Internet you Stalk me!!!!!

Last night, I came home from a wonderful celebration and began doing my thing on the Internet. You know the usual, checking Facebook, banking stuff, examining stats and such, only to find that a high number of people seemed to have viewed my blogs.

Typically, I would not find this strange, but as I haven't posted anything for some time it was a bit peculiar. Adding to this, someone posted a comment with a link that they thought someone was looking for me.

Someone was an understatement. Multiple people were on my track for a day. Apparently, the Internet stalking all began with this lovely image here. A person--I seem to not know--posted the image/story above (on Imgur) and asked for help to find this girl (who it seems the Internet world decided was me). What followed was massive posting on the internet last night. 730 comments later on Reddit, and apparently I was considered found (I must say, I didn't realize I was lost to begin with).

At first, I found this a bit creepy. Then I thought about it, and realized, "Hey, it's an Internet world out there, you better get used to it, and figure out how to use this technology before you get left behind." Adding to that, I kind of find the whole thing intriguing. As a folklorist, the whole exchange of communication between people who don't know each other, possibly, is... well... mind boggling. Furthermore, how cute is it that a guy posts an image/story to find a girl. (Yes, I'm a romantic at heart. It's a curse and a blessing).

As to the Internet Stalkers who found me through Facebook. As far as I know, I have never been in ChatRoulette (if that is a web site), I could envision myself trying on mustache disguises for fun (but have not done so as of late), and I only know relatives in North Carolina--and lets face it, that would just be wrong. So in the end, I hope you had fun reading a few posts on your way to finding a girl that was never lost to begin with.