Since Flickr rolled out its Stats tab, my point-‘n’-shoot picture of Viggo Mortensen has been the undisputed No. 1 picture. That’s all about to change.
A picture of musician Ingrid Michaelson rocking a side pony as a joke was picked up by Yahoo! image search and has helped the picture shoot up the all-time list, despite the fact it was taken a good 18 months after the Viggo picture.
People have lost interest in my point-‘n’-shoot of Brady Quinn, which was also once very popular. Because let’s be honest, it’s a terrible photograph.
A funny story I always tell about #4. My friend Rob openly questioned why I’d want to take a picture of the outside of a hockey arena. I was intrigued by what I saw and I wanted to document it. Apparently others find it compelling too. (For full disclosure, I should mention I put it in a Flick pool of NHL Arenas, which undoubtedly helped.)
My shot of Ryan Miller, in which you can’t even see the puck, is a consistent hit-grabber long after the Ice Bowl. (It’s also in a Flickr pool of NHL Winter Classic pictures.)
Pictures #6 and #8 are screenshots from TV and were featured on the Uniwatch blog.
I have no clue why picture #7 of the Padres bench is so intriguing to people, especially because I’ve been able to ID only two of the eight players sitting on the bench.
A second picture of Viggo Mortensen, which is not available on Yahoo! image search like its counterpart from the same event, is my ninth most viewed picture.
(Not shown: #10 is this crappy picture of Jeff Samardzija, which was from the same walk through as Brady Quinn.)
Facebook presents another small world story #2
Potentially great albums I’ve only heard once:
TV on the Radio – Dear Science
Kayne West - 808s & Heartbreak
Walkmen – You & Me
Okkervil River – The Stand-Ins
Potentially great albums sitting on my hard drive, but not listened to:
Adele – 19
Mountain Goats – Heretic Pride
Titus Andronicus – The Airing of Grievances
Los Campesinos – Hold On Now, Youngster
David Byrne & Brian Eno – Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
Albums other people loved that I just didn’t get:
No Age – Nouns
Lykke Li – Youth Novels
She & Him – Volume One
Other people’s top albums I don’t own, but am curious about, but don’t own:
Portishead – Third
Lil’ Wayne: Tha Carter III
MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
People didn’t consider these as top albums, but I’m still curious about them, even if I don’t own them:
Dresden Dolls – No, Virginia
Amanda Palmer – Who Killed Amanda Palmer
The Magnetic Fields – Distortion
