Is stalking illegal? What about if it's unintentional?
Sat happily one morning on the #73 i spotted a guy who had rather good dress sense. Being a fan of people who attempt to break the fashion mold, and given that my boyfriend considers himself a bit of a trend-setter, i decided to covertly take a photo of said man in question to show chris. (Stalker behaviour #1)
Now this would have been fine as an isolated incident however we got the bus together the very next day to see the same guy sat in the same seat. We obviously stared and debated his fashion merit and then it hit us; This was not just some dapper member of the public, but was non-other than a member of danish pop band sensation "Alphabeat". Wow, i hear you cry! (and yes, technically he is a celebrity)
On getting into work that day i excitedly told my team, who rather than saying "oh that's a good "on the way to work" story" twisted my tale to question why, a normally well behaved citizen, was photographing a stranger in the first place (erm, for the love of fashion i protested!)
I unproductively (unless you're a professional stalker) spent a big chunk of that day trawling the net to deny or confirm that it was said Dane and ascertain why they were in the N5 vicinity! (Stalker behaviour #2)
In doing so i found that a strange interest and warmth towards Alphabeat was rekindled - Fascination was the song that distracted me through many a petrifying internal flight across China, and to this day i thank them for that. Sadly i haven't seen him since however i'm on their mailing lists and following their progress in London... so with any luck i'll qualify for a restraining order soon.
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