No Joy, I Tell You… No Joy.

It’s 9:24pm. I have stared at my desktop screen for far too long already. I have Googled phrases like “how to fix blank homepage display after upgrading to WordPress 2.6″ or “WordPress 2.6 upgrade errors” or “index.php errors WordPress 2.6 installation upgrade”…and yes, you guessed it right — all to no avail. *sigh*

I have been toying with the idea of doing a clean install at my server and importing posts..but I still can’t bring myself to do that. Maybe that’s because I know that all other pages and permalinks are working perfectly. It’s just the freaking homepage that’s busted. Just one page, and yet it has made me crazy for the rest of the day yesterday and it’s making me crazy until now..

 Is it the index.php? Do I rename it? But I already did that. Put values in the category tag? Already did that too. Deleted cookies? Done. Deactivated plugins? Done. Revert to default theme? Done. Done. Done.

My mind’s twisted now. Can’t think straight. Can’t sleep. I even dream of this, I think. I wake up to playing with scripts, Google-ing, lurking the threads, asking help from friends…but still, here I am. I feel that nobody can really help me at this time. Not only is it frustrating. It’s also physically, intellectually and emotionally draining.

 I don’t for how long I can endure this. I just hope that before I eventually give up, I wish this has been fixed already. I’m so tired. I want to rest, sleep, procrastinate and tell myself that I can still do this tomorrow..but I just can’t keep it off my mind. It haunts me..this horrible problem..haunts me even in my sleep, even while watching TV or eating. 

Oh, please God..help me. Fix the code for me. Or better yet, just do your thing…fix it miraculously without me lifting a finger..

Welcome To The Beginning

For a time, a long time, I blogged almost without fail..as consistent as I can at ADayInTheLifeOfRJ.com. It has been my favorite blog, a self-hosted one,. powered by WordPress. I loved the freedom and control that WordPress gave me, specially because it was a self-hosted blog. I install whatever plugin I choose, upload any theme I like and even edit php files as if I’m a pro (of course, I’m not a pro..).

But this recent update to version 2.6 has hurt me a lot. It’s very frustrating for me. I just couldn’t take it. I’ve always been the patient, persistent and persevering kind..I don’t give up easily. Nor do I lose hope. But this recent bug in that recent release which has caused me and a whole lot more of WordPress users to have blank pages is just too frustrating and disappointing. Hell, one of the toughest issues I had to deal with online.

My first blog has been with Blogger and I was content for a long time, until I felt the need to switch to WordPress because the many plugins I’ve been seeing had me drooling over my keyboard. That’s just me, always ready to try new things. It went on pretty fine and I had a great time., really. Until this new update came along. 

Right now, as I write this, I’m still working on fixes I research from the wonderful world of Google..but so far, no joy.

I hope I fix this. I’m just too tired now. I’m feeling cranky and grumpy from that sleepless night I had..I loved WordPress..but like many people I’ve loved in the past, it did not love me back — at least the way I expected it to..

And so begins this rjmarmol.i.ph blog.. aptly titled “The Reformed Blogger”. So far, it’s been very promising and intuitive. I’m loving it. I hope this time, I find what I’m looking for…because if I do, I’m never gonna leave..Never. 

Welcome to the beginning.