Tonight’s the night!


Every now and then a special occasion comes around.

Not very often, but every once in a while.

One of those special occasions is due today.

Can you guess what it is yet? No? Well, read on…

Sometime in the future, you may find yourself being asked a question.
One of those ‘where were you when…?’ questions.
Specifically, where were you when Me! Me! Me me me! received its fifty thousandth visitor? That’s this blog, in case you wondered what on Earth I’m waffling on about.

I’m not really one for visitor numbers, but I must confess that I do enjoy receiving visitors. I enjoy looking at my stats, but only because I like numbers, not because I want to be visited by thousands every day. Although, having said that, I am aiming to be visited by at least one person from every single country on the planet as part of my 101 Tasks challenge, which is still ongoing only a lot slower than I anticipated.

Well, here we are. Wellheregoes began almost 50,000 visitors ago on 13th May 2010. I felt like I was writing to myself in the early days… I still do sometimes, especially when my internet connection is down yet I type away anyway. Over time, visitor numbers have grown, which is obvious as the numbers clock up every time someone visits, but between us, I must count myself as a visitor too at times (on the occasions I have been logged out of my WordPress connection without knowing!), we have reached quite a milestone!

As I type this, I am 33 visitors away.

33.

49,967 notches have been marked on this blog’s imaginary post.

Who will be the 50,000th visitor? When will they arrive? Will it be before midnight or after midnight on October 2nd 2012 or October 3rd 2012? Will they arrive on the stroke of midnight, at the witching hour? Does it really matter?

Well, no not really.

It’s just a number.

But just in case you are asked sometime in the future where were you today (2nd/3rd October), remember you were here, around that time… hopefully feeling good… and know that you helped me to reach and smash the 50,000 target.

Thank you for all of your visits, and hopefully you’ll stick around for the next fifty thousand. Not all of my posts will be as weird as this… some will be even stranger, I promise!

EDIT: 23:59 02/10/12… 14 away from 50,000. So near and yet so far…

25 responses to “Tonight’s the night!”

  1. becca3416 avatar

    I was here! I was here!

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Yay! You were indeed, Becca!

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  2. Deb avatar

    Well i was here, of course, Tom! 🙂

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Yes you were, Deb! Thanks for calling by!

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  3. lameadventures avatar

    Congratulations on your milestone, Tom, since it may no longer be pending!

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thank you, LA. The 50,000 has now been well and truly smashed… but I’m now heading for the 100,000 mark.

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      1. lameadventures avatar

        Go for it, Tom. Full speed ahead!

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        1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

          Well, as full as can be managed anyway LA… I’m thinking it may take a while, but at least I’ll have time to plan a party!

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  4. prenin avatar

    Congratulations my friend! 🙂

    I don’t bother much with stats as I have only a few visitors, but it’s nice to see you achieve your goal! 🙂

    God Bless!

    Prenin.

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      I don’t really bother with them that much, Prenin, but I like significant figures. My next one is 100,000 – not that I’ll be seeing it for quite some time yet!

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  5. Andra Watkins avatar

    Yay! Am I 50K? Am i? Am I?

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      You’re part of it, Andra! The target was reached between midnight and 6am on 03/10 UK time. I missed it as I was sleeping at the time! Let’s say we all reached it together!

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  6. aFrankAngle avatar

    Woo hoo … I was here … heck … I was # 50,000!

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thank you very much, Frank, and you brought the fireworks as well! that made the celebration better than what I had done for it! 😀

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      1. aFrankAngle avatar

        True confessions … after my comment, I saw the stats … I was around 50,051 …. But the fireworks stay. 🙂

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  7. Tilly Bud - The Laughing Housewife avatar

    I love round numbers! Congratulations!! Tilly wuz ere.

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Yes you wuz! And thanks, Tilly!

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  8. Diane Henders avatar

    I’m probably too late to count, but I hope you made your 50K! 🙂 Congratulations on your milestone.

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      No, never too late, Diane! You are part of the 50,000 anyway! Thanks for visiting. My next target is the 100,000 one… probably in 2874!

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  9. kateshrewsday avatar

    Oooh, me! me! Me!

    Though I think I’m late….

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Nah, not really Kate! You were part of the fifty thousand anyway, so you still count! Here’s to the next 50K!

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  10. Let's CUT the Crap! avatar

    Fifty-thousand. Yay for you. That’s awesome, awesome.

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks, Tess. When I first started blogging, in the first month I received 32 visits. The first month was only half a month though, and I exceeded that figure the next full month with 48 visits. I never imagined in those early days I’d ever reach a hundred, let alone 50,000!

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  11. shreejacob avatar

    Aww I missed it :/ Oh well..I’m glad to have been part of the 50,000! Congrats to you too!!!

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