So last night after midnight I checked my Google Analytics page like I compulsively do every night (I have a weird thing for data…mmm, data!). I thought I’d have a couple more hits since my book review seemed to be fairly popular. I was getting about 100 a day, then 500 the day Pharyngula linked to me about the urban dictionary entry. I was thinking maybe it would be 800 now or something.
Holy shit.
10,000 hits yesterday! I went from 20 sites referring to my blog to 155. What the hell? I totally didn’t expect that to happen. I honestly thought the only people who’d read that post were my friends who had been listening to me whine about the book while I was reading it. Especially since it was so gigantic, and most internet people scream “tl;dr” at anything more than three paragraphs. Hell, I wasn’t even trying to be funny. I just needed to rant in my ranty way, which apparently is amusing?
Wow. Well…uh, hello random internet people!
The only scary part is that 90% of the Google searches that led people here involved the now infamous phrase “gobbler of whangs.” I’m not so sure how I feel being so closely associated with that…hmmm…
Friend: you’re close to being a D-list internet celebrity now
Me: yay
Me: I’m terrified that when the author finds my review, he’s going to email me crying and threatening to kill himself or something
Friend: If he does, post it!
I think I speak for the rest of the horde of random internet people who found your blog thanks to P.Z. that if the rest of the site is even a tenth as awesome as the book review, we’ll enjoy reading on.
I think I speak for the rest of the horde of random internet people who found your blog thanks to P.Z. that if the rest of the site is even a tenth as awesome as the book review, we’ll enjoy reading on.
D'awwww, thanks! <3 I'll strive to remain at least 10% as witty as that post at all times. No pressure… *gulp*
D’awwww, thanks! <3 I’ll strive to remain at least 10% as witty as that post at all times. No pressure… *gulp*
I come here because of that post on friendlyatheist. Your blog is one of my three favorite atheist related blogs I read every night.
I come here because of that post on friendlyatheist. Your blog is one of my three favorite atheist related blogs I read every night.
Shhh. Just pretend we’re not here.:)
Shhh. Just pretend we’re not here.:)
I’m with Parkinson. I discovered your site after Mehant Mehta posted the article about your debate, and I’ve been reading daily ever since.I like your writing style and odd sense of humor. Keep up the good work!
I’m with Parkinson. I discovered your site after Mehant Mehta posted the article about your debate, and I’ve been reading daily ever since.I like your writing style and odd sense of humor. Keep up the good work!
You have been Pharyngulated. Put up a poll that we may crash it.
You have been Pharyngulated. Put up a poll that we may crash it.
You get the same thing with Phil Plait’s Bad Astronomy. His readers liked a post and the next thing I know, my server starts groaning under what ended up as a four day long assault.May hyper-bloggers with 2 million hits a month send much traffic your way!
You get the same thing with Phil Plait’s Bad Astronomy. His readers liked a post and the next thing I know, my server starts groaning under what ended up as a four day long assault.May hyper-bloggers with 2 million hits a month send much traffic your way!