It's been a while since I updated the blog and that is for two main reasons. The first is that I went on holiday. A wonderful, relaxing holiday spent on the Norfolk Broards. How come we didn't get to choose I hear you say. Well, it was booked last year and so the decision was made by my Wife, and a very good one it was too. The second reason for my absence is down to technical issues. I'll be honest, the technical issues were resolved in part 3 days ago, but it has taken me this long to calm down enough to be able to see the keyboard from all the red mist. It's also very difficult to type in a straight jacket. I returned from my lovely relaxing holiday to find that my webiste had returned to a version that was over two months old. The website was bizzarely showing my very first decision "What should I be called" and stranger still, people were voting on it. I'll keep the story short as the red mist is returning.
I received an email saying that there had been a server error and my web host had to move servers and perform a restore of the most recent backup. The most recent backup they had of my site was two months old, even though they had assured me that it was backed up every night. I have now lost a lot of important information for ever. The frustrating thing is that I can only communicate with them via email, as the support service I had purchased only allows me to converse via the written word. I explained politely that as it was their error they should pick up the phone and call me and we could have a little chat about it. They explained they would be happy to call me, if I purchased the service that included telephone support. So effectively, they were asking me to pay them to call me to resolve a fault that is down to them. By the time they did call, I couldn't see the phone for the mist and the straight jacket was way too tight.
So what is the overall damage? Luckily, I choose to host my blog elsewhere, so that is in tact, but all of the data including the percentages, amount of votes etc has been lost. This makes me sad, as that data was to form a vital part of the book I had promised myself I would write, and the show I aim to perform.
So back to the decision making. I said that I felt like I needed some excitement in my life, so I asked you guys to decide what I should do before I'm 30. The dictionary definition of Excitement is as follows - "Noun - A feeling of great enthusiasm and eagerness"
I'll let you in on a little secret, out of all the exciting things on the list, the tattoo won! Do I have a feeling of great enthusiasm and eargerness? No.
"Noun - A strongly unpleasant bodily sensation" That's not the description for Tattoo, but it should be. That's the Oxford dictionary definition for pain. A noun I will get to know all too well in the coming months. I have a major issue now. What do I get?
This is where you come in. I would like you to send me your suggestions. Make them as wild or boring as you like. Send me sketches, pictures and examples if you like. Send them to suggestions@yougettochoose.co.uk or you can send them via twitter http://twitter.com/YouGetToChoose
I will put my top five suggestions up on the site for you to choose.
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