I'm too clueless to stalk celebrities. It's a shame, too,
because I live in an area where they do a lot of filming for The Walking Dead.
If I were any good at being a "Walker Stalker," as they're commonly known, I'd have lots of opportunities to practice. But sadly I don't have
a firm enough handle on what's happening around me to be much use as a
celebrity stalker. Take this afternoon's adventure as proof of my point.
Today I was having lunch at the Senoia Coffee Shop, which is
across the street from where they're currently filming Walking Dead. I know
that multiple cast members are onsite because friends have met them this week, pictures
of them have been taken at this very coffee shop within the past couple days,
and I can actually see the cast members' trailers from the table where I'm
sitting outside the restaurant. It's not as if I don't have a heads-up that
there might be a celebrity sighting. Despite that, I've got my glasses off and
my nose buried in the notebook I'm writing in.
The server had just dropped off my chai latte when two girls
walked up to the restaurant with a dog. As usual, I ignored the people and
focused on the animal. I said, "What a cute dog!" One of the girls
said, "Excuse me?" I replied, "I like your dog." The girls gave
me a strange look, tied up the dog, and went into the coffee shop. Then a herd
of excited fans ran over. They told me the girls with the dog are Maggie and
Tara from WD. The fans seemed shocked that anyone could be as oblivious as I
was and not recognize the stars. Join the club. I was pretty disappointed in
myself. Although, to be fair, he's a really cute dog.
So, to sum up, in my one brush with greatness, I managed to
make two stars of one of my favorite shows think that I didn't know who they
were. Technically that was because (at the time) I didn't know who they were.
Well played. I can hardly wait to see how I inadvertently insult the stars of
my other favorite shows. Maybe someday I'll meet James Spader from The
Blacklist and ask if he used to be thinner when he was on Boston Legal. Or
maybe I can ask any guy from Game of Thrones if he stuffs his codpiece. And I
shudder to think what kind of ridiculousness will pop out of my mouth if I ever
meet anyone from Grimm. Maybe from now on I should just stay home and leave
celebrity stalking to the professionals at TMZ.
