About a year ago I started this blog with only a vague idea of what the point of it was going to be. Over the course of that year, my original idea has evolved, but I think the blog has become better for it and I hope it continues to evolve. That’s how things keep from getting stale.
I’m rather impressed with myself that I didn’t abandon it. There have been more times than I’d like to count that I didn’t feel like making a post. I didn’t have anything to write about, nothing I wanted to say. But I scrapped some words together and slapped it on the blog and called it a post. And it didn’t turn out too bad. It’s another shot in the arm for my self-esteem and my discipline. I can pull it together, even when I don’t feel like it.
The place isn’t been overrun by traffic, but I never expected it to be. Five hits a day and I’m happy. That’s five more hits than I’d ever thought I’d get. I figured that outside of a few friends reading occasionally, this place would pretty much be a left alone thing.
But the bits and pieces have added up and in the first year, this blog has logged over 2,000 views. So for the people who have read my blog posts, thanks. I really appreciate it. You give me the warm fuzzies.
For the record, my five most popular posts:
-Friday Funtimes–Rerun Junkie: Starsky and Hutch
-Friday Funtimes–Rerun Junkie: Hawaii 5-0
-Friday Funtimes–Rerun Junkie: The Monkees
-Writing Wednesday–Deadlines: Breaking Them
-Friday Funtimes–Video: We’re From Chicago! Yeah!
Don’t think I don’t notice the pattern.
The top five search terms:
-the monkees
-kiki writes wordpress
-the monkeys
-starsky and hutch
-pickle wraps
Five weirdest search terms:
-“hostel” “stalls didn’t have”
-deranged vietnam vet sniper hooks
-huge titties weightless environment
-new hawaii 5-0 homoerotic
-pregnant firefox mascot
The sad thing is that I know what post each of those searches are probably linked to. It’s amazing the kind of things people look for on the internet, but if they end up here and like what they read, I guess I can’t be too judgmental now can I?
(Yeah, I probably will be.)
So overall, I’m pretty happy with how my first year of blogging has gone. In many ways it’s been a lot better than I thought it’d be and I’m thrilled with that.
Now to keep it up and continue to get better during the next year.
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