Yesterday I managed to create my own little fiasco. I have been racking my brain trying to figure out how to properly archive all these blog entries. So yesterday I went to MovableType's site and noticed that they had released a new version. I thought, what the heck, I'll upgrade, and maybe this will have the functionality I'm looking for (nevermind that I didn't bother to go look at the list of new features, since I was too lazy).
So I went and downloaded what I thought was the upgrade version. I started following the installation instructions, uploading and replacing the old files. At one point it said, "do not replace any old library files." I'm like, well, what's a library file? All I had were a bunch of .pm files. So, too impatient to really research it, I started replacing the .pm files, thinking that maybe the library files ended in .lib or something, and I'd keep an eye out. Five folders or so later, no .lib file, and I'm starting to get nervous.
So I Google for ".pm" and "library" file, and near as I could tell, .pm files WERE library files. Oopsie. Too late though, I didn't have backups. So, after banging my head on my desk a few times, I continued with copying the files (this time not writing over the .pm files).
I finish the files, and the instructions say to run one of the upgrade.cgi files. Hmm, that's interesting, I don't have those files. I realize that I had inadvertently downloaded the FULL version. In doing so, I had also overwritten my old configuration files. More head banging ensued.
Luckily, I did have a backup of my configuration file, and after a lo-o-ot of troubleshooting, I managed to get the upgrade up and going.
As far as I can tell, the new version doesn't have the functionality I'm looking for either.
But at least the blog is still here, and all is (seemingly) well. :)
Handicapped Parking
Marc and I went to return a movie at Blockbuster last night, and we noticed a big SUV parked in one of the handicapped spots with no tags. We started talking about how annoying it is that people park in those spots when they have no business to.
Right after Blockbuster, we drove to BofA to get some cash from the ATM. And whaddya know, there's another car parked in a handicap spot with no tags. It's some lady that's at the ATM. So I go to get the cash while Marc waits next to me. The lady leaves the ATM, and I kind of scowl at her (from the back of course, because I'm passive-aggressive that way). Marc, on the other hand, says loudly and sternly:
"Probably shouldn't park in the handicapped spot if you're not handicapped."
I cringe, and the lady says, "Yeah, you're right, I probably shouldn't."
I told Marc in the car afterwards that he lacks certain filters in his brain, because he often just says whatever he feels whenever he feels like it. Which probably isn't altogether a bad thing, but it's nerve-wracking for someone like me, who has a lot of filters (like I rarely honk at someone, because I'm always thinking, "wait, maybe I screwed up? I don't want to honk then and look like a stupid jerk" and by the time I'm done thinking and decide it was the other person's fault, the time to honk has passed, and all I'm left with is feeling bitter - not so with Marc, he'll just honk).
So Marc, feeling pleased with his success, decided that he's going to say that to every illegal handicap parker from now on.
I told him that at the very least I would've couched it in less harsh terms if I was going to say anything (you really had to hear it to get the gist of it - I'm still laughing). I'm kinda curious what everyone else would do. Are you more like me, or more like Marc? ;)
I definitely learn towards high-filtering passive-aggressiveness!
What kind of additional functionality were you hoping to get with the new version of movable-type, out of curiosity?
Mostly it has to do with the archiving and the side menu. I'd like for it to list the entries for a particular month when you click on the link to that month's archives. Unfortunately, right now all it does is list the entries for the current month. The way most people seem to do their archives in MT is by listing every single entry (either the full or preview entry) on a single page.
I've looked for plug-ins, but haven't been able to find anything yet. There's one that might do it, but it uses Perl, and I haven't quite figured out how to get it to do what I want.
Well, in this case, Bonnie, I gotta support Marc.
What also boils my blood is when people leave their shopping carts in a handicapped spot.
A few months before my friend Linda passed away, William and I had gone down to visit her.
The poor girl couldn't walk any sort of distance without getting very tired. She needed to have that handicapped spot.
You never know when a handicapped person might need to use the ATM, or return a movie, or what not. Many of them can manage very well by themselves, but that doesn't mean that they can walk across an entire parking lot, or be able to park in a normal spot where there might not be a wheelchair access. That's another reason why I try to avoid using the handicapped stall, even if it's the only one free.
Sorry, didn't mean to rant. But I just don't think saving 2 minutes of time, when you are healthy, is worth it to take the spot of a handicapped person. And don't get me started about the cart in parking spot situation... lol.
They would deserve the $250 ticket if they got caught.
I don't condone ragging on someone, but I still don't consider this okay behavior.
As for passive agressiveness, that's so me. That's why I need my web page to rant on. LOL! I don't think I'd say anything, probably give dirty looks. But I think I would if I saw someone leave a shopping cart in a handicapped spot. But, I think I'm like you, with all the filters. :) Sometimes I wish I could be brave like Marc.
You misunderstand me. ;) Marc and I are on the same side of the issue (we both think people who park there are jerks), we just would handle it differently. I'm too wussy to ever say what I think to someone's face, hehe.
ack! oh no! you misunderstood me. Reread my last two sentences. :)
I wish I could be brave and say something like Marc if I witnessed something like this, but I'm like you ... I have all these filters that prevent me from doing so. It's not even being scared, but it's being wrong (what if I missed the sticker, etc ...)