I don’t really care about stats so much that I check them constantly. But I do notice when I hit a big fancy round number.
700 followers.
(Ignore that number over there on the sidebar → where WP insists on adding in my paltry twitter followers…)
Thank you, freaks! Oh, you’ve got to have some freak in you if you’re reading this. You know I’m right. Even if you didn’t when you entered… you do now. I’m the freakmaker. (Now I’m just making up words.)
Of course, I know 700 is nothing to some. I don’t care… it’s a lot to me. And of course, I know less than half (oh, probably less than less than half…) of the 700 read a damn word I post. But I still don’t care.
I know I say this every time I pass what I consider to be a milestone, but I just have to repeat it. I never thought 700 people would click follow. Hell, I never thought 20 people would.
So then I looked at my other numbers… because the 700 looked so fancy…
429 posts
24,554 views
13,484 likes
11,186 comments
That just looks huge to me. It feels like prom queen all over again. Unlikely, unexpected, and a bit ridiculous. (I have got to find a picture of that dress… since it was apparently tiara-worthy…)
Thank you all again… I appreciate you. I wish I could send you all flowers… or wine… or chocolate… or whatever gift you prefer. Coffee? Tea? Me? Ha!
I thought I’d share these, too, since I find them so amusing…
And on a completely unrelated note, I heard this song today and was reminded of how much I love it. So you get it, too, should you choose to listen to it.
Congratulations.Happy for you!
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Thanks!
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I love Echo and the Bunnymen! I have a short story based on this song in my archives. They (well Ian McCulloch and one other original member…) came to Philly a couple years ago. I dragged a very unhappy H to see them in concert. They were ok… Ian is bitter and he got super drunk during the show… Ah, well.
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I’ve seen a few artists on their throwback tours. They’re never as good as they were originally! Still fun… but not the same…
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Sad but true!
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Congrats! 🎈🎁🎉🎂
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Thank you!
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Aren’t the search terms hilarious? I have seen some on mine that make me wonder just how in the hell they relate to anything I’ve posted. 😃
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Well…. I can see how these relate… mostly… 🙂
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True. It still kinda freaks me out that someone can do a search and have one of my posts pop up. Not sure I like that level of accessibility much.
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Yeah, I don’t usually think about it… but it is kind of weird. Especially with some of the search terms I’ve seen!
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No doubt. I have to remind myself that what I put out there isn’t simply within this WP bubble. Anybody can access it. Weird. But then I remember that what I put out there really isn’t that interesting, so I doubt many even look. 😃
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Haha! It’s true… It’s out there. You never know who’s reading… but I’m mostly okay with that…
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I suppose I am too. Like I said, there’s no state secrets or anything too embarrassing in my nonsense. Nothing too incriminating. 😃
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Plus no real name… 🙂
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That’s true. Nor will there be. 😃
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See? I told you we freaks love you ( so proud to think vanilla old me might have some freak in me after all!)
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You’re funny. 🙂 xo
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❤
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Congratulations, Sandra. Love the song!
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Thanks, Kay
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You’re welcome.
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Congrats! I’m a freak and unashamed…you’re one of my favorites! Keep up your freaky blog and know your fucking amazing!
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Thanks so much! 🙂
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Congrats Sandra! I always wondered why the WP numbers and the followers don’t match! Thought it was including email subscribers! I don’t care about numbers either BUT I’m sure that lots may read your great work but simply don’t comment or take the time to click Like. Where did you find the search terms???
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Yeah… I think at one point I searched WP help to find out why the numbers don’t match… I didn’t get that at first either! I found the search terms on the stats page… I went to the year tab… and got the list… 🙂
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Yay, congratulations! I think 700 sounds like A LOT, but then again, I’ve yet to reach 200 😉.
Also – “forceful neck kiss”? Lol!
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Yay. Way to go
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Thanks!
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You’re welcome
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700 is one hell of a milestone! Congratulations! 😻😻😻
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Thank you so much! 🙂
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YEAH!! So happy there are a lot of “freaks” out there who , like me , Get You 🙂
I’ll take Coffee and Ice Cream with You , if I ever come over to USA again 😉
Big Hugs
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Oh yes… if you ever find yourself over here, we definitely need to have coffee! And ice cream. And whatever else we want! Like young surfer boys! 😀
Hugs back to you… and happy to see you here. 🙂
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I’ve got loads of catching up to do 🙂
Glad I started with your good news 🙂
Turtle Hugs
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That’s when you just read the important ones. Like mine. Hahahaha! 😀
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Congratulations! Some big numbers in there 🙂
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Thanks, Al! I was quite surprised. I wasn’t paying attention… I didn’t see it coming! 🙂
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Congrats, even though you don’t really care. 😊
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Haha! It makes me feel good that this many people would follow. So I suppose I care to that extent. The rest of the stats, I rarely check. 🙂
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I suppose I’m a little strange that way. I check, only to see if I’m still trending upwards. Not every day, but overall growth is the key. 😊
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True! A big drop would be sad…
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I agree. Luckily that hasn’t happened yet. *knock on wood
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I’m sure it won’t!
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Thanks, love. I’m sure you won’t have to worry about that either.
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Aw, thank you, too. ♥
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YAY!!!! Congratulations!!
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Thanks! 🙂
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Congratulations newly minted prom queen
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Thanks! No dress this time, though.
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Congrats Sandra. 🙂
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Thanks 🙂
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Congrats to you and we ALL have some freak in us. Lol.
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Thanks!
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You’re welcome.
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Congrats on the fab achievement. Cool song. My second fave of theirs. Killing Time just had to be top.
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Oh, I can understand that. Thanks!
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