Access No Areas

For aching hours yesterday, there was no public access to househusbandnot. And I could only access it by going through a really stupid amount of logins and sign ups. I am deeply embarrassed to report that I got so desperate at one point that I logged onto one of those user help forums and posted a query about what was happening. ( I know. I know. I won't do it again. It is just encouraging IT gimps to think they are important.)

I still have no idea what the problem actually was , but the following did go through my mind as I was trying to resolve the situation:

1) househusbandnot had been taken down because I had used the words 'stoner' and 'skunk' on yesterday's post
2) Blogger (who host my blog) had some sort of system whereby if you post too many comments as 'Anonymous' to your own blog they punish you by taking your blog down
3) Broccoli Man was some sort of computer expert and had zapped househusbandnot - have still not ruled this one out
4) I had done something dumb when I was mucking around with the blog settings (which is exactly what mrs househusbandnot thinks happened btw)
5) I had been criticising the search engine companies too much and they decided to shut me down
6) Unlike most sensible people who post the odd blog every week or so, my attritional regime of daily posts had jammed the system
7) Or - and I did really think this - that just by thinking about it I had somehow 'created' a new server for househusbandnot which was not compatible to the new Blogger options

I think what did happen was that Blogger are experiencing technical difficulties in their crossover to some new improved system called Blogger Beta or something. So thanks guys for all the heartache and soul searching I went through yesterday just because you wanted to 'improve' your system, which incidentally does require you to relog in every time you exhale, which I don't see as an improvement. (Oh fuck, I'm ranting at my blog hosts now. Good thing it's the weekend.)

Incidentally, Broccoli Man has been in touch and is going to write a guest hhn blog. This from him last night: "Ahem. Broccoli man is still away but has seen your post. He'll be back in the middle of next week and will take up your challenge. Hey who'd a thought he'd be a 'hotblogger'. Ahem, Give me a theme if you want and I will pass it on to his security team for approval. He'll send the article by the end of the week if his demands have been met." Can't wait. Loser driven content and all that (joke). We love you really dude, whoever the hell you are. Any suggestions for his theme welcome.

And excellent end of the week game for those of you still stuck in the office with nil to do for next hour. Styx has been playing it all week and only got 20 so far. Weak, Styxama, weak. (I got two.)