It's inevitable. You find a blog you like. The author has clearly taken some time to find their voice, and then they hit an anniversary post and it disrupts their normal postings.
"Thanks for reading this blog," they'll tell you. "I appreciate it. I'd never have made it to this milestone without you."
This, by the way, is complete bullshit. Blogging is a solitary task. Comments and feedback are appreciated, but let's call a spade a spade: Most of us would do this even without readers.
The milestone? It could be one year. Or a 100th post. Or 30th comment. Seventeenth giveaway contest. It doesn't matter - and it's a slippery slope. Once you commemorate the One Year, then you have to do the same thing every year. Marked that 100th post? Guess you'll be marking 200, too, then. Enjoy all the tracking.
Webcomics, by the way, do this a lot. Especially those with ongoing storylines. Story, story, story, 100th Comicstravapalooza!, story, story, story.
It's filler. And it's annoying.
I can't stand it.
Congrats on your 93rd post!
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