I'm going through The Change

So, I've been hearing for months that I need to buy my own blog domain.

That it's what all the cool bloggers are doing.

Darn peer pressure. And darn my bargain-lovin' heart.

Because when I learned it only cost $10 to buy my own domain from Blogger, I was sold. I figured it was a total steal; Ten bucks later, and I'd be the proud little owner of my proud little blog.

And then pride went before the fall.

Because every comment any of you dears left me, before what will henceforth be referred to as "The Change," was gone.

Vanished.

Poof!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I actually screamed. Aloud. Just like that.

Because my heart is broken, and my comments are gone.

My blog's gone brittle.

Hours after I made The Change, they'd all vanished. Every. Single. Comment.

Somebody find me a paper bag to breathe into.

And, quick! Somebody fan me! I think I'm having a hot flash!

So, yeah, my domain is all my own. Blah, blah, blah. Look up at your address bar and see it: www.brittsbeat.com. Blah, blah, blah. No more .blogspot for me. Blah blah blah. Isn't it awesome? Blah blah blah.

I wish I was more excited.

But I'm mostly just mad at Google and Blogger and the Internet at large, as the only tricks I know - refresh the page, restart my browser, and cry - aren't working.

And the Blogger Help forums are a) confusing me, and b) scaring the bejeebers out of me, as apparently worse things have happened to others when they have undergone The Change, and I'm wondering if it's catching.

So, needless to say, it's going to be a little hectic around these parts through the weekend as I figure out exactly what I've gotten myself into.

If you can offer any help or advice at all, I'd really appreciate it. And, heck, if you can just leave a comment, so I know that people can at least still comment, I'd be most grateful.

Everyone should be re-directed over to the new domain - no questions asked - within the next two days (if not already), but if you do have trouble accessing my blog (old domain or new), please send me an e-mail at britr@ufl.edu.

Thank you, in advance, for your patience! And Happy Thursday!

Updated to add: As of 8:23a.m. this morning, all comments have returned! Hallejuah! Thank you, Blogger! Turns out, it just takes a while to transition the old blog over. Which means I can now add one more skill to the list of tried-and-true Internet tricks I know how to do when things aren't working: refresh my page, restart my browser, cry, and BLOG ABOUT IT. Duh. Guess I should have thought of that earlier.