Well, this blog has just passed 20,000 views, and that doesn't even include those of you who receive it by e-mail. I've been writing for just over a year, and what started as a blog for friends and family has expanded its circle of readership considerably.
This is the desk where I write; if I need inspiration, I just look out the window at the Seine, and the spire and tower tops of Notre Dame. While looking at my workspace, in it's natural state, just remember that Einstein once said, "If a cluttered desk signs a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?"
Of course, some posts are more inspired than others. In case you're wondering, the most popular posting is....probably not one you would have predicted. At least it's not one I predicted. Just breaking the 8,000 view barrier is, drumroll please: Un-continent. It has gone mini-viral, and I think it's largely responsible for my rather diverse readership. Just from the moments I've checked, readers of this blog have come from many countries, some also not ones I would have predicted, from both continents and un-continents. Besides the obvious -- the US and France -- we have:
India, England, Australia, South Korea, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Greece, Rwanda, Thailand, Russia, Germany, Romania, Pakistan, Hong Kong, Namibia, Mexico, Albania, Trinidad & Tobago, Spain, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Netherlands, Malaysia, Kuwait, Colombia, Cambodia, Peru, Jamaica, Czech Republic, Guam, Qatar, Belgium, New Zealand, Guyana, Ireland, Nigeria, Portugal, Macedonia, Denmark, Mongolia, Switzerland, Bahrain, Latvia, Antigua & Barbuda, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Puerto Rico, Malta, Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Vietnam, Norway, Cyprus, Moldova, Egypt, Nepal, Poland, Canada, Serbia, Jordan, Macau, Costa Rica, Oman, Isle of Man, Ukraine, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, South Africa, Croatia, Bulgaria, Israel, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lithuania, Netherlands Antilles, Brunei, Taiwan, Maldives, Northern Mariana Islands, Argentinia, Sweden, Montenegro, Slovakia, Morocco, and Kazakhstan.
And because this is the sort of time-wasting thing I enjoy doing (like organizing a crayon box or matching socks from the laundry), here is the same list in alphabetical order:
Albania, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentinia, Australia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, England, Egypt, Germany,Greece, Guam, Guyana, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Isle of Man, Jamaica, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Macau, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mexico, Montenegro, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nigeria, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam.
(And, while I'm at it, Gigi's own blog www.amikuku.wordpress.com, which is about dance from around the world, has nearly 300 views in five months from the US, UK, France, Cook Islands, Netherlands, India, Canada, Austria, Australia, Japan, Philippines, Hungary, Thailand, Indonesia, Lebanon, Singapore, Hong Kong, and United Arab Emirates. She is completely thrilled every time a new country appears and immediately tries to find it on the map. I say "tries" because it is, seriously, very difficult to find the Cook Islands. But so, so rewarding and exciting once she succeeds!)
Here on Family by the Seine, far behind Un-continent but rounding out the top ten most popular postings are:
Teeny-Weeny Monokini (over 300 views)
Ode to Toffifee (another surprise to me at nearly 200)
Happy Eater! (nearly 200)
Birthday Belly in a Doggie Bag (over 100)
and coming in at just under 100 views so far
Family News, Non Witty Posting (not about France, but news of my father-in-law's passing)
My Husband's French Mistress
We Protest
Playing Handball
Bureacracy: Coming Soon to a Theater Near You!
These numbers don't include the blogs and postings on mytravels outside of France. That would add another few thousand pageviews. And perhaps not surprisingly these travel blogs are popular in pretty much the exact order in which they are considered exotic to my mostly American and French friends and family:
Now, of course, just because these are the most popular posts and blogs, doesn't mean they're the best, or even my own favorites. Sometimes, your selections surprise me very much. But no matter what you pick, it's much more fun for me to know that people out there are reading and sharing. I must admit, I'm absolutely consumed with curiosity and wish that, in particular, I could meet the readers from the countries where I don't know anybody (or I don't know that I know anybody). More postings and other writing project news coming soon. In the meantime, thanks for reading!
This is the desk where I write; if I need inspiration, I just look out the window at the Seine, and the spire and tower tops of Notre Dame. While looking at my workspace, in it's natural state, just remember that Einstein once said, "If a cluttered desk signs a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?"
Of course, some posts are more inspired than others. In case you're wondering, the most popular posting is....probably not one you would have predicted. At least it's not one I predicted. Just breaking the 8,000 view barrier is, drumroll please: Un-continent. It has gone mini-viral, and I think it's largely responsible for my rather diverse readership. Just from the moments I've checked, readers of this blog have come from many countries, some also not ones I would have predicted, from both continents and un-continents. Besides the obvious -- the US and France -- we have:
India, England, Australia, South Korea, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Greece, Rwanda, Thailand, Russia, Germany, Romania, Pakistan, Hong Kong, Namibia, Mexico, Albania, Trinidad & Tobago, Spain, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Netherlands, Malaysia, Kuwait, Colombia, Cambodia, Peru, Jamaica, Czech Republic, Guam, Qatar, Belgium, New Zealand, Guyana, Ireland, Nigeria, Portugal, Macedonia, Denmark, Mongolia, Switzerland, Bahrain, Latvia, Antigua & Barbuda, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Puerto Rico, Malta, Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Vietnam, Norway, Cyprus, Moldova, Egypt, Nepal, Poland, Canada, Serbia, Jordan, Macau, Costa Rica, Oman, Isle of Man, Ukraine, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, South Africa, Croatia, Bulgaria, Israel, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lithuania, Netherlands Antilles, Brunei, Taiwan, Maldives, Northern Mariana Islands, Argentinia, Sweden, Montenegro, Slovakia, Morocco, and Kazakhstan.
And because this is the sort of time-wasting thing I enjoy doing (like organizing a crayon box or matching socks from the laundry), here is the same list in alphabetical order:
Albania, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentinia, Australia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, England, Egypt, Germany,Greece, Guam, Guyana, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Isle of Man, Jamaica, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Macau, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mexico, Montenegro, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nigeria, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam.
(And, while I'm at it, Gigi's own blog www.amikuku.wordpress.com, which is about dance from around the world, has nearly 300 views in five months from the US, UK, France, Cook Islands, Netherlands, India, Canada, Austria, Australia, Japan, Philippines, Hungary, Thailand, Indonesia, Lebanon, Singapore, Hong Kong, and United Arab Emirates. She is completely thrilled every time a new country appears and immediately tries to find it on the map. I say "tries" because it is, seriously, very difficult to find the Cook Islands. But so, so rewarding and exciting once she succeeds!)
Here on Family by the Seine, far behind Un-continent but rounding out the top ten most popular postings are:
Teeny-Weeny Monokini (over 300 views)
Ode to Toffifee (another surprise to me at nearly 200)
Happy Eater! (nearly 200)
Birthday Belly in a Doggie Bag (over 100)
and coming in at just under 100 views so far
Family News, Non Witty Posting (not about France, but news of my father-in-law's passing)
My Husband's French Mistress
We Protest
Playing Handball
Bureacracy: Coming Soon to a Theater Near You!
These numbers don't include the blogs and postings on mytravels outside of France. That would add another few thousand pageviews. And perhaps not surprisingly these travel blogs are popular in pretty much the exact order in which they are considered exotic to my mostly American and French friends and family:
Of these non-French travel blogs, the top ten most popular posts (in order) are:
Porno Puppets & Other Obscenities (India)
Indelible Images of India
1001 (Dollar) Arabian Night (Morocco)
Fatehpur Sikri, The Ghost Palace (India)
Leapin' Elephants (India)
Flying Carpets (Morocco)
Road Rules and F***ing Asses (India)
Donkey & Monkeys: Why Doesn't That Rhyme? (Morocco)
Anthony We're So Sari (India)
Oops! Are We Missing Something? (Morocco)
Porno Puppets & Other Obscenities (India)
Indelible Images of India
1001 (Dollar) Arabian Night (Morocco)
Fatehpur Sikri, The Ghost Palace (India)
Leapin' Elephants (India)
Flying Carpets (Morocco)
Road Rules and F***ing Asses (India)
Donkey & Monkeys: Why Doesn't That Rhyme? (Morocco)
Anthony We're So Sari (India)
Oops! Are We Missing Something? (Morocco)
Now, of course, just because these are the most popular posts and blogs, doesn't mean they're the best, or even my own favorites. Sometimes, your selections surprise me very much. But no matter what you pick, it's much more fun for me to know that people out there are reading and sharing. I must admit, I'm absolutely consumed with curiosity and wish that, in particular, I could meet the readers from the countries where I don't know anybody (or I don't know that I know anybody). More postings and other writing project news coming soon. In the meantime, thanks for reading!
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