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Tuesday, December 13, 2005 :::

2005: A Year In Review

I tried to think back and reflect on the year in broad strokes. But this is all I can come up with that is worth remembering, in chronological order:

February - Got Mono
March - Turned 30, had a Fondu
April - Saw The Decemberists in Concert, Scored a Tambourine
May - Got My House Stuccoed, Spiraled into Debt
June - Got Named One of the Country's Top 50 Bachelors by People Magazine. (Oh wait, that wasn't me.)
June thru September - Clearly Did Nothing Memorable All Summer
October - Attended a 70's Party, Wore Broad Leather Lapels in Public
October - Visited Hawaii, Attended J-Ball's Wedding, Got a Monster Ear Ache
October - Was Prince for Halloween, Took Too Many Pictures of It
November - Got Invited to Ireland in Ought Six
December - Nothing Yet, But I'll Let You Know if Anything Worthwhile Transpires

Man, broad strokes are almost depressing. Not that I was hoping for much more, because honestly it was a pretty good year, and the fun parts are in the details. Plus, my site stats for Ought Five are much more optimistic:

I can't account for the latest spike in popularity, but I like the trend. I'm seeing big things in '06.

::: posted by dan at 9:31 PM :: [ link ] :: (16) comments

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You should chart the number of days you were sober. Oh wait, you wouldn't have anything to chart. Recommended New Years resolution, take each day one drink at a time.

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Anonymous, at 9:41 PM

Methinks someone is bitter because they don't have as much fun as Dan. Hey Anon, here's a recommended New Years resolution for you: Grab a life and take your bitchy comments elsewhere. I'm sure www.alcoholics-anonymous.org would love your witty commentary.

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dani, at 9:52 PM

Wow. Nice stats.

I think I'm gonna give up my blog. The number one reason people visit is a google image search for "man panties". Not "panties". No no, "Man panties". Oh and "bra boys" that's number 2.

That's way to many pervs knowin' too much about me n the fam.

So now you're gonna get lotsa hits.

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Colleen, at 10:09 PM

Oh and I concur with dani

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Colleen, at 10:12 PM

I'd say knowing (and having phtogoraphy of the ass of) a triple hommicide killer has to figure somewhere in that year review...unless it is a common occurence in the life of dan. In which case, wow. That's a crazy planet you live on.

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Anonymous, at 11:56 PM

Oh I forgot about the homicide. Hmm, probably not one I want in my history books though.

Having just posted about panties myself, Colleen, I'm a little worried that I might suffer the same fate, but I already get a brazillion hits a day from people searching for "whale penis".

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dan, at 12:05 AM

I know I'm a nerd, but I bet the plateau in August is due to more people being on vacation from work that month. I'd love to see your stats reflecting weekday vs. weekend traffic. I'm really a nerd.

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Laura, at 12:27 AM

I can't believe you left out the visit from Uncle Ray. It was certainly ranked up there with getting mono and a monster ear ache!

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billthecatlives, at 4:28 AM

I guess I've been reading you since June - Jason Mulgrew had a link to you when he got into People, or whatever it was.

I started reading your blog, and stopped reading his. Yay Dan!

Laura - I rationalised the August dip in the same way!

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alivicwil, at 4:34 AM

Geesh. If I'd of known you were famous... or whatever... now I'm all intimidated by you.
By the way - I'm getting confused by all this "anonymous" posting. Is it one anonymous or more than one - or is it one with more than one personality. Someone wanna clear this up for me?

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elizabeth, at 11:34 AM

You were actually invited to Ireland in December; you’re going to have to come up with something else for November. Oh…I know, you got the highest score ever in Sexy Scrabble, oh wait, that was me.

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Kristina, at 12:10 PM

I think the spike in the chart is on account of your great muscial play list!

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Admc, at 4:07 PM

...and to think I got really excited when I banked 20 hits a day. This really puts my blog's suckiness into perspective.

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Alicia, at 7:17 PM

Hmmmm...I'm pretty sure I visited in September. How strange that it didn't make the radar. You must have delerious with all the fun you had and forgotten all about it;)

(even though I hate ;), I feel it was needed there)

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lynne, at 8:48 AM

It is obvious why Dan's blog is so popular. It is because everyone wants to see if and when he will come out of the closet and stop drinking himself to death.

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Anonymous, at 7:25 AM

well... i have to admit i get bored at work ,and went over your archives for a couple of weeks in november. so you're welcome.

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Sarah, at 5:55 PM

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