Late. Cup of coffee at 23:30; not a good idea.

A few thoughts on statistics. Take a look.


That was fast! And, unsurprisingly, what we're seeing is that adult imagery (primarily the Sankaku-sourced Japanese erotica, which retains searchable image titles, and the handful of appropriately named Western erotica that's there), pulls in an enormous number of visitors. What strikes me is the importance of image titles, something I've always been a bit unmindful of. Another surprise is the true global scope of the hits. It's hard to even wrap your head around; the diversity of it. A concern would be that I've always desired a greater readership, while being a bit reticent regarding what that attention might bring with it.

Should I be disappointed that an almost astronomic increase in visitors is inextricably tied to the decision to post pornographic material?

Meh. It's search engine driven; hence almost utterly random. After just writing about and posting whatever the hell I felt like, I inadvertently stumbled across something that people are actually looking for. How naive would I have to be to be surprised or disappointed that pornography and erotica (of what I view of a high caliber) would drive visitors?

Besides, that's why the sidebar screed's there. If you're here for a second to grab your picture, please note that Google seems to point you toward the small, automatically generated thumbnail image, while finding and clicking the image in the body of the post will generally net you a much larger and more rewarding version.

And if you happen to read a word or two, and then more, and decide you'd like to stay awhile, or (heaven forbid) come back later, or subscribe, or whatever the fuck people do to make sense of any of this, let me say, enthusiastically and happily; welcome. I don't know anything about your country, most likely, but I'm happy that you're someplace where trawling around online is a viable entertainment option. (I might know something about your country. 10 % chance, let's say.)