Hit Counters are strange little things

Check out my free (i get hits counted for free, they get free advertising) counter. It's giving me unexpected numbers, as if people were actually aware that my blog even existed. I know I don't look at my own blog that many times. It's a pleasant surprize if it turns out to be true! HELLO OUT THERE!! Cool that you are reading my blog. Another odd thing is the "zero watching" section. I'm watching, why does it say zero?