... you sometimes wake up in the middle of the night with the nagging suspicion that you are the Antichrist.

... you cringe at such innocent remarks as "Scientists are conquering the genome," "We have to thwart human nature", "Finally, Man appeared," and "Humanity has lost touch with nature."

... you start to speak in neatly-constructed parables and cunning arguments.

... the phrase "take it or leave it" takes on a profound meaning for you.

... even if you've never been interested in anything but classical (or country, or rap) all your life, you start listening to Pearl Jam.

... the statement "We are not humanity" starts to make perfect sense to you.

... your conversations, which were once much more casual and pragmatic, start to center around food production, the Maya, and biodiversity.

... history, as taught in textbooks, suddenly seems like an incredibly short time.

... all your family and friends and even some people you're barely acquainted with know who the telepathic gorilla is.

-- Cat