It used to be that my blog stats would show I'd been visited by one or two Googlebots a day, and I've always found comfort in this. It's reassuring, I think, to know that these little spiders had found their way to my blog, had a bit of a browse and then scurried back to Mountain View, California, or wherever their nest is, to record the memory of that visit, in preparation for sharing it with the world. Their visit is an affirmation of sorts. It reminds me that I exist - or that my blog exists, at least.
However, of late, the things seem to be swarming, and I wonder if it's to do with the mild weather... or whether, like fembots, they're part of a plan to take over the world. Fairly regularly, I find there's been 16 or 17 of the blighters across the day, trawling through the archives, leaving little bits of web hanging off the drawers.
However, of late, the things seem to be swarming, and I wonder if it's to do with the mild weather... or whether, like fembots, they're part of a plan to take over the world. Fairly regularly, I find there's been 16 or 17 of the blighters across the day, trawling through the archives, leaving little bits of web hanging off the drawers.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining. The more affirmation the better. And I don't have an aversion to spiders of any sort. It's just that I wonder why.
Anyway, given that it's happening, I thought I 'd leave a trail of flies for them to follow: 01000100111000110011... all the way to a couple of websites I like to visit. I've been getting to know a few more Australian writers recently, amongst whom is Cam Rogers, author of The Music of Razors, and Michael Pryor, author of The Chronicles of Krangor, The Laws of Magic, and many other novels and short stories. Cam is overhauling his site at the moment, but that makes visiting the current site all the more worthwhile - catch it before it changes. Catch them both.
