Bloglines to upgrade, edited

Bloglines has been very frustrating of late — in some cases feeds weren’t updated for several days. Happily, the people who run the service seem to be aware of the problem. Their news release from a couple of days ago says:

We’re not going to beat around the bush about this. Bloglines performance has sucked eggs lately. Why? In short, Bloglines has been busting at the seams like the Incredible Hulk.

All of us here at Bloglines have been foregoing sleep and social lives over the past several months to keep Bloglines running and preparing for our move to a new access center (with bigger britches and a very elastic waistline).

So hang tight because there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. The move will happen soon; we’ll keep you posted.

Incredible Hulk? Sucked eggs? The entry might be hard to understand for anybody who has a perfectly fine command of the English language yet happens to lack familiarity with American colloquialisms and cultural references.

Here’s a translation:

We have to admit that Blogline’s performance has been very poor lately. Why? Because Bloglines has been growing at an incredible rate.

All of us here at Bloglines have been working overtime for the past several months to keep Bloglines running. We’re also preparing for our move to a new data center, which will provide us with more processing power and sufficient room for future growth.

So please be patient because things are going to improve. The move will happen soon; we’ll keep you informed.