i don't mean i emailed him a question and he answered it and that was that. i mean he IMd w/ me for 2 or 3 hours until we got it fixed. this is because CHAD TOTALLY ROCKS.
UPDATE 2: using typepad = pretty. using movable type = ugly. no color, just stark, white pages. why? is this just me?
So, does this mean you feel smart enough to write a how-to for someone thinking of starting a blog?
Posted by: Trevor | Sunday, June 27, 2004 at 04:44 PM
I have got to love someone who quotes "West Side Story." Seriously, for me at least, natural and unpretentious cultural references are a mark of someone who is totally cool.
Posted by: Average Joe | Sunday, June 27, 2004 at 08:22 PM
I'll tell you what I learned from this...
If you're a beginner, go with Wordpress.org
5 minuete installation.
Or settle for Blogger.com
Posted by: Chad Coleman | Sunday, June 27, 2004 at 09:22 PM
he, of course, doesn't mean me.
Posted by: sarahk | Sunday, June 27, 2004 at 09:41 PM
Sorry, that last post by me, was directed at Trevor.
Posted by: Chad Coleman | Monday, June 28, 2004 at 08:16 PM