When it rains it sparkles
Wow, well its been a rough week with projects going way over schedule and squeezing up all over each other due to things I can’t control, together with the late hours… and then of course today my site was suspended at a crucial time just when I needed to show progress on a project to a client – I was usefully informed by my host that a php script was possibly overtaxing the server’s CPU, but that they couldnt give me more information and it wasnt their responsibility to find the offending script either. Bob’s had a look at my server logs and it looks like a gsa-grawler went crazy on my site calling every single page, and there are thousands of php pages on my site. He is putting together a full report for me which I can send as proof to my host that they need to secure things on their side. In the mean time to appease them and get my site back online, I have taken down the contact form which is usually the target of spammers on other sites (although I have never had that problem) and they have agreed to put me back online for taking the “necessary security measures”. So lame. There is nothing I can do about crawlers – that is something only my host can control if they want to. So yeah, its been a rough day and I’m feeling extremely anxious and wound up and have a ton of work to get through before bed…
But just a little while ago my heavily rained on lonesome cowboy arrived home full of smiles and bags of goodies… and presented me with a beautiful hand-written card and a whole bunch of Mother’s Day prezzies (with more to come on Sunday). Awww…… And Cait sent me a parcel of the most exquisite, dainty silver celtic jewellery which Im wearing now, and a retro stainless steel tea set from England, which couldnt have arrived on a better day.
While I never win pass-the-parcel at parties (except for that one time on my birthday my mom told me to forfeit it because I already had enough presents) I really am an unbelievably lucky person to have so many amazing people in my life :@)
olivia
Niq, do you get spammed through the contact form or directly to your email address? Because its possible your email address was leaked in magazines and harvested on other websites where you leave comments. Ive had a look at your contact form and it looks secure to me, but its built differently to mine so I cant be sure.
I can definitely upgrade it sooner for you if you’re worried and want me to do it urgently :@)
olivia
CAIT! HAHAHAHAHA!! You’re so bad.
Cait
Thaddeus needs a Dirty Sanchez.
niqkita
No, they haven’t sent me anything yet. I was just worried because first I read threads in their forum from folks who had been suspended without warning just like you and we do get spammed by VIOXX related crap just about everyday now. If we go down like that there will be at least three very angry women sitting in socklland twiddling their toes wondering how we’re going to make any money ~;)
olivia
Word on the street is that the executive position is far more popular than doggy style. I would be willing to try it after a long negotiation on salary and the Dell Inspiron E1705 Dual Core. It gets me hot just thinking about it.
Thadeus Weblogger
Hello,
I am a business man in the executive position and am interested in presenting your self with a proposition. I can offer you one trillionth rand if you will, in exchange, help me to reboot my floppy drive. It was once a powerful super computer with various silicon chips being produced at a fiscally solvent rate, but since the latest dot com bust it seems to be sagging in performance.
I would be willing to negotiate the position for you, but we will be limited by space and time.
Thadeus Thanks you!
olivia
Niq, have they sent you an email about it? Can you send it to me?
olivia
Yep Cait – they’re in fantastic condition. No scratches that I can see, and I have a tea pot, coffee pot, milk jug and sugar bowl with the tray. I think that’s everything :@)
niqkita
Oh no, sorry to hear that happened with your contact page, we’ve been getting pammed on ours too and now I’m worried we’ll be suspended ~:( Ou toes are crossed as we anxiousely await being the ones to take up all your time with our little site ~;) xoxox
Cait
Isn’t it amazing how sometimes when you are having a crappy day or crappy week, something comes along and reminds you that life is pretty darned good after all as long as you have people who care about you?
Cait
Wow, so the earrings arrived? Great. Has all of the tea set gotten there? She was going to send it in 3 or 4 separate parcels. Is it in as good condition as it looked in the photos?