We've already established I'm not good with technical things. Hence the move here, right? But now I have three...count 'em, THREE...different site traffic reports. Admittedly, two of them are counting the old blog, but a lot of people seem to be arriving here via there. The thing is, each of them (the two, and then typepad here) give me different numbers.
My non-technical approach to this is to add them all up, dived by three, multiply by two in the interests of my ego, and voila! I'm getting lots of traffic. About 150 hits a day, by typepad's reckoning.
So, the question is this: Who are you people? From whence did you come? Are you all different, or are the members of the luuvv thang simply checking in 15 times a day each?
Plus, for ages now (ok, more like six months), some people have been nagging me to add a comment feature. Now there is one - by all means, use it! Experience it! Enjoy it! (but no nasty stuff please)
In other news...
I have made a decision. Or, perhaps, adjusted a previous decision. I'm going to stick with my strengths. I'm going to write pithy, moving, sometimes humorous slice-of-life essays, the kind that have brought me the most success and the most satisfaction. I'm good at it. (yes, I said it out loud) So I'm going to get better, and try harder and reach further. In some ways, it's more work, but it feels less like work than the other stuff.
And I will see Generation Exhausted published. Really. Jenn PB and Kim already said they'd buy it, so I have to.
Add me to the list of buyers too :)
Posted by: Crysty | October 01, 2003 at 03:41 AM
Welcome to the world of commenting!!!!!!!!!
Why shouldn't you say you are good out loud?? You are!!!!!!!!!! and by the way ...where do we reserve copies???
Posted by: kim | October 01, 2003 at 05:51 AM
Yay, I can comment! Shelley, add me to your list of buyers. You ARE good and should say it as loud as you can!
Posted by: Maytag Muser | October 01, 2003 at 06:27 AM
Okay, count me as officially commenting. And yes, I am guilty of checking back several times daily. Just when I think you guys are done blogging for the day, you surprise me and do it again, so I miss something! I don't wanna miss anything! WAHHHH!
Posted by: Cate | October 01, 2003 at 06:51 AM
Of course I'll buy it. Yes I check in several times a day. And yes you are very good what you do. Keep going.
Jenn PB
Posted by: Jenn PB | October 01, 2003 at 12:32 PM
Me too, me too! :)
Posted by: Angela Giles Klocke | October 02, 2003 at 04:21 AM
You can consider me a regular reader - thanks to Miss Cashier's link to your blog :)
Posted by: Christopher | October 02, 2003 at 03:01 PM
I enjoy your style and comments.
Makes me jealous because you have good insights and clevers ways of expressing them.
Unfortunately most people just ho-hum my aha's. Do you give lessons?
A Colorado listener.
Posted by: Phil | October 03, 2003 at 08:13 PM