It was a rainy afternoon, Mark was dozing on the couch and I had been surfing the web for over 3 hours.

A tweet to @LaurenConrad came up from one of my friends on Twitter which sparked me to click on her tweets.

Before I go on, here is my fan history of The Hills:
- I watch the show every Monday night, but NOT the aftershow. The aftershow is too much like OK or People magazine. There really is no need to dissect reality tv.
- I do own Season 1 & 2 on DVD (they were presents!)
- I don't follow any of the characters/personalities on twitter, myspace or even the MTV blog.
- I do admit to liking some of her clothing line and have been tempted to purchase at Holts.

After reading a couple of her tweets, including a Twitpic of her and Stephanie Pratt - I felt like a stalker. Afterall, I had been following her drama on the show for years. The quick remarks on twitter just made her seem so close.

This is usually a good thing, social media giving you access to celebrities, politicians and/or like-minded individuals. People you are interested are providing a window into their world. I do follow quite a few people myself on Twitter whose ideas, links and comments I respect enough to comment back or click on.

But for some reason, reading @LaurenConrad felt like stalking. Perhaps it was too much of one person. Gave me the shivers.