Archive for December 1st, 2004

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NOT TRYING TO BRAG, BUT…

by Tom on December 1, 2004 at 12:00 am
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This isn't me trying to be a big shot or anything. I just like celebrating milestones.

I checked Theater Hopper's statistics for the month of November and we posted our biggest number of unique visitors in the history of the site - 170,124.

This blows my mind. It breaks our previous record by about 10,000 hits.

Like I said, this isn't me trying to brag. And really, when you compare those numbers to some of the other web comics out there - several that even started after Theater Hopper - there's not a lot of reason to call attention to it. Most sites wouldn't want to tell you the traffic they do because it might make them look "weak" in face of the "competition."

I don't feel that way. I'm only in competition with myself and my prize - my validation - is to make the best comic I can. Of course I want to share my passion with others, so if there's an audience for it, why not put it out there?

I sometimes think it's easy to overlook exactly what those numbers mean. Frankly, I'm stunned that there is anyone out there interested enough in what I'm doing not only to visit once, but keep coming back or even mention it to their friends. Theater Hopper is growing because of the dedication and support you've shown and I just wanted to thank you for it.

All 170,124 of you.

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THE VOTING THING…

by Tom on December 1, 2004 at 12:00 am
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Okay, at first I wasn't going to mention it because I didn't want to harp on you guys about it like I did at the beginning of November. It was kind of sad. A little pathetic, really.

Then I thought, "One casual mention at the top of the month just to remind them couldn't hurt. If we could cement a high placement early on, I wouldn't have to bother them with it for the rest of the month."

Then it appeared that buzzComix exceeded their bandwidth and the decision was made for me.

Well, buzzComix got their bandwidth back for the start of a new month. Incidentally, the top list has reset for the month.

Vote for Theater at buzzComix. It's a nice thing to do. I promise I won't annoy you about it. Just do it every day. We had a strong showing in November. I know we can do it again.

And that should be the last I'll mention it.

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FEMINISM GETS SET BACK BY DELICIOUS SNACKS

by Tom on December 1, 2004 at 12:00 am
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It's A Wonderful Life, Jimmy Stuart, Donna Reed, old maid, finger sandwiches

Man, can you believe it's already December 1st? Incidentally, my birthday is in 20 days. No reason to share that information. Just an FYI.

I remember when I was younger, it seems like after Thanksgiving was over it would take FOREVER for Christmas to get here. Now that I'm older and have a concept of time, I realize it's a scant 3 weeks away.

Still having some fun with It's A Wonderful Life. I don't know why I feel the need to dissect a film from the 1940's through the prism of contemporary attitudes other than it's just fun to do so.

Cami was actually the one to point out Donna Reed's character becoming an old maid when we watched the movie last weekend. It's always bugged her. It is pretty sexist if you stop to think about it.

Basically, it reflects the attitude of the day that if you were a woman, you life would have no meaning unless you were married and had kids. These days we have Sex and the City which loudly celebrates a woman's independence from such expectations. It's interesting to see how far we've come in the last... oh 60 years. C'mon. Isn't this all common sense to everyone by now?

By the way, our little online community is organizing a Secret Santa gift exchange relatively soon. I'll be participating. The person whose name is randomly given to me will be given some original holiday-themed Theater Hopper art! I know that kind of ruins the surprise a little, so that's why I'm not posting any pictures of the artwork. Never mind I haven't actually completed the artwork yet...

I really have nothing else to add at the moment. Call it The Wednesday Blahs. We have an advertising spot available if you're interested in getting the word out about your site. We're also still taking pre-orders for shirts, baby doll tees and hoodies. Pre-orders end December 10th! Get your order in now!

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