Websites I Love To Stalk

Seeing as I'm at my computer most of the day writing, arranging music or procrastinating (who me?), I have a list of web sites I love to stalk now and then when I get a little bored. Perhaps after I finish writing a book and make millions or grow a penis, whichever is more realistic... these sites would clue into what my next career move should be. None of these are really "I've never heard of them" sites, but it shows what an Internet moron/dork/expert/sponge/addict I am.

1) Gawker I don't read trashy magazines ever, except when waiting in a doctor's office. This is the closest I get to that and revolves mostly around NYC socialites and celebrities making asses out of themselves.

2) Curbed I am obsessed with Manhattan real estate. It doesn't have to be anything I can afford. I love looking at $35 million dollar apartments as much as I love looking at $100,000 ones. Ok it doesn't get that cheap in Manhattan since we're in an insane real estate world. I love floorplans, prices, neighborhoods, learning about new developments, what's getting landmarked, and even googling buildings I find to learn more about them.

3) Google Maps In most of the country, you know where your nearest dry cleaner is or there aren't that many to choose from. For me, when I move soon - I won't know anything in the neighborhood. Something could literally be a block away and I wouldn't know. Type in any address (street and state) then when the map comes up, click "Find Businesses" and you can type in anything: banks, grocery stores, hospitals - and they'll be mapped out from your address.

4) Friendster Seeing as my single friends get sites like JDate and Match.com to stalk profiles, the married folks get things like Friendster, where you can look up people from 4th grade, add them as your friends, never actually e-mail them or try to get in touch with them, but feel somehow cooler. I am up to at least 30 friends. It's the first time I've ever felt like the popular girl. Who am I kidding?

Coming soon - I might actually be ready to reveal to my 1.2 readers (my husband and my dog who can't really read) what my book is going to be about.