Upgrade going well

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The new website is coming along nicely. It took me hours to get it set up the way I wanted with the web builder application provided by the web host. I was beginning to think that hand coding was better, because I could not make the site look exactly like I wanted. I had to work within their template limitations. But now that I have it together, I'm happy with it.

One thing I didn't realize was how many files are involved with the new photo galleries I'm creating. Big albums that have several hundred photos end up generating a couple thousand files! Thankfully, my phone has a fast connection so I'm not sitting for hours trying to upload everything.

I'm probably about a quarter of the way through the upgrading and uploading process. I will definitely meet my November 1 deadline. I actually thought I'd get it done by next weekend, but when I was finishing off an album yesterday, I decided I was really quite sick and tired of the whole process. So I don't see me spending the majority of my waking hours working on the website like I originally thought.

I have definitely decided to move my blog to the actual site. When I have WordPress configured the way I like, I will make the move. Until then, I will remain loyal to Blogger. As for the archive conundrum: For now, I'm just going to keep a link to Blogger available on the site. I know Blogger keeps inactive blogs available for at least a year, so I have awhile to figure out how I want to store old posts. I imagine I'll end up cutting and pasting the contents. Which, like everything else involved with this upgrade, will take time.

Today is Saturday and Steve's at work. F1 qualifying has been postponed due to rain. Steve didn't mail off my Netflix on Thursday, so I have no DVDs arriving in today's mail. All of my friends are busy with either school work or their families. I'm not sure what I'll do with myself today. As my friend Beth said on Facebook: I'm living the high life.

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