Oh boy. I'm feeling like a major Cyberstalker. It's just sooooooo unbelievably easy to find information about people on the internet; it's like a chocolate cake (fresh out of the oven) just sitting by your bedside. Way too convenient.
Okay, so here is the deal; I have a little crush on someone that I don't know very well. I work with him, but not directly. So, what's the best way to get to know him? Ask him out? Get to know him better? Gradually let things happen? Oh no. This doesn't even register. My brain automatically goes to a few things: Google, Facebook, Myspace, etc. THIS WAY, you can find out if they are crazy/cool/interesting before trying to actually get to know them like a normal human being (used to do).
So, of course, I have looked this guy up and found out a couple things including a myspace music page and his blog. From these social networking sites I have discovered that my crush is: an articulate writer, a musician, very passionate about music, likes to curse a fair amount, I know the state where he is from, and I'm guessing he is probably single.
I feel so guilty about knowing these things!! I should not know that this guy is an articulate writer before hanging out with him, you know? What a fucking weird internet world we live in! Maybe this is the new way of the world, but it just feels kind of backwards. I really need to refrain from internet stalking but it's hard. Really hard. Why? Because it is in your face all the time, every day, and with no consequences. I fear that we are ruining relationships, and/or maybe idealizing them, before they can even begin by these easy cyber-interactions. Or, as in my case, "cybobservations."
Well, that's my deep thought for the day. Don't internet stalk. It's bad. Hmmkay.
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You should get help. Stalker!
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