My Newbie
Two Cents Worth
By
Bailey
Bisexual Pornsites
The morning had been extremely stressful, so I decided to get away from it all go to the gym and do some cardio. I usually put on my headphones, gather up all my fantasies and go into my own world for an hour or so. I leave my family, business and all of my troubles and stress behind. Today just as I was starting to drift off into my own little world, a really hot guy walked in - I couldn’t keep my eyes off of him!
Sweating, Hot and Hard banner He’s ready for a workout with you.
OMG...not only did I put him into text...I’m coding it!!
It all started on Friday. I had planned on working Friday morning and then I was taking the weekend off. I needed to purchase and download content and gather some promo material. I was going to do it all on Friday so that I could just get to work on Monday morning. As I started the day on Friday, I was thinking that it had been another good week. Everyday this week I learned something new or things that weren’t quite clear made sense, I had accomplished a few things I started and overall it was a good week. I expected today to be the same. Unfortunately, it wasn’t off to a good start. First, I had to reboot the computer several times before I was able to get started, it seemed nothing more than just a minor clitch, but in the back of my mind I was thinking about everything from computer failure to virus’, worms etc.
Finally, the computer was ready so I got to work. I did submits first and next was to purchase some content. I was using a content provider that I hadn’t purchased from in several months. I made my choices, went to check out and found that they had changed their check out procedures. I filled out the necessary forms, completed all of the confirmation emails and finally got the message that the transaction was successful. I attempted to transfer money into the account, but I got an error message the account is not recognized. I decided to give it a few minutes and come back to it. And then, without warning, the computer froze again. I rebooted , tried to make the transfer again and still got the same message so I sent off an email for help. I knew I wouldn’t be able to get this resolved before I left, so I tried to put it out of my mind and move on to the next thing. I had some other things that needed to be uploaded and during the upload the computer froze again. I was starting to get more concerned now. I waited patiently for a short time and then in total frustration, I clicked on everything and pushed just about every key on the keyboard several times! lol(I know very childish), I waited a few more minutes, nothing seemed to happen and I had to just shut the computer down manually. “Damn!“ I thought - WHY NOW!?! And went off to try and enjoy the day.
I had some time on Sunday, so I signed on. There were no problems at all with the computer, everything seemed to be just fine. “OK” I thought, it was just one of those things“. As I was looking at some work, it came to my attention that none of my ssi calls were working. “WHAT THE...??!!
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The folder with all my ssi calls along with a few others were gone. Really just gone!! At first I thought it was me, I was just missing something... but they were not on my computer. They weren’t on the server and they were definetly not where I left them. I felt a pain in the pit of my stomach- all that work! “I really hate computers!!”
I looked through the folders in the domain where they were kept - not there. They weren’t in the recycle bin either. I could feel the stress building, and after looking in a few more places - I sat back in my chair, exasparated and let out a deep sigh - I couldn’t believe this was happening! Two steps forward, one and half steps back! I had a back up...sort of, but I hadn’t updated it, another bummer. Feeling down and so frustrated, I went to close the recycle bin, I was ready to give it all up! It was just 7:00am, I had barely finished my first cup of coffee and I felt I had already put in a full day and it was my day off! Out of desparation, I randomly opened a folder in the recycle bin...THERE WERE ALL THE FILES!! What a RELIEF!! I sat back again in my chair trying to figure out how this happened? I also thought about how for the past day, many of my sites were not linked at all to a sponsor or each other. I was beginning to feel I just can’t get a break. As to why or how it happened, my guess is that when I had my little “temper tantrum” on the keyboard and mouse, I must have inadvertently moved the files and then deleted them.
I was able to restore the files, upload them and the pages were displaying and working properly again, then my cable connection went down. I shut down the computer, and stared at the blank screen for a few minutes. What a stressful morning! Then I went to the gym.
So now I’m on the bike peddling to nowhere . I was so upset with myself and the events of the morning, I questioned whether I should continue. Had I backed up the files the way I should have, this mornings problems would have been nothing more than a 2 minute inconvenience. But how much more can I do?? Keep an eye on the hardware, protect the software, watch for hackers, keep building, keep learning, back up all files, come up with new ideas, keep on top of internet connections, bookeeping, html, shtml, htaccess... I stopped for a moment...WOW! I DO all of that! I started to view the glass as half full rather than half empty. No one ever said this business was easy. It wasn’t until I focused on accomplishments did I realize that a morning like today is just part of doing business - some days are better than others. I was starting to feel better and a little proud of myself when I thought about how far I’ve come. This morning setback was a learning experience - I can’t let these things get the better of me, and that’s when I looked up and saw him. I chuckled to myself..
He has buns of steel banner and a rock hard....
I LOVE THIS JOB!
Just my 2 cents.
Bailey
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