Having a go at RSS Feeds

Well it is all interesting and great way to get the information you want but again I have been "clicking around" too much - am I doing something wrong? I had to log into blogs, subscribe, verify email by going back to gmail and then I could pick up feeds . I'm finding subscribing and validation a pain. No, it says there is a problem wih this database and to try again later. Frustrating times. Stay tuned will report back later.