Whoa...

That was my reaction a few minutes ago. I got back here in kind of a bad mood because I left my music at band practice and forgot to pick up an information sheet for a possible bowl game trip, but then I checked out my hit counter. It's currently at 512. Of those 512, 49 are from today, which completely obliterates the old record of 26. I'm really happy. I knew I would get some extra hits from entering the showcase, but...wow. I'm also getting some votes, which is good. The League of Liberals Lunatics is way ahead with their voting, so I'm still behind, but it looks like I may have a chance. A lot of Alliance members vote on Sunday night, while the LoL votes early. It's hard to tell right now, but...49 hits in one day...that may not seem like much, but when you've only been blogging for 6 weeks, it's an amazing feeling. Thanks to everyone who's voted for me so far (it's too tough to track them down and thank them individually), and I hope you'll come back. I've alluded to this already, and it may disappoint the original 4 readers, but I'm going to have to cut back on posting for the next couple weeks. All you new people can go through the archives, because there's over a month of material there. I suggest reading through the first week of posting. It'll help you get a feel for my style, and you'll find out why the blog is called Semi-Intelligent Thoughts (if you haven't gone to the "New to SIT?" link yet, you can also find out there). Also, I'll try to keep posting something new every day, but I really need to take a break. The next 3 weeks are not going to be easy for me, because I've got 4 essays due before Thanksgiving, and I have to start registering for Spring classes next week, so I need to limit my online activity. Sorry about being so self-absorbed here, but I haven't exactly had what you would call a good day, and this really helps. Thanks again, and I'll try to post something meaningful in the next 36 hours...I think that was the wordiest post yet.