{"id":7172,"date":"2011-01-01T00:01:40","date_gmt":"2011-01-01T05:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/?p=7172"},"modified":"2010-12-31T10:57:03","modified_gmt":"2010-12-31T15:57:03","slug":"top-20-terribleminds-posts-of-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2011\/01\/01\/top-20-terribleminds-posts-of-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 20 Terribleminds Posts Of 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Large\" title=\"Terrible Minds Logo (Misc)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/terribleminds\/3744799576\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3459\/3744799576_ebbb514e35_b.jpg?resize=600%2C375\" alt=\"Terrible Minds Logo (Misc)\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Purely out of sheer amusement, I decided to compile the Top 20 posts of the year here at jolly ol&#8217; <strong>terribleminds<\/strong>. Now, to be clear, between my three sources of reporting (WP_Stats, Google Analytics, CyStats), I get pretty wildly different numbers as to hits and views and what-not, but overall they seem to agree that these are the <em>most viewed<\/em> over the course of the last 365 days.<\/p>\n<p>Please to enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>Or, y&#8217;know, don&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p><em>Thpth<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>1: <a href=\"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2010\/10\/12\/beware-of-writer\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Beware of Writer<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2: <a href=\"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2010\/09\/07\/want-to-be-a-freelancer-just-punch-yourself-in-the-face-instead\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Want To Be A Freelancer? Just Punch Yourself In The Face, Instead<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3: <a href=\"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2010\/11\/01\/nanowhonow-nanowrimo-dos-and-donts\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>NaNoWhoNow? NaNoWriMo Dos and Don&#8217;ts<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4: <a href=\"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2010\/11\/22\/the-writers-prayer-the-penmonkey-paean\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The Writer&#8217;s Prayer (The Penmonkey Paean)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5: <a href=\"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2010\/01\/03\/avatar-porn-will-destroy-us-all\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Avatar Porn Will Destroy Us All<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>6: <a href=\"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2010\/09\/13\/heres-how-to-be-a-writer\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Here&#8217;s How To Be A Writer<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7: <a href=\"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2010\/09\/08\/why-you-should-freelance-despite-all-that-face-punching-business\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Why You Should Freelance (Despite All That Face-Punching Business)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>8: <a href=\"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2010\/12\/06\/why-youre-a-sucky-editor\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Why You&#8217;re A Sucky Editor<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>9: <a href=\"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2010\/04\/29\/oh-to-hell-with-it-lets-talk-about-piracy\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Oh To Hell With It, Let&#8217;s Talk About Piracy<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>10: <a href=\"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2010\/12\/29\/should-i-self-publish-a-motherfucking-checklist\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Should I Self-Publish? A Motherfucking Checklist<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>11: <a href=\"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2010\/03\/06\/the-truth-about-turtle-penis\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The Truth About Turtle Penis<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>12: <a href=\"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2010\/11\/08\/murdering-unicorns-ending-the-myths-that-poison-the-writers-life\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Murdering Unicorns: Ending The Myths That Poison A Writer&#8217;s Life<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>13: <a href=\"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2010\/11\/15\/why-you-wont-finish-that-novel\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Why You Won&#8217;t Finish That Novel<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>14: <a href=\"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2010\/08\/06\/a-gentlemans-guide-to-proper-beard-maintenance\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>A Gentleman&#8217;s Guide To Proper Beard Maintenance<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>15: <a href=\"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2010\/03\/27\/i-must-renew-my-contract-with-dread-mistress-pauley-perrette\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>I Must Renew My Contract With Dread Mistress Pauley Perrette<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>16: <a href=\"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2010\/09\/20\/why-you-probably-still-suck-as-a-writer\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Why You Probably Still Suck As A Writer<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>17: <a href=\"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2010\/07\/20\/breaking-the-lemniscate-the-ending-of-inception\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Breaking The Lemniscate: The Ending Of Inception<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>18: <a href=\"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2010\/02\/05\/fuck-it-its-time-to-talk-about-my-beard\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Fuck It, It&#8217;s Time To Talk About My Beard<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>19: <a href=\"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2010\/06\/13\/my-beard-come-so-fat-i-wanna-do-laser-the-goddamn-contest-and-the-effing-t-shirt\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>My Beard Come So Fat, I Wanna Do Laser<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>20: &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/holy-shit-free-thing\/a-radioactive-monkey\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>A Radioactive Monkey<\/strong><\/span><\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And there you have it.<\/p>\n<p>I am, of course, interested: did <em>you<\/em> have a favorite post of the year?<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s okay if you didn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>I mean, sure, it&#8217;ll be another tear-stained pillow night for me. 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