The Launch, the postmortem

The launch of ::JUSTDonal:: version 3.2 was billed as the greatest event in the history of information technology. It was to be the culmination of tens if not hundreds of man hours, and the entire team had poured it's heart and soul into what would be our crowning achievement in internet columning. The tension, and excitement was running high as the four columnists ran through the final steps of the process, with percission and expertese like a NASA launch, as we reached the one minute mark and the process unfolded, Donal warned all of us in that MSN chat window, that there may be some teething problems, what transpired however went beyond that ::JUSTDonal::'s teething problems became full on dental surgeory to remove all four wisdom teeth and take severeal days off work, when nothing, and I really mean nothing, worked!

The diagnosis to the problem, TOO many hits, trying to download TOO many images, from the image hosting server geocities. The cure play the waiting game, and between you and me the waiting game sucks.

At the gala charity premier fans and celebrities were left bemused by the lack of images. Here is what just some of the had to say.

Michael Jackson "[in a girly voice] It is the most shameful, and embarrasing thing I have ever
witnessed"

Irish Film Censor John Kelleher "I should give it an 18 cert for wasting my time"

Hugh Grant said "I'm in down town L.A. and I'm at this piece of crap, I could be off getting a young[censored due to a court injunction]

Mr T said "I pity the fool, who messed up the pictures"

George W. Bush "We must continue to fight terrorism in all it's forms, home and abroad" (which frankly wasn't in any way relating to the question he was asked but what can you do)

Dermott Skehan (Donal's Father) "I always said he'd never amount to anything, he's a failure, and that's there all there is to it."

Govenor of California Arnold Swarg ahem hmm well we all know who i mean and just becuase i cant spell means nothing "Ist wast ze vurst vebsit eva, it reminded me of wen i waz a yung kinderlink and ve had ze [shouts] DIST ICHEN SPRECKIN NUCKEN DOCKEN BORK

Bill Gates "I'm far too rich to care"

And what did the columnists say? (and these are real)

Paul: I have to go do colledge work, good luck.

BASICALLY BRIAN: Yes my lovely jessica i am aware that the pictures don't work, thanks ever so much for brining it to my attention, now would you jolly wel let me fix it (or words to that effect)

Jonathan: Oh god I don't know what to do

::JUSTDonal:: BRIAN you've failed me!


BUT everyhting seems to be working well now, and I really think Donal did a great job on the graphics, and the problems last night couldn't be helped. Go to the messaeg board or leave a comment to tell Donal how well he did!

Tomorrow... LETTER OF THE WEEK RETURNS- The Queen Elizabeth II version