Well, in addition to all this computer stuff, I have been knitting.

See? Here’s the proof. That’s the completed back and two fronts of my Phildar cardigan. The sleeves are taking a little longer, but are about 3″ long now.

Really, this is just a gorgeous sweater. And the Karabella Aurora 8 yarn? So, so soft and squishy! Springy and plush and just a delight to knit with.

If you haven’t, head over to Norma’s to commiserate, or tell a joke or something.

And then, to cheer you up after you read her sad news, watch this video my Dad forwarded to me–about the differences in the way men and women think. Very funny.

I’m still having troubles with my RSS feed. (For those of you who don’t use “readers,” that’s the code that lets things like Bloglines or Newsgator know when there’s a new post.) Or, rather, the feed seems to be working, but I can’t get statistics. The WordPress plugin–the one that works just fine for Punctuality Rules and Booking Through Thursday–doesn’t work at all. According to it, I’ve had not a single person reading this blog since Saturday. And, well, I know my numbers have gone down because of the move, but they’re not that low! Because, well, I’ve gotten comments, so I know at least some of you are reading!

I don’t know what to do about this, but I wonder if it has something to do with the old Typepad blog? Even though the domain name chappysmom.com no longer “maps” to that, I wonder if the fact that Typepad publishes a feed is confusing things? I DID turn that feature off over at Typepad, and noticed that, immediately, my Feedburner subscriber count dropped from 100 to 59 . . . but, I wonder what need to do to be able to get real statistics again? I don’t obsess on them, but it is nice to know when I’m done something particularly popular (grin). And, of course, the not-knowing how many people have successfully followed me is kind of nagging at me.

Edited to add: Hey, fixed! Turns out, my blog template was missing a line of code. I added it to the Footer template, and poof. Stats!

Okay. It’s almost 7:00 and I have to go take my shower so my hair will have time to dry before bed. You know, since I did this switchover and have had all these troubles (including still not being able to figure out how to redirect my Typepad links to WordPress), my schedule is such a mess. I’m getting later and later about taking my shower, and I’ve been up a lot later each night, too. And, really, it’s January 9th and I’ve only finished three books this month. I mean, really, talk about a world out of whack….

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