yes, use your ftp client and click on the .htaccess file and change attributes to 777. You will find it in your public_html folder where your wordpress files and folders should be.
Don’t forget to change it back to 644 when you are done.
@claytonjames and @alchymyth – why are you distroying this man’s happiness about his blog? let him choose and use whatever he wants. positive opinions are welcomed but the negative one doesn`t bring anything good.