saving files can save you

Disaster took hold of me last night. I accidentally deleted my blog template. It happened so fast, I didn’t even realize what I have done until I previewed my blog. The only thing I saw was the heading and the html code (<$BloogerSomething$> and the rest are blank. No menu bar, no side links, no post, nothing. And what’s worst is that I don’t have a back up file of my precious masterpiece. Panic ran over me and instinct said to call my fiancé and ask him to download the template again (there’s something wrong with my winzip, I get an error message every time I open the file). I had a flicker of hope for a second and it all disappeared when he said that he’s playing (the never ending online game – Khan) and he needs a level up. Arrgh! I was so angry but couldn’t do anything since he’s thousands of kilometers away from my home. It was around 11pm and the clock is ticking, so I did everything in what I thought could possibly bring my blog back to life. I tried downloading the html codes of the template again for the nth time but still receiving the same errors over and over again. I then downloaded an updated version of winzip (thinking thatI might be using the lower version)but still the errors kept on coming. As my left and right brain worked hand in hand to solve my problem, I got an idea to view the source of a sample ad template which had the same layout as mine. Though in different color combination, it was the least of my problem. I then opened a standard blogger template and compared both side by side so I can get the exact placement of each html commands. And after 4 long ghastly hours of trial and error preview and clear edits and undos. I’ve finally got the right codes in place and my blog is back to normal.

[Sorry to Echa, who browsed through my blog last night and saw the error]Now, you guys know what happened last night. I know there’s no one to be blamed for what happened but me. But I’m only human, I commit mistakes you know and besides it was an unfortunate accident. I’m not an IT person, so saving online data on a local file is not a second nature to me. It doesn’t come naturally. So now, every time I’m editing my template, a notepad is always open for saving the new file.

So, SAVE your Files! It can save you from sleepless nights.