Dec 27, 2007
Advent Bossy. December Twenty-Four Through December Infinity.
Bossy hopes you all had a magnificent holiday full of twinkly lights and roasted dinner and puppy’s breath. This is what Bossy’s friend got for Christmas:
While her other friend got this:
And this is what Bossy got for Christmas:
Here’s precisely why: domain host default nameservers modified redirected CNAME disruption registrar customize warning Control Panel.
Which is great, because it’s not like the timing was bad or anything. It wasn’t as though that same day i am bossy was named
No biggie. It just means that everyone who follows the newspaper’s online link to i am bossy gets this instead:
And even though it appears to all the world as if you are right this minute reading Bossy, the problem is far from fixed. That’s because domain host default nameservers modified redirected CNAME disruption registrar customize warning Control Panel—which Bossy’s husband explains as A Problem With The Domain Mapping:
Before Bossy dives face first into a vat of gin, she will now take the first-time visitors on a little tour of her blog. In the upper left-hand column you’ll find the exciting Guess-and-Press daily photo:
And of course this little feature in the right-hand column speaks volumes about Bossy’s well-respected productivity:
But perhaps nothing describes i am bossy like this:
vuboq is very relieved that bossy’s disappearance was not permanent. is there room for two in the vat of gin? i’ll bring the olives!
Poor baby. All those clicks and no blog to look at, fer chrissake. I’m sure they’ll all come back. I mean, you’re BOSSY.
Dekurking to say it’s good to see Bossy back! SUCKS about the timing though…
Also delurking. I have no idea what any of that means, but I’m sort of glad I didn’t renew the hosted service when I had my “grown-up” blog.
Merciful heavens. I was about to organize a search party…..
Bossy, you have big, big problems. You should seek help.
Gee, Bossy, you could have sent us an email or something. I mean, there are only 5,000 of us or so. Don’t you have us in your address book? What else did you have to do the day after Christmas? We’re going to have to set up a calling tree so that people aren’t worried if this happens again.
And here Meg thought Bossy was just taking a holiday break. Who could have known she was actually pulling out her uncut hair over domain mapping issues?
You are famous! You are famous!!! Can I internet touch you? Not in an inappropriate way, of course.
Oh, and sorry about the internet demons. Not nice at all.
I’m just glad you’re back!
Bad internet.
I didn’t even know the words “domain host default nameservers modified” could be arranged in such a way to make up part of an English sentence. I’m glad you’ve got an eye on the problem, because I’m clueless, just glad you’re up again.
Domain problems? Whatever – all I know is to type and click, and hopefully go where I wanted on the internet. That is a small problem though. How is Bossy’s beautiful girl? Many, many of us are still praying for her/you all. Sending you all Love from your internet pals, Madeleine
I was worried! About people I don’t know, because your babygirl is on my mind and all… Glad you are back and all, sorry the internet is evil.
Bummer.
On the bright side, you’ve perfected image captures without having to use the camera.. you’re such a quick study!
Update on the wee one please? I think of her often.
We still love you.
Boing Boing and The Seattle Times. You two are good.
Hey! Congrats on the Post Intelligencer mention. Don’t worry… those of us who live in the land of MicroSquish, Ninten-Doh!, and, um, those other software-type kingdoms… we understand server problems.
Really. We know to check back, because we are a persistant group of link-clicking, latte swilling, foam-slurping, techno-twits.
Everyone except those of us who fall under the “scared of technology” banner who clicked, then thought, “oops! I borked Bossy’s blog!”
Oh, honey it’s getting sad. You now have no formatting and can only get to comments by adding “.typepad” between the iambossy and .com.
Would you like to go back in time a few weeks and do things a little differently?
However–there’s a silver cloud somewhere. Don’t stub your toe on it!
I just figured your disappearance was all about your style. You know, the one Paul can’t name.
(Glad you back up. And, congrats on the sweet nod.)
Just change your domain name to I Am Boosy, and then tell everyone that the Post screwed up the URL.
I was wondering what the fook was up with your blog-sheesh. Am still waiting to hear about the update/follow-up with the neigbors and their aggressive dog. Hopefully there is something to report. I was nervous that maybe they had something to do with bossy’s blog being on the blink.
A who in the what now?
Whatever. My motto is, hit a wall, slug the gin. Not wasting my precious time staring at the ceiling worrying about strangers across the continent, or anything.
Glad yer back. The gin’s been gone since Monday.
– Laurie
A who in the what now?
Whatever. My motto is, hit a wall, slug the gin. Not wasting my precious time staring at the ceiling worrying about strangers across the continent, or anything.
Glad yer back. The gin’s been gone since Monday.
– Laurie
A who in the what now?
Whatever. My motto is, hit a wall, slug the gin. Not wasting my precious time staring at the ceiling worrying about strangers across the continent, or anything.
Glad yer back. The gin’s been gone since Monday.
– Laurie
Welcome back! Bossy withdrawal halted. How is Bossy’s daughter doing?
Looks like the problem got fixed just in time for me to catch up on my feeds. Happier Holidays Bossy!
Glad you’re back. I missed you. Because, apparently, I haven’t a life of my own.
How’s your girl?
Whew… good to see you back, Bossy.
I think you’d better kick a little Goggle cuz yor sidebar has some ads I haven’t seen on your site before…. um, ladies from the east seeking… um, yeah….
Oh honestly.
What a pain.
I tried way too many times to see what the heck was goin on….
Happy you are back up.
Sorry about the sucky timing.
I had to laugh because I read Ree….your friend got a pregnant sister for Christmas? That was funny in a weird Ree kind of way.
HOW is your girl. Sending love.
I’ll call off the dogs. They were having trouble catching the scent off your blog anyway. Don’t ever get into a car with an ISP you don’t know!
Bad! Bad, Internet!
I was having “bossy withdrawal” and I’m sure that you can guess, it wasn’t pretty… I remember the last time my fave blog went down… yeesh… Does anybody else remember Plain Layne? Anyway, welcome back and how is Bossy’s daughter? We are anxious as Tuesday has passed sans update…. (sans is a NOT fancy french word for without)… Being Canadian, we must be pompous in this way… sorry, my bad.
totally had bossy withdrawals over the holidays! congrats and please fill us in on your daughter’s recovery!
Thank GOD you’re back! I was reading all of your archives and almost went into shock when you disappeared! All hail The Bossy One! I love your blog!!!!
Oh. That is the suck. And I thought I was just having link issues.
What fantastically horrific timing. Ugh.
Here’s to a 2008 free from domain issues.
Do you know how many times I’ve checked back here?!! Waiting, wondering, shaking. I’ve been anxious and depressed…I even threw up in my mouth a little.
Oh, and Foolery up there needs to lay off the gin.
Oh thank goodness you are back! I was getting worried when your site kept saying you weren’t here anymore. whew. How frustrating!
Better luck and success for 2008.
I am so glad to find out that you are indeed, here. I thought I’d lost you after finding you and I wasn’t about to give up!!! So great relief for my google search panning out this evening!
A Google Search Party led me to the up-and- running version of Bossy….there are several very frustrating pages that pop up or try to load when you type in the usual address, info I’m sure you do not need to read about again. Regardless, take comfort in the fact that it is wine o’clock. Or gin-thirty. Or rum-fifteen.
I hope your girl is doing better.
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I just assumed it was my computer and gave up. This is my first comment–apparently I’m delurking. I’d also love an update on your daughter, the Angel. May I also say that your video, Bossy Loves Cusack, has enriched my holiday season. It’s not very often that I meet a kindred spirit who also loves Cusack. They may “like” him, but “love” him? There’s just not that many of us.
Sorry about the insane comment free-for-all above. Your site went down on me again just as I it send.
Yeah, I’ll let that stand.
I missed you!
and…just so you dont feel all lonely…..
Those lame-0 folks at Webkinz, sold a bunch of their “plush toys” (aka stuffed animals) to kids (like mine)…but cant handle their internet traffic, so their site is down (almost for days now)…and my kids are having cows (plush ones!) because they cant play with their pets, who might die of starvation! How is THAT for a happy holiday???
Thank fook for that, I thought t’internet had gone down! Oh. It had. Welcome back, Bossy!
Oh, thank God you’re back.
I was out of blogland for a few days and came back to links over at Breed ‘em about Bossy’s Daughter’s ordeal, and then came over here and Bossy was gone!
I was severely put out, and worried, but now hope is restored.
Sending get-well wishes to Bossy’s Daughter!