Since then I've written a whopping 2,681 posts— two or three of which have actually been good!
As with all things, my blog's changed quite a bit over the years. It started out as a showcase for my artwork, and nothin' but. Gradually I started dabbling in toy reviews, than began writing mildly amusing (at best!) comedy pieces. Eventually I began writing reviews of movies and TV shows, and that's pretty much all I post these days.
If Google Analytics is to be believed, my little blog averages about 10,000 views per month, with a lifetime total of 1.8 MILLION (not bragging, just stating the stats). That's honestly amazing to me. It's hard for me to fathom one person out there caring about anything I have to say. But almost two million? That's just stunning. And humbling too!
By far my most controversial post has to be Things I Just Don't Get: Utilikilts. It was a comedy post in which I made what I thought was good-natured fun of men who wear kicky little skirts.
Boy did that post generate a ton of angry responses. In every single one of them, the reader calls me an asshole for having the unmitigated gall to disparage their choice of clothing. They then try to convince me that they receive dozens of dozens of compliments from women who find their man-frocks sexy (!), and that kilts will soon replace pants of the garment of choice among males.
Apparently the moment one starts wearing a kilt, one loses the ability to take, or even recognize, a joke.
According to my stats, the most popular posts are a bit puzzling, and not what I expected at all. Here's a quick rundown of my blog's Top Ten Posts:
1. Fifty Shades Of Hay
As you might expect from the title, this post was a humorous mashup of Fifty Shades Of Grey and Green Acres, of all things. Why so many people gawk at this post, I have no idea. I have to assume that fans of E.L. James' inexplicably popular novel are reeeeeally awful at spelling, and are typing "hay" when they mean "grey."
This one doesn't surprise me, as it's also the number one most viewed image over on my Flickr page. I guess people really like this poster, which makes me happy. I'm also glad to see a couple art posts make the Top Ten, since showcasing my work was the original intent of this blog.
Sorry about the ugly watermark, but I have to put it on here. If I don't add it, certain people will steal the image and start selling it at comic cons and such. Seriously!
3 DVD Covers In Which One Or More Of The Characters Appears To Be Pregnant, But Isn't
The title's pretty self-explanatory. Why so many people are clicking on it isn't. Maybe people are searching for the word "pregnant" and are mistakenly sent to my blog?
4. Revenge Of The Sith Spaceship Landing Drinking Game
This was a post in which I illustrate that the Revenge Of The Sith film consists mostly of shots of spaceships taking off and/or landing. Apparently "spaceship porn" must be a thing out there.
From way back in 2012, another humor post about the fact that porn star Jenna Jameson was endorsing Mitt Romney for his presidential bid. It's obvious why this post gets so much attention— people are searching for some hot nude Jenna Jameson action, but end up getting funneled to my blog (cue sound of falling slide whistle).
Out of the hundreds of Walking Dead reviews I've posted, why did this one make the Top Ten? As episodes go, it's fair to middling, as nothing much of any consequence happens in it. It's a mystery.
Same deal here. I've posted hundreds of movie reviews at this point. So what makes this one, about a mediocre, watered down PG-13 horror movie, so popular? I honestly have no idea.
Hooray! Another art post! Oddly enough, this one's also Doctor Who related!
10. Crabby Joe
Wow! Talk about a blast from the past! I posted this drawing way back on May 7, 2009, just a few days after I started my blog! There's nothing terribly compelling about it, as it's a simple and pretty unremarkable piece of art.
Obviously people are searching for Joe's Crab Shack, and end up funneled into my blog.
Anyway, that's it for the Top Ten posts.
So of those 2,681 blog posts, what my favorites, I hear no one asking? At the risk of tooting my own horn, here are three I think turned out pretty well.
The Times. Changin,' They Are A
A post in which I snarkily (how else?) point out the fact that in his old age, singer Bob Dylan looks amazingly like actor Vincent Price.
Historical Inaccuracies In "Saving Mr. Banks"
Pretty self-explanatory. A list making fun of how 95% of all biopics are 100% bullsh*t.
What's In A (Papal) Name?
Another comedy post, in which I list possible names for the then newly elected Pope Francis. Popo B. Ware, heh.
Here's to another ten years of bloggin!
Obviously people are searching for Joe's Crab Shack, and end up funneled into my blog.
Anyway, that's it for the Top Ten posts.
So of those 2,681 blog posts, what my favorites, I hear no one asking? At the risk of tooting my own horn, here are three I think turned out pretty well.
The Times. Changin,' They Are A
A post in which I snarkily (how else?) point out the fact that in his old age, singer Bob Dylan looks amazingly like actor Vincent Price.
Historical Inaccuracies In "Saving Mr. Banks"
Pretty self-explanatory. A list making fun of how 95% of all biopics are 100% bullsh*t.
What's In A (Papal) Name?
Another comedy post, in which I list possible names for the then newly elected Pope Francis. Popo B. Ware, heh.
Here's to another ten years of bloggin!
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