haven't read.* But I've been told that it's a series that I
   should and an author that I'd enjoy, especially when I was a
   teenager.* But I'd see the series of books all in a row in the
   library and go, "Nooooo.. i can barely handle a trilogy... "
   which itself was a lie... I read the Hobbit and only 1/2 of Lord
   of the Rings, and just acquired my knowledge of the 2nd half of
   the 1st book, the 2nd book and the 3rd book through...
   listening. Same with Harry Potter... and with Hunger Games... I
   started up a Hunger Games map on my Minecraft server, saw what
   it looked like and listened to enthusiastic fans of the books
   make references until I understood it....* so I know the whole
   story enough for my liking yet never read a page. sigh* I'm a
   generalist. Mind you, at the time that I saw the long line of
   Xanath books... I think there were 6 or 7 of them.* Now I think
   there's like 30 or 40.* I couldn't consume them all. :P Oh, I
   did finish Ender's Game... but that was in a single sitting in
   the library books stacks 'til closing.* Desperately tried to get
   'into' the others, but like the rest, I skipped around here and
   there. Oh, same with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe...
   Loved it... couldn't do the series.... sigh I'm a sham.* Oh
   well, it's "my way" I guess :)
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   [2]KENNETH UDUT
   12:35 PM
   +[3]William Mims 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.
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   [5]KENNETH UDUT
   12:40 PM
   +[6]William Mims O_O My obsession has been the middle-age "Who
   Am I, Really?" question... that explains the nature of the last
   year and a half.* ... oh.. and the rest of my life prior to
   that.* Dang. Before > . 41/42 < After Hm. The guy trying to see
   himself sees himself trying to see himself as reflected in other
   people, culture, society, history, science, biological,
   psychological, linguistically... lol.* Silly me.

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