Technology Isn't Infallible.....

I thought it was.

I took faith in the fact that the words I posted to the screen would be there each time I logged on. I was a slave to building the site, organizing the screens, linking this to that, posting trivia and articles and quotes of the week. Then there was all the time spent roleplaying- coaxing the storyline along bit by bit, with twists and turns thrown in by other members; a never ending matrix of characters, plots and dialogue. 2 months of hours in front of the computer. Carpal tunnel syndrome, stacks of dishes in the sink, and a frustrated husband could not keep me from my addiction.

And then it was gone.

All I had was a time-warped page showing September 9, 2005. A "restored" version of my baby, which had fallen subject to a massive server crash on the host. It was little consolation that I was not alone in my misery. They were all gone.

And no recourse except to rebuild. And so it begins again.