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Another year passes on by the Dabu Blog, and even though it was an interesting year I am really looking forward to 2012. I feel like things are only going to keep getting better and better! Just the number “2012” feels futuristic and exciting; full of possibility!
That being said 2011 had some really good memories in it! I left Trader Joe’s and began working at Middle Earth doing artsy window displays, I ran in the Great Lakes Relay across Northern Michigan this past summer, and got a lot of work done on my comic book, The Town of Tymes. I also did a ton of travelling! I had two exciting trips to South Africa, I visited Cao Boi (Survivor: Cook Islands) in the Florida Keys, went to the Give Kids the World charity in Celebration Florida, the Reality Rally in Glen Allen Virginia, had a trip to New York City, and a stay over in Chicago just last month. 2011 was great!
A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 6,000 times in 2011. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 5 trips to carry that many people.
In 2011, there were 30 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 48 posts. There were 79 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 170mb. That’s about 2 pictures per week.
The busiest day of the year was February 3rd with 189 views. The most popular post that day was Surviving the Fame of Reality Television, Part 1 (based off a report I turned in my senior year of college, following my time on Survivor Micronesia in 2007).
The top referring sites in 2011 were:
Some visitors came searching, mostly for erik reichenbach, survivor south pacific, erik reichenbach mohawk, shirley maclaine 2012 (WTF?) , and hedgehogs south africa.
Your most commented on post in 2011 was Is it Art or Porn? People love their Porn!
These were your 5 most active commenters:
These are the posts that got the most views in 2011.
Have a good New Year guys and thanks for reading! I have a great feeling about 2012!
One Comment
Erik..
As you reviewed your “Dabu Blog” for the past year, we as followers also reflect back on the amazing year that you so generously shared with us. All of your adventures, you brought into our lives so that we could actually live it as well. You have such a unique gift and a talent for relaying experiences, whether they be travel, art or writing. These treasures that you share with us through your blog take us in many cases to places that most will never see, except through your eyes. I mean come on…swimming with sharks?! Nice to watch on the Discovery Channel, but not for me, although it is fascinating to experience it as you shared it!
I think we all look forward to next years travel log as it unfolds. Keep working hard on your dream to retire at 30, and to swim at the beaches of the world, paint, draw and absorb life. And above all, please continue to allow that child inside to thrive. That child is “creativity” and it is when we let that portion of us be ruled by our adult side that life takes the turn in the other direction.
Looking forward to many more posts by you in the year to come. As you said, 2012 does have a special something about it, and I can’t wait to hear what is in store next
Happy 2012!