Her old blog on Mu.nu was using a very old version of Movabletype which was unable to contain the burgeoning comment spam. The new system over there didn’t seem very robust to me.

In any case, Key allowed me to access her blog with the intent of upgrading to improve spam rejection. After looking at the new setup on mee.nu, I decided to check into using a completely new set up on my professional hosting provider - NEXCESS using Wordpress.

Why Wordpress? One word - simplicity.

I toyed around with the new version of Movabletype (4.1) but found it had a ridiculously steep learning curve compared to the old version if you wanted to do any customization. I’m sure it’s great if you have the time to get into it.  Sorry just don’t have the time. Wordpress is easy and seems to have a lot of support and plugins, themes, etc.

So here we are. I’ve obtained Key’s private domain name - for free through my hosting provider and I’ve installed WP and a fully customizable theme called Atahualpa. I’ll be playing around with various design elements over the next week or so and then go live.

Hope she likes it.

Thanks to the spambot-party crashers, I’m closing comments pending some sort of upgrade.
The upside of not hearing from you peeps?
1. No one to rub in the Dawg smashing today.
2. No deafening silence to worry about, since you peeps don’t comment anyway.
3. No smart ass comments about how your neglect is MY fault, because I don’t ever post.
Wish me luck in ridding the infestation. (Yes, silently…)

True, my appearance was brief, but perhaps the most brazen of all… You see, I brought the Priss. And, I even let her get a tattoo.

(Of course, it’s temporary. As for the condition of the rest of the participants… Well, I’m afraid their afflictions are for keeps.)

It’s got kudzu growin’ all over it. Nappy spambot infested kudzu. I mean, I know I haven’t been here, but I thought Munu had housekeeping.

As long as we are posting pictures from around the house…

In her defiance, she has henceforth made it known that she cares nothing for the lame duck jigsaw puzzle. Nay, she has migrated to the bread box.
(In an aside, I would like to dedicate this post to the lovely Velocisister, my biggest, and perhaps only, fan.)

Merry Christmas, Blogworld! Here’s your Christmas cards:


What? Mail it? Yeah, like that’s going to happen. As for your present, I’ve given you Vman in a dirndl, Vman molesting a mannequin (in the extended entry below)…. What more can you ask??
Hope you all have a good one. Much love from Priss, Vdaddy, the Beast, Peaches, Onyx and yours truly.

Since I’m six years behind in scrapbooking, the blog will have to do. So uh, here’s the only PG pic; the rest are in the extended entry.
The venue: Gatlinburg, TN. Putt putt. Vman, mystery blogger, Key.

In the extended entry? Um, well, Vdaddy gets distracted easily.

Continue reading Putt Putt for the Fun of it!

You know how every now and then you’re just going about your mundane life, getting up, pretending to work, almost paying bills, etc…. no interruptions, no shock effects save Fox News, and then, suddenly, there’s a Velociman at your front door?
Holy shit. So much for the long distance relationship.
So, as the Velocidaddy is now OFFICIALLY a Jawja blogger, Elisson will be hosting a Welcum/Chrimus party in his honor. (Date and time TBA.)
And WTF happened to all my well penned posts?? I’ve been busting my ass over here and all I see is a Jack ‘O Lantern. Well, just damn.

Happy Halloween!!

That’s right, without a pattern. Found it online, but for an actual pattern, they want credit card info.
I no think so.
Anyway, I’m pretty sure this guy frottaged me when I was inserting his candle, so I chopped him up into little pieces and put him in the oven.
I can’t decide between punkin pie or roll…

…is marketing genius.

They had me at “like a lawn-chair.”