Then again, there are a few things I've become a specialist in,
   but my Obsession Level goes to 11 when I do.* I become a total
   Snake eating its Tail when I do.* I scare myself when it's all
   over... "Was that... 'me' that had to watch EVERY episode of
   Stargate SG-1? Become a Russian Orthodox monk for 3 weeks and
   read the entire Philokalia and scientifically analyze the
   psychological benefit of prayer schedules for optimum
   psychological health and learn Russian to plunge the depths of
   Christiandom?** [I could've gone Greek but I liked the "Russian
   soul"/dark sense of humor better]... or create an entire
   reporting system in Excel when I was just hired for data entry?
   Yeah.. I lose myself when I become a specialist.** it's not
   bragging.. its frightening - especially for the people around
   me... when I talk non-stop about whatever it is I'm obsessed
   with for a few years at the time.