I think every blogger, if they looked at their stats, will tell you that they have some pretty weird keywords getting them traffic. I mean, Kitty posted about how she has traffic coming from such random things like puffy coat fetish, CHEETAH FLAPPER PALETTE FETICHE, and pant disco spandex. To me that sounds pretty odd, and since she posted about it, I am sure it sounds odd to her as well. Mine are pretty far fetched, but no where near as that. I mean of course since I run the fanlistings I get keywords like Aria Giovanni, Sasha Grey, Cad-Comic, and others for that stuff, but then I get some pretty random ones such as laptop battery in nj, http://www.guaranteedlists.com, smoochcom, and a bunch for the Wolverine movie script leak.

Some bloggers like Felicia tries to draw the traffic to her using keywords from the most recent popular searches on the internet. She has named posts and posted about some of the hot topics searched for in recent months like Sarah Palin, bees, and sex. It is a different approach, not sure if that would fall on the line of blackhat per sey, but it is definitely greyhat.

Whether we try and force keywords to our sites or we just acknowledge the strange keywords that come naturally to our site, I don’t think any blogger or site has a problem with the traffic it brings. Most keywords may be strange for your blog, some may not be considering the way the search engines puts words together, but seeing random things together may look weird and fun. Either way I think we should embrace the strange and native keywords that we each try and strive for and not try and differenciate from the strange ones because they aren’t our niche.

This post is really for things that I have experienced, or that I want to experience one day and that I believe everyone should experience in their life. The ones that I have done I have marked with an asterisk(*).

• Be at the Rockafeller Christmas tree lighting in New York City*
• Attend places of worship during a ceremony that are different faiths than your own to see what they are all about and how they are run. You’d be surprised how different it can be in a Church is a different branch of Christian than your own.*
• Visit New York City in the wintertime.*
• Take a road trip to someplace that you’ve never been before.*
• Live in a state that is entirely different than one like your used to.*
• Attend a Political Rally.
• Attend a live taping of a television show.
• Eat an exotic, strange food.*
• Watch the sunset or sunrise over the ocean*
• Change something in your life for thirty days (EG. quit smoking, become a vegetarian, eat healthier). You’ll find that it isn’t as easy to go back to the way you were before you started the thirty day change.
• Eat a pretzel, hotdog, or peanuts out of a vending cart in NYC. Just because it may sound bad for you, you will find it is the most delicious thing you’d ever eaten.*
• Eat food in its place of birth, there is nothing like eating a Philly Cheesesteak in Philadelphia, or New York style pizza in NYC.*
• Do something that scares the crap out of you. If your scared of heights, go on a roller coaster, or skydive. If your afraid of snakes, have one wrapped around you. The best way to conquer a fear is to face it head on.*
• Swim, boogie board, or surf in the ocean. If you have never been in the ocean, what are you waiting for?*

I realize this may be an odd list, but how many things that you’ve done in your life that you would you say that everyone should experience before they die? Why not make your own list?

I hate Christmas shopping. The malls are always so packed, so is Walmart and K-Mart. This year I am trying to do a lot of it online. So far we got Maureen and a few other people done completely without stepping foot inside of a store. I also got Krissy’s shopping mostly done today. Luckily for me none of the gifts has gone on a credit card, I have been working hard to get clients and I am hoping that I will have a few more before Christmas to pay bills come January and maybe pick up a few more Christmas gifts.

On the website front, I have to start commenting on more adult blogs. I’m not talking about porn or anything like that, I am just tired of reading blogs by teenagers about school and if a guy or girl likes them. I stopped commenting on blogs for a while, I am going to comment on the ones I used to frequent in the next few days I think, find some others with some software I have, but mainly go through blogcatalog and whatever else to find some more blogs where the writers are over the age of eighteen.