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The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 78,000 times in 2011. If it were an exhibit at the Louvre Museum, it would take about 3 days for that many people to see it.
Scholar Reza Aslan, playwright Wajahat Ali, novelist Zoe Ferraris, and poet Najva Sol at The Commonwealth Club
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjEFnc4fdes
Two interviews w/ Wajahat Ali
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:
The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow.
The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 210,000 times in 2010. If it were an exhibit at The Louvre Museum, it would take 9 days for that many people to see it.
In 2010, there were 38 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 217 posts. There were 297 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 25mb. That’s about 6 pictures per week.
The busiest day of the year was March 8th with 1,877 views. The most popular post that day was Entertainment Trivia.
The top referring sites in 2010 were search.aol.com, janeaustensworld.wordpress.com, 74.125.67.100, costumedramas.wordpress.com, and facebook.com.
Some visitors came searching, mostly for emilia fox, toby stephens, helen mirren young, michelle pfeiffer, and yul brynner.
These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.
Entertainment Trivia July 2009
Emma’s HOT List December 2008
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“Mad Men” (Seasons 1 – 2) August 2009
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Two Classic Movie Reviews: “All About Eve” and “Hud” October 2008
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Like father, like son… or daughter October 2009
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Hey everyone,
How is your summer going? Last week in DC was VERY humid (like Bangladesh, BUT not as extreme). But I’m sure plenty of people were badly affected nonetheless! I joined the pricy, but nice/clean Washington Sports Club (WSC) in downtown Silver Spring and plan to go to the group exercises classes Mon-Thurs. Since I had a coupon, I bought some (comfy) gym clothes from Land’s End.
From eBay, I bought this (super cute) yoga bag and mat set. These are made by Gaiam.
On Thursday, a storm came in around 4 p.m. out all of a sudden. The sky became unusually dark and threatening before the lightening, thunder, and heavy rainfall (for a short time). There were electricity, Metro, traffic, and tree-falling problems. But this time, power outages occurred mostly in Alexandria (NoVa), not so much in MoCo (where Dad and I live).
Dad is happy to have a new 40″ Samsung HD TV for the (upstairs) living room. He bought a 32″ TV before, but thought that was a BIT too small. Next up for the house- a backyard deck.
What I’m currently reading:
Days of Obligation: An Argument with My Mexican Father by Richard Rodriguez
War Dances by Sherman Alexie
What I’m currently watching:
Horatio Hornblower (Collector’s Edition)
Bored w/ modern TV shows? Check out this old-fashioned, British action-adventure series (which includes 8 full-length movies on 8 DVDs) starring a very young Ioan Gruffudd and Jamie Bamber. Midshipman Horatio Hornblower is a 17 y.o. boy when he first joins the Royal Navy in 1795. The Brits are at war w/ France, so there are plenty of battles at sea, hand-to-hand sword combat, and even some mystery and romance. Aside from that, you see the development of a bright, honorable, well-intentioned youngster as he grows from a boy to a man (and leader).
St Elsewhere (Season 1)
See the medical drama that came before ALL the rest! Though the pace is slower than ER, the issues faced by the docs, nurses, patients, and their loved ones are often very touching and realistic. The ensemble cast includes energetic up-and-comers Denzel Washington (confident; bold), Howie Mandel (funny, yet sensitive), and David Morse (an obvious inspiration for ER’s caring family man- Dr. Mark Greene). I know what you’re thinking- Howie Madel as a doctor!? Trust me, it’s a GREAT role! The wonderfully natural, empathetic veteran actors bring gravitas to the show. Look for guest stars before they were famous. Another cool note: Tom Fontana worked on this show before Homicide. (The first season is on DVD and on Hulu.)
Thanks for visiting!
EMMA
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