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One Is the Loneliest Number

This ActiveRain blogger arises each day and repeats the same routine EVERY morning since March of 2007. She gets up and showers and gets ready to start the day. Bright eyed, bushy tailed and energized she trots to her desk.

The aroma of freshly brewed coffee is in the air. Ah, her husband has already made the coffee and has her pc up and ready to go. She logs in and takes her first sip of coffee and checks her email. Nope...the automatic emails from ActiveRain are still not on....but hey, she's thinking about turning it off anyway.

She focuses on her emails first and after responding to all she moves them to the appropriate client folder. Now, for the excitement that has been building up while getting through the emails.

She clicks on the internet knowing it is set to automatically go to ActiveRain....and ...and....and.... NOTHING but a "internal server error" and the rest white screen!

Oh, no! The cha cha is messed up now!

Now what?

Click on Twitter and enter a few comments.
Email seller's agent C-51 Home Inspection - Request for Repairs
Check to see if AR is back up...nope
Enter a new listing into Postlets
Check to see if AR is back up...nope
Decide to put the Postlets listing into Craigslist for Open House today
Make copies of Roof Warranty, POA and Seller's Disclosure to give to seller
Check to see if AR is back up....nope
Fold clothes that just came out of the dryer
Check Twitter to see if anyone responded
Check to see if AR is back up...nope
Update my www.hawaiihomesmarket.com website
Update my www.hawaiihomesmarket.com/blog site (I just made this one)
Check to see if AR is back up....yup!
Go back to Twitter to see if anyone responded while writing this post. YUP. Answer ...
Continue writing this post.

I found out one thing today. It can get very lonely if I have only ONE place to go blog and socialize. I now know why Twitter is a good thing. Everyone was over there twittering this morning.

Jeff Turner told me to not trip on the why about Twitter...... and now I know why.

Posted by Celeste "SALLY" Cheeseman HAWAII Relocations & Real Estate on 06/01/2008 02:09 PM

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65 Comments on One Is the Loneliest Number

JUN

2008

ok this week I am going on vacation and will get my twitter account set up and my blog world clearned up

Eric Reid, Managing Broker Renaissance Realty Group Inc. Short Sale Certified Graduate Harris Real Estate University Office: 404-921-2067 x 102 Fax: 770-513-4443 Search All Georgia Homes for Sale at www.GeorgiaOnlineHomes.com

It's such a TERRIBLE thing!!! How can we suffer if we can't suffer together and share our sorrow? At least you had some coffee... otherwise that would have been a TERRIBLE morning.

Eric: That's nice.... Could you remove your advertising from the comment? Thanks.

Bill: That's pretty funny. But true. A morning without coffee. Hmmm...

I am going to have to sign up for a Twitter account. I have heard about it before, but I keep hearing about it more and more lately.

Sally~ I know what you mean, I look forward to the 'rain and my coffee first thing every morning too! I am just now able to get "on" today and it is after 2:oo in the afternoon- good thing it is saturday! I signed on twitter a while back, but I guess I don't get "it"... maybe I will figure it out eventually....

Sally,

I got a note from AR the other day saying that they were changing out servers this weekend. So hopefully it is nothing more then working out the kinks in some new hardware. I know it is frustrating not being able to blog.

Sis - I must admit, I was kind of uneasy with not being able to log on. I was threatening myself in writing a killer blog on MySpace. Alas, now there's no need:-)

Sally~ Is Jason really your brother? Just curious about that....

Good afternoon Sally - Cute post. I didn't know about postlets, so I am going to check out that site. Thanks.

Sally - I can totally relate to this feeling. I have been frustrated a few times lately - it seems like the time I have been available to get on AR has been "proxy server error" time.

The Muldowney Team: Come join! When AR goes down (or even if it doesn't) we can conglomerate for awhile :)

Vickie: All I know is it's a 'backup' for regrouping (in my mind) :)

Larry: Yup...and no matter what...I am like a magnet...right back to AR as soon as it's up :)

Lil Bro: Yeah...I know what you mean....but you got up the interview...and that's what matters :)

Vickie: He's the bro I wish I had. :) The kind I can give a noogie on the head to and he'll dare not say anything.....yeah, right.

Pam: I like being able to utilze all that's available for clients.

Jason: But just think...when it's up and running..it's wonderful! They're always looking for ways to improve...which is a good thing :)

Thanks, I will have to check out Twitter. See, we learn something new everyday when it "rains".

Patrick: Sure do... but alas....always back here AS SOON AS IT"S UP....lol!

I too had a moring without AR, it is funny coffee and AR in the moru=ing is highly addictive!

Hi Sally,

I did not even know Twitter existed. I am on my way there now.

Sally - Your morning was similar to mine - I had set aside time for AR - had to move on - withdrawel pains!

Crystal: Sure is...but that's what happens with a bunch of determination for blogging.

Patrick: See you there!

Virginia: No kidding!

Sally, the only thing that really bothers me about Active Rain being down and then up and then down, the powers that be NEVER tell us what is going on. You would think their networking gurus would have this system figured out by now with the 89,000 of us. If you figure it out, let me know. Cause when I check in and server error is reported I'm off to do other things for several hours.

Woo Hoo...

I have used the time AR has been done to spend some time with Blog Boy, write a post with him and hang out at the pool. I really don't mind when AR goes down. It forces me to remember there's a real world out there and actually kinda fun. But you of all people know how I feel about spending too much in the virtual world :)

TLW...ROAR!

Sally,

As I was reading this post, smiling of course, I was thinking it seemed like a Big Twitter!!! I'm a little more impatient than you... my "Check to see if AR is back up...nope" is more rapid fire AK 22 style!!! LOL, Thanks, Fran

Gary: And that's most likely the best thing. We get things done in the outside world.

TLW: Yeah...that's why I wrote what I was doing in between. No pool for me...just pools of water in my ceiling from a flood upstairs. :)

Fran: Well, I wasn't going into detail...it was probably far more than I mentioned :) In the meantime, I got everything done...including blow drying my hair!

Sally,

Being follically challenged...I only need a towel!!! :) Thanks, Fran

P.S. Does that mean I have 'Green Hair'...ouch

Sally-I love twitter and I have fun with it and learn from it...I saw someone looking for a REALTOR again online..this has happened a few times since being on twitter. Just like you I have always ran to the rain but lately I just go to twitter so I don't get so upset..its me twitter, the twits coffee and my cats in the morning.

Sally, I really have to check out Twitter, everyone seems to love it. I've been challanged as well during the day trying to get onto AR when I'm home---lately it's been having it's share of difficulties staying up and running.

Fran: Makes for a great sci-fi movie if we all went 'smooth'. :)

Midori: Hmmmm maybe I gotta check the chat on Twitter in the am :)

Carole: Please join...I like all my friends chatting and tweeting or whatever you call it.... I've started to keep both open today. :)

Hi Sally,

Internall server error 502 for the second morning in a row! One day I can adjust and drink my coffee out on the patio, but the second day, this guy wasn't a happy camper. I hope Rain isn't going to update their systems on our time. LOL

Hal: You're funny. Well, goes with the territory and I noticed that navigating (when it is up) is going way quicker.

You really are addicted! You need a 12 step program.

Kelly: Who me? Well...maybe you're right. Want to join that program with me ?

Now you are doing twitter too? Your are completely hooked. :)

I can barely find the time to keep up here on AR.

Sally looks like you and me are creatures of habit. I also have the same routine every morning, but I do not think that ActiveRain is ready for a description of that yet ......... LOL

Randy: What else what I supposed to do LOL! I gotta go get ready for Open.

George: Well, let's just hope if you do a video of that routine you're dressed lol!

Hey, Sally! Yeah, it sort of goofs with my morning when the white screen and black letters! And you're a bunch of hours behind us, so you either got up really early, or AR was down for a really long time!

Sally, What a cute blog. I know I have withdrawals now when I can't get in the Rain these days, and find myself popping back in that tab, and checking it just in case it came back up. Rain is always tabbed in my browser these days. Is that addiction? LOL

Hey Sally, I am a new rainer and I thought to myself this morning "Is active rain like this all the time?" I wanted to start some blogs but after getting the proxy server error message I too wondered where do I go from here!

Hi Sally,

I'm just getting on now, it seemed like forever! LOL! :)

Hi Sally..I guess AR world was experience a group "moment" this AM!

Sorry about my anonymous comment yesterday but AR keeps logging me out(but not kicking me out) and I don't notice until I can't read something or my subscribed list has changed...annoying!

Pat: Apparently a long time down...at least I got to get on before going to do an Open House :) Bob: The "just in case" scenario...I do that...often. Hahaha. One thing is for sure...the anticipation for it to come back is sheer relief when it does. I love this place :) Desiraee: Not to fear....they are up and running and all the bugs will get worked out quick. Suzanne: Well, better late than never! Joan: I figured it was someone who knew me....seemed 'familiar'.

Sally, same here. It was traumatic. Finally I had a Sunday and time to blog but noooooo. I need to figure out how to twitter. I was really lonely.

The coffee smells good! Later in the rain~Deb

JUN

2008

Debra: Next time you get lonely email me...we can chat back and forth :) Or...you can join Twitter and see all the AR people there too!

I got to check out this twitter thing...When AR is down I get bored!

Sally- I know how that feels! I have my set times for Active Rain too and hate it when that internal service error rears its ugly head:)

Sally - I went through the same thing and after several attempts gave up until evening!

Gary: Come on down! The thing I like about it is no matter what time I go on I see our AR friends! Katerina: Look at the bright side...right now it's 24 hours later...and I'm having my coffee, checked my email and now responding on ....AR! B&B: Today's a new day!

Woo Hoo! Your day sounds full and part seems entertaining but I haven't been to Twitter. I guess one day I should make my way over there and maybe I will find some friends there, whatdoyathink? (new word).

How's the mold thing coming?

Hey William! Well, new friends and friends you already have are there :) Insurance company is sending investigator/adjuster and after our association :)

JUN

2008

Sally, It is always refreshing to read your posts. Keep on twittering. Malama pono

Sally- no twittering for me.....but I do love my coffee :) Now if you were to tell me the coffee pot broke I would get upset, AR not working...just well....it is working isn't it? LOL.....amazing how dependent we can become on things.

Sally, Your are a twittering fool aren't you? I like your post!

Robert Swetz

Sally, your day starts like mine, emails first, then Active Rain to see what I missed. Then check in with twitter, maybe write a post or start one. I'm keeping my contacts and clients first priority, you can get so absorbed in these social networks that the day can go quickly by.

Are you documenting your day because you are losing your memory?:)

Sally it is funny how when AR goes down the mind wanders and tries to figure out where the next best place is to head to :)

Sally, sounds like you had all the symptoms of Active Rain withdrawal. Here's hoping you don't need to experience this too often!

Hey Sally,

Your right, one is not the number to have, the problem I find is having enough time to manage all my blogs, social networking sites and still be on the street selling homes.

Aloha!

X-kama'aina off the rock for 20 years

I've actually been quite discouraged by the Interanal Server Errors - if my clients can't get to my blogs why write them?

I realize that these errors don't occur all the time but they do occur frequently enough to concern me. :-(

I only have limited time to play on here and it's frustration when I can't - then I get behind. I still have a gazillion comments to comment on from the other day!

Double whammy occurs when both AR and Twitter are down! I had a really bad day the other day when not only were AR and Twitter down, but so was the real estate message board I visit! I felt like I needed therapy!