JLC Turns One!

Alitta virens (sandworm)
Credit: A. Semenov, White Sea Biological Station

Heartfelt thanks go out to each and every person who clicked over here in the past 366 days (leap year!).

No new post today; I'm going to take the day off to celebrate. How does one celebrate a blog's birthday? Maybe an ice cream cone with a candle stuck in the top, or a cupcake with a sparkler?

Here's a few salient factoids from my first year "full-time."

Year One Stats:
Total Pageviews: 74,000+
Total Posts: 125
Tweets: 3,414
Blog Carnivals: 2

Total Time Blogging: 500 h, ~6% of the last year.

Posts Elsewhere*: The Haystack (26), Chemistry Blog (4),  Chemjobber (3), Totally Synthetic (2), Sci Am (2), Newscripts (2). 
(*May 2011 - July 2012. Want a guest post, or want to guest post? Email me at seearroh_AT_gmail_DOT_com)

Recurring Themes: Chemophobia, Skepticism, Cartoons, Space Dinos, Arsenic Life, Structure Mishaps, Food Chemistry, Catalysis, Pop Culture Chemistry, Blog Philosophy, Arts & Crafts