So, over the weekend one of the MySQL databases for the Members Only gallery went down. I contacted our host and got that fixed right quick, and the problem inspired me to do some needed technical maintenance on the gallery (and I found a neat new skin to use!). During my initial perusal of what needed to be done, I saw that there was a new version of the core module for the Gallery2 installation, which is logically the first update someone would do during tech maintenance.

But--surprise of all surprises--something went wrong. Even though I was using the upgrade method that the Gallery2 website says is the most reliable and thorough, something had to go wrong. And I could contact our host again, or I could use the weekend to reinstall the whole thing and do a certain upgrade project I've been thinking about for the site. And you know how I can be... once I conceive about how something could be better, it will never be good enough until then.

If everything goes right (and of course, it will!) gallery navigation will get better and more intuitive, and I'll be another step closer to bringing this site to a point where I can get back to producing content instead of thinking about how it needs to be improved. And that's good!

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