Sto lat, leetle blog

Sometimes I do this. I letcha know the blog behind-the-scenes.

Basically, I have access to some basic stats about my readers (i.e. my computer knows, for instance, that you might be in the U.S. Past that, though, I know nothing. I don’t know your address or your favorite color or even YOUR FAVORITE DINOSAUR AND THAT HAS REALLY JUST BEEN MY QUESTION ALL ALONG).

About once a year, on my blog’s birthday, I like to share some of those thangs. Maybe it’s interesting, maybe not. It depends if you like that kind of thing, I guess. 😀

First of all, the top favorite blog posts of this year?

1. 5 things to say to people who wear the wrong things to mass
   This one had 5,982 views. Hot dang. That’s the most readers of any one thing on this here piece of internet, ever, actually.
2. Wherein I protest Planned Parenthood, but the Satanists show up to support
   Self-explanatory title, much?
3. Relationship WHAT…for the sheltered girls like me
   Still going LOUD AND STRONG in the Clueless Dept., for the record.

What to know where most of my readers are from?

1. The U.S.
   (Probably because my mom is in the U.S. and shares my blog on Facebook sometimes. “But not a lot, because I don’t want to make people feel uncomfortable.” <–my mom.) 😉 Love you, mom.
2. Canada
   NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH (and south since I’m from DETROIT!!) Maple syrup, eh? Milk in a bag, eh? Weirdly-colored construction barrels, eh? AWESOME SHAKESPEARE FESTIVALS, eh?
3. The U.K.
   YO, I’VE NEVER BEEN, BUT MY BROTHER WANTS TO GO WITH ME THIS YEAR, WHERE SHOULD WE EVEN GOOOOOOO???

Top things that people search to find my site:

1. seashell nell
   Straightforward.com
2. sea shell nell
   Variety is the spice of life
3. things that are beautiful
   *wipes a singular tear*
4. happy birthday tacos
   WHO ARE YOU LET’S BE FRIENDS FOREVER
5. need a single lady for marriage from seashels
   What the french fries?!?!?! I stopped reading them after this. Someone write some background fan fiction about what in tarnation this person was doing when they searched this. Also. There is no way I’m on the first Google page by searching that.

It’s been interesting to see the blog evolve. I earnestly thought, at the beginning, that I would feature more recipes. Only, I’m kind of lame and that fizzled out. Oh wells. I don’t think anyone misses them all that much. 🙂

Also!! This is the 494th post of the blog itself (contest giveaway at post #500? Guest writer? Vlog? Your-questions-my-answers? TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT. I will listen). (Within reason). This year had 163 blog likes and 177 comments, but if you comment, that will make it more comments. So!! Introduce yourself and tell me what you like and what you hate and which scents are the best scents, because I’m always trying to figure that out for myself. Favorite blog post? Favorite guinea pig? Favorite pair of socks? Favorite place to buy either (1) tacos or (2) gluten-free pizza? You have my attention.

I will love you forever,
Nell
(That’s a threat).
(Actually, it’s not).