Before the profile change I was always able to see a counter on my profile indicating how many times I had logged on, etc. I know it is not important, but I found it cool. For some reason I can't seem to find it anymore. Does it still exist?
When you access your own user profile, the site shows you the Activity tab. The day counter is on the Profile tab:
So, go to Profile tab; the days are shown on the right.
The circled line is clickable: it opens a calendar that gives a day-by-day account of your visits.