Happy blog-birthday to me!
This website is now seven-years-old. Wow, that really crept up on me! I remembered late in December that the anniversary was coming up, but somehow it slipped my mind over the holidays. It wasn’t until I saw M-H’s blog birthday post this morning (Hey, we’re twins!) that I realised the big day had arrived. So, just as I’ve done the past few years (2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003), I’ve compiled some fun statistics to celebrate 2007…

• Number of posts: 811 (A 15% decrease from last year’s 949!)
• Number of comments: 2454 (Interestingly, almost exactly the same as last year)
• Comments to post ratio: 3.02
• Posts mentioning the Snook: 167 (A big decrease from last year. I blame the seven-year-itch.)
• Most commented posts: Deathly Hallows discussion, my 30th birthday, asking for book recommendations, the arrival of our new TV (where an anonymous dickhead said we needed a cleaner), that creepy spinny dancer thing, and – this is CRAZY – the Happy’s Place discussion from SIX YEARS AGO
• Top 10 commenters excluding myself: Bex (163), M-H (115), Amy (106), Jenny (89), SlythErin (78), missfee (69), eileen (65), miftik (54), crumpet (52), and jussi (38)
• Most famous commenter: The Snook (that one was a LONG time coming!)
• Number of polls: just two again
• Moblog posts: only 16 (I’m hanging out for my iPhone)
• Major server outages: one, caused by a DDOS attack that is still ongoing, necessitating a move to a new web host
• Oscar Contest entries: 597; won by “Kent Bailey”
• Nike+iPod total distance run: 494.5 km / 307 mi (I made it just past Weathertop)
• Races run: City 2 Surf, Bridge Run
• Finished knitting projects: more than thirty, including 11 pairs of socks and seven tea/coffee cosies!
• Media appearances: two hours on the “Countdown to the Chaser” webcast, interview in Sun-Herald, interview on Sticks & String podcast, interview on ABC evening news
• Celebrity encounters: Kim and Kelly Deal, Nicky Epstein, Iron Chefs Sakai and Chen
• Biggest disappointment: being rejected by Google… twice
• Best geek moments: Astronaut Training Experience at Kennedy Space Center, dressing up at the Mythbusters
• Houses purchased: just the one 🙂

There are a few interesting trends there. Many of the top 10 commenters are new to the list, and most of them are bloggers themselves. Actually, most of them are people that I’ve met in real life. And while the majority are female, I still had several male commenters not far below them. Also, it seems that the longer I do this, the more the focus of the site seems to change and evolve. I don’t have that many “ZOMG! LOOK AT THIS COOL INTERNET THINGY!” posts anymore. There’s a lot more about my life, my family, and my interests. I spend more time on external sites (like Ravelry and Ask Metafilter). I can’t wait to see what 2008 has in store…