• My thoughts*

    My Thoughts on Being Followed Home*

    (via: http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper287/stills/7o4y39vm.jpg) Holy toot. I have to be honest, I was wholly overwhelmed by the response to my last post… so much so that it’s taken me a few days to digest all that’s come my way since I wrote it eight days ago. I’ve received multiple emails and phone calls, and I’ve lost count of the number of messages I’ve received through facebook and my blog. People I never expected to read my blog briefly stepped out of the shadows to express concern over my being followed home last week. It’s been a bit of a whirlwind–I never expected such a… strong reaction to what I wrote. For me,…

  • My thoughts*,  Complaining about something*

    Followed*

    As a blogger, I usually love when someone “follows” me. In the real world? Not so much. On Wednesday I had an experience that unnerved me so much that I felt real fear for the first time in ages. I’m normally a very cautious person. I’m the kind of girl who always checks the back seat whenever I get into my car at night, who locks the door to my home when I’m by myself, and who looks both ways before crossing the street. I love, love, love criminal-ish TV shows and I take a lot of the tips and advice given for women in those shows to heart. (well,…