Why Active Rain is Like Church

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Why Active Rain is Like Church

CrossWith all the Server Error 500 messages I kept getting yesterday, I swear I was at Catholic Mass: you were up, then you were down, you were up, then you were down, you were up, then you were down, you did alot of praying, chanted some words (although, not the ones to be uttered in the actual house of the Lord) and, eventually, sang the praises of God when the error messages deceased.  In fact, I think I'm going to count it as a visit to Our Lady of the Valley. 

I'm very grateful that the Powers That Be at Active Rain got us going again.  I might have gone through withdrawals if I couldn't interact with my Active Rain peeps.  Now I must go say five Hail Marys, five Our Fathers and confess my sins for uttering those blasphemies.  My mother-in-law would be so proud!  By the way, thanks for providing me with blog fodder for my 31 Days of Blogging in January.

Heather Chavez, Real Estate Virtual Assistants - Second Self Virtual Assistance: When There Isn't Enough of You to Go Around!

* I don't wish to offend anyone.  This is all meant in fun.  If I have offended any good Catholics out there, please forgive me and take it in the in the strictly "tongue-in-cheek" manner to which I meant it.  Thanks.

Comments (19)

Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
A moving experience!

LOL... very funny!

Jan 04, 2011 08:02 AM
Ava Anderson
A-Z Atlanta Realty - Snellville, GA
Selling Atlanta from A-Z!

Love it Heather!  I thought it was just me, but that's a good analogy.

Jan 04, 2011 08:04 AM
Kelly Anderson
ActiveRain - Bellevue, WA

Heather, this made me laugh out loud!  Thanks for having such a great attitude about all of this and glad to hear it's working for you now.

Jan 04, 2011 08:31 AM
Heather Chavez
Second Self Virtual Assistance - Caldwell, ID
Real Estate Virtual, Assistant (928) 692-3235

Thanks, Alan.

It's definitely NOT just you, Ava.  Alot of people were frustrated yesterday.  I'm just glad they got things fixed. 

It was frustrating yesterday, Kelly.  Especially when I lost most of the draft I was writing for a client was lost (some piece of brilliance that had to be rewritten all over again, which never seems to be as brilliant as before).  Alas, today is a new day, order is restored and I am quite happy to laugh about it now.  Glad I could make you giggle, too :)

Jan 04, 2011 08:59 AM
Anna Banana Kruchten CRS, CRB, Phoenix Broker
HomeSmart Real Estate BR030809000 - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

OMG - this is too darn funny you bad girl!!  That brings me right back to my catholic upbringing and all the mass ups and downs.....I'm glad I wasn't back in the rain while it was all going on. Guess I was lucky this time around.  They sure did get it fixed fast - praise the lord!!!

Jan 04, 2011 09:50 AM
Heather Chavez
Second Self Virtual Assistance - Caldwell, ID
Real Estate Virtual, Assistant (928) 692-3235

Amen, Anna.  It was very frustrating yesterday.  But, like I said, I can laugh about it today.

Jan 04, 2011 10:13 AM
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
A moving experience!

I'm still not sure I'm up for laughing about it, but at least I can hook up my Active Rain IV-drip, (my knees hurt).

Jan 04, 2011 10:38 AM
Heather Chavez
Second Self Virtual Assistance - Caldwell, ID
Real Estate Virtual, Assistant (928) 692-3235

Don't you know that you need to wear skid pads underneath your pants when you pray, er, I mean log in to Active Rain, Alan?

Jan 04, 2011 10:53 AM
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

Heather, I guess I am lucky as I did't see a one.  I was on early and late.   AR is slow tonight, but so far no ERROR!

Jan 04, 2011 11:03 AM
Renee Marrs Caperton
Marrs & Associates - Corsicana, TX
Realtor - Corsicana Texas Real Estate

I tried several times to connect too.  I thought it was just my connection...glad everything is running smooth again.

Jan 04, 2011 01:29 PM
Joni Bailey
101 Main St. Realty - Huntsville, TX
Your Huntsville / Lake Livingston Area REALTORĀ®

Bah-ha-Ha-ha-HA! This is too funny! Thanks for the chuckle! I'm amused at how many of showed withdrawal symptoms! :OD

Jan 04, 2011 03:27 PM
Kaera Mims
Liz Moore & Associates - Fort Monroe, VA
Associate Broker, e-PRO, REALTOR; Hampton, Newport News, York Co.

So judging by your post, I guess it was a good thing I was not up here yesterday. Funny post; thanks for sharing and for the laugh!

Jan 04, 2011 06:17 PM
Heather Chavez
Second Self Virtual Assistance - Caldwell, ID
Real Estate Virtual, Assistant (928) 692-3235

It was very frustrating, William.  Even if you weren't trying to write a post, commenting was a chore.  But, the AR gods have fixed it.  Yay!

Jan 05, 2011 01:52 AM
Heather Chavez
Second Self Virtual Assistance - Caldwell, ID
Real Estate Virtual, Assistant (928) 692-3235

It definitely wasn't just you, Renee.  Many members had issues.  It's all good now, though.  Whew!

I think we made need an intervention, Joni. :)

I strive to put a smile on at least one person's face everyday, Kaera.  It increases your face value. :)

Jan 05, 2011 01:53 AM
Mary Yonkers
Alan Kells School of Real Estate/Howard Hanna Real Estate - Erie, PA
Erie/PA Real Estate Instructor

Love the comparison as I grew Catholic, but yesterday  I just disconnected and went shopping.  No need to repent.  Bye>>>>>

Jan 05, 2011 06:45 AM
Wallace S. Gibson, CPM
Gibson Management Group, Ltd. - Charlottesville, VA
LandlordWhisperer

Heather * I'm glad it's BACK!  I had a NASCAR post about Junior Johnson's NEW racing team for his son all ready to Go!!! 45 days to the Daytona 500!!

Jan 05, 2011 06:58 AM
Heather Chavez
Second Self Virtual Assistance - Caldwell, ID
Real Estate Virtual, Assistant (928) 692-3235

I like what you did better, Mary.  And you got to spend it with mother, too.  How awesome!

YAY, Wallace!  I'm so excited.  I am now in Idaho where there is NO NASCAR track.  Bummer!  But, my husband and I are hoping we may be able to do some traveling over the season, preferably to Phoenix.  Our friends say that's a great track, too.  I'm experiencing serious NASCAR withdrawals.

Jan 05, 2011 02:35 PM
Erby Crofutt
B4 U Close Home Inspections&Radon Testing (www.b4uclose.com) - Lexington, KY
The Central Kentucky Home Inspector, Lexington KY

Ya gotta remember, NEVER EVER WRITE A POST IN THE RAIN!  Now you know why.  Write it in Word, Notepad, Scribefire, anything but in the Rain.

Ya gotta use protection when interacting in the Rain.

I also try to make sure to hit Ctrl C to copy my comment before hittting the submit button if it's a longer involved comment that I don't want to rewrite because I've lost a few of those too!

Jan 06, 2011 01:42 AM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Heather - good points!    I had too much to do in business to WAIT and WAIT for AR to just comment.   I came back later in the day to finish, and it was much better!    You did show good attitude!

Jan 06, 2011 02:30 AM

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