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Poof

qwertygirl890123's picture

I'm sorry
But I
poured my my heart
and soul
into this place
and

poof

just like that
everything

gone

what the hell is going on

perspiciens's picture

i feel the same way. i'm

Submitted by perspiciens on July 26, 2008 - 12:55.

i feel the same way. i'm pretty much hyperventilating.

--perspiciens--

Ú i vethed nâ i onnad. Si boe ú-dhanna. Ae ú-esteli, esteliach nad.
-Evenstar

qwertygirl890123's picture

ya, half my life is on

Submitted by qwertygirl890123 on July 26, 2008 - 14:43.

ya, half my life is on here...
_____________________________
"Yeah. Um...I had an adrenaline rush. It's very common. You can Google it."
-Edward Cullen (sigh)

miss_literal's picture

I THINK IM HAVING A

Submitted by miss_literal on July 26, 2008 - 17:23.

I THINK IM HAVING A MELTDOWN.
OK, IM HAVING A MELTDOWN.

...............
~miss lit~

emotive.eleven's picture

I was actually half

Submitted by emotive.eleven on July 26, 2008 - 22:24.

I was actually half relieved. It could have been a fresh start. (On the other hand, I know people would be seriously disappointed and half my life is on here, too.)

I understand...

Submitted by ggevalt on July 26, 2008 - 22:27.

... I can see your points.
Maybe I'll set up an archiving system that can do both...
cheers and sorry,
geoff

emotive.eleven's picture

no!!! I'm rethinking that. I

Submitted by emotive.eleven on July 26, 2008 - 22:40.

no!!! I'm rethinking that. I want my stuff. I just was a little messed up at the beginning, and I want to take that back, but not everything.

Heart and soul returneth...

Submitted by ggevalt on July 26, 2008 - 22:26.

...and blood, sweat and tears as well...

We don't have too many problems on this site, but this was all my doing. A minor mistake that had major implications. Feel free to call me or email me or send out the National Guard should this ever happen again. All should be OK.

Nothing was ever lost; it was just a tiny code issue that prevented you, for a while, from seeing it.

cheers
gg

loverofbeauty's picture

Rejoice!

Submitted by loverofbeauty on July 26, 2008 - 22:34.

i had confidence it would all return, but i was definitely getting scared, now i think we all know what would happen if we actually lost this site :)
----
Pain is weakness leaving the body

qwertygirl890123's picture

Voila! its

Submitted by qwertygirl890123 on July 27, 2008 - 17:02.

Voila!
its back!
_____________________________
"Yeah. Um...I had an adrenaline rush. It's very common. You can Google it."
-Edward Cullen (sigh)

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