12 Hours on Reddit’s Front Page

WSM sat on Reddit’s front page for this post (well picture) for about 12 hours, starting at 10PM PST on December 27, 2007. As of this writing, our post garnered 50 comments. The Reddit listing racked up 99 comments with 444 points. After 36 points, in 1/2 hour, the post landed on the front page. From what we can tell, its highest position was 11 and lowest is 39, which is where it currently sits.

The Basics:

Visitors: 37,360
Pageviews: 43,070
Average Pages per Visit: 1.15
Average Time on Site: 19 seconds
Bounce Rate: 94.48%

Top Fifteen Countries According to Number of Visits:

*WSM received traffic from 131 countries or territories.

1. United States (25,618 visits)
2. Canada (2,983)
3. United Kingdom (2,073)
4. Australia (734)
5. Germany (491)
6. Netherlands (380)
7. India (342)
8. Sweden (312)
9. France (281)
10. Finland (279)
11. Norway (254)
12. Ireland (211)
13. Belgium (196)
14. Spain (186)
15. Denmark (180)

Ten Interesting Countries Include (in no particular order):

1. Ghana (1)
2. Bahrain (3)
3. Liechtenstein (1)
4. Faroe Islands (3)
5. Kazakhstan (3)
6. Brunei (4)
7. Iran (4)
8. Iraq (9)
9. Pakistan (16)
10. Ethiopia (10)

Top Ten States:

1. California (3,930)
2. New York (2,188)
3. Texas (1,734)
4. Massachusetts (1,181)
5. Illinois (1,178)
6. Washington (1,042)
7. Florida (1,035)
8. Pennsylvania (982)
9. Virginia (899)
10. New Jersey (894)

Browsers:

1. Firefox: 24,189
2. Internet Explorer: 7,199
3. Safari: 3,700
4. Opera: 1,341
5. Mozilla: 445
6. Camino: 276

Operating Systems:

1. Windows (25,598)
2. Macintosh (7,439)
3. Linux (2,883)
4. iPhone (226)
5. iPod (66)
Let me know there are other stats you’d like to see.

Clearly, This Kid Does Not Speak English.

CONK WEAR - Great T-Shirts and 10% Goes to Charity.

Surfing is for pussies.

It’s Good to Be the World’s Smartest Man

Dear Al Gore,

Hey. Dick. I know you’re upset and feel that you were slighted. A cum stain got more press during your time in office than you. I know this. But that is no excuse. I knew you wouldn’t do it on your own so I am bringing the truth to the people.

The picture above was taken not two fortnights ago in the north pole. Looks to me like the only thing global warming is guilty of is bringing the sexy back.

The jig is up, Gore.

New Music Monday: Dizzie Rascal - Flex

Dizze is back with another blend of garage and his special blend of grime. This album is not out yet in the US for some reason but it should be. Each track is pretty unique, from speed garage dance to the swing out crash of the ride cymbal on the song “sirens”. Lily Allen, Alex Turner (Artic Monkeys) and UGK make notable guest appearances. I usually hate guest rappers on albums but these guys do not sound out of place and it is actually fun to hear Dizzee play off of them. I have listened to this album enough to put it into some sort of year end list. I don’t have best friends and I don’t have best albums, I like too much music and too many people… but this is good.

What the fuck, Chris? Jesus Christ.

I am Worldly

I am back. In the USA. After four months. I am excited to be back, but I have to admit I am a little apprehensive about the big adjustment that lies ahead. First off, I have changed and matured, basically become a more cultured person as a whole, and I don’t know how it’s gonna work trying to get along with people who haven’t grown with me.

I am not saying I will not try, but I definitely have a difficult road ahead of me. Maybe not as difficult as the muddy road I hiked to a 100 foot waterfall in a Thailand Jungle, or the rocky, mazed roads of Pompeii, but a road never-less. I just think this might be a readjusting period.

For example, when speaking to one of my roommates through skype from an internet cafe in Rayong Beach, Thailand (no time to explain where that is, you wouldn’t understand), I learned that my roommate’s are doing a weekly taco night. A TACO NIGHT. And this is the type of thing that gets their panties wet. Well call me crazy, Travis, but how is a taco night better than Oktoberfest? See what I mean.

And will anyone please explain to me how someone, like myself, who spent three weeks island hopping from one greek island to another is supposed to muster up any sort of mild excitement for coming home for christmas to Boulder, Colorado to see family and friends? Last time I checked there is absolutely no island hopping anywhere near that place.

What am I supposed to say when I get there? “Oh hi mom, hi dad it’s really good to see you?” When what I am really thinking is, hey dad - try maybe taking a peek at an Italian Vogue every once in a while, cause you look like a fucking asshole in that sweater. Just a peek is all.

Or Maybe I will fake an “Oh thanks little sis’ for the present, I love it!”. When what I really want to say is, wow where did you get this? Flatirons mall? That’s amazing you drove fifteen minutes to a mall; my gift comes from the nether regions of south eastern asia, but at least it will only take me less then one minute to throw this pedestrian shit in the garbage.

Only time will tell whether or not people are gonna step up to the challenge. Cause as it stands, I am in the penthouse at hotel worldly, and most of these people are down in the mail room. It’s not necessarily your fault and it is never to late to change, if you’re under fifty. So come on by sometime and say hi, just don’t expect to stay for tea unless you can have a conversation about bathing in the natural spa’s of Cambodia with Buddhist monks, or at least traversing the Berlin wall. Can’t wait to see you guys!

You’re an alcoholic if….

I Get Around

Thailand. Still here.
What have I done?

How ’bout witnessed one of the greatest things ever, which pretty much, consists of this. And if that doesn’t change your life, I guarantee this will.

Facts I’ve learned thus far:

1) There are two types of elephants:

A: Asian

B: African

Main Diff:

Asians are terrible drivers.

I have learned a lot.

And I mean A- LOT.

One of the main things that I have learned on my journey, is that blogs and links are way too linked with one another.

This has to change.

Also I am incredibly worldly now so watch out. AKA I would rather eat John Goodman’s stool after fajita night than listen to anyone who hasn’t spent at least four days in AO Nang.

Don’t hate.

I’m just a Black Man caught up in the Mix.

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