just as I thought

If you added up all the traffic Ebay, Facebook, Google, Yahoo and Myspace get in a day, well then, that would be rather a lot wouldn’t it?

My post yesterday on Britney Spears was considerably more modest, but there was a definite boost in traffic. As these things filter through to the search engines, I expect it to only grow.

It confirms all my darkest theories about you lot out there in the internet. You’re only interested in gossip, celebrity, sex of the voyeuristic type, oh and poking people.

There’s only been one more popular post in recent memory, back in November: wanted. That one had sex (in a way), celebrity, international fugitives, popular music and lots of alcohol. Also, it had a picture. It’s pretty consistent with my aformentioned dark pessimism.

So, what’s the lesson? Start a blog called “celebrity, international fugitives, popular music and lots of alcohol.com”. Oh no, that’s already been done - Perez Hilton. I get pretty bored with that sort of stuff.

This blog was only meant as an excuse to while away the empty hours I spend “earning” a living. If I had to spend my time scouring the web for pictures of American “starlets”, I don’t think I could go on….

Running
A rather dull run this morning from the city up to Brunswick and back. I livened it up a touch on the way back by racing a tram from Albion Street into Melbourne Central station. I won, but only due to a fortuitous run of traffic lights at the Vic Market. Here it is on mapmyrun.com.

Marathon
The official results arrived in the post yesterday. Only two months late. Hmm…. How long can it take to put together a spreadsheet and print a bunch of A4 bits of paper? Anyway, it’s good to see.

Portishead
On a completely different issue, is there a sexier line in popular music than this?

For I’ve been a temptress for too long

From Glory Box, by Portishead.

Clearly not. Only Beth Gibbons could get away with stretching “tempt-e-ress” into three syllables.

It leaves Brit’s little strip-tease for dead. Ah…. if only that were possible.