My word count for today – it’s not pretty

It’s 1:38 am as I’m starting to write this post. Insomniac? Yes, that’s me. I figured that, since I can’t sleep, I might as well do the next best thing at this late hour … write. Did you think I was going to say “have s-e-x”? Well, yes, that would have been the next best thing if I wasn’t alone right now. But, since I am alone, the laptop is my companion and writing is my release.

Yesterday I wrote a total of … waaaait for it … nada … zip … zilch … big, fat zero words. Unless you count the many usernames, passwords, WordPress plugin searches and installs, and countless other what-nots I had to do to make my website be more than your basic list of posts. If you count  those then I wrote more than Stephen King on his average day.

You know what I’ve learned after all that? I’ve learned that when a plugin description says “easy installation” you should be very wary. The only easy part of the installation is clicking the “Install” button. After that, be ready to pull your hairs out as you will:

• be directed to the plugin’s own website;
• be forced to create a new account, new username, and new password just to get your activation key;
• make all kinds of settings changes in this new account;
• realize that, to get the kind of look you’re aiming for, you’ll need to upgrade to the Pro version which is, of course, $89/year or more;
• deactivate the plugin, curse its developer, and wish you could get the hour you’ve just wasted trying to figure out this thing back somehow.

Oh, I’ve also learned that I really wish I could hire someone to do all this back-end stuff. Someday, when I’m rich and famous, I’ll do just that. Until then, I’m going to be ready to say what Jimmy Sr. Rabbitte, of “The Barrytown Trilogy” by Roddy Doyle, said to his wife one rainy morning at breakfast: “It looks like another f*ck of a day.”

If you haven’t read that series … you should. Once you get used to the language, it’s awesome.

Now that I’ve got all that off my chest maybe I’ll be able to get some sleep. Good night, folks!