SURE FIRE SIGNS THAT STAR TREK IS TAKING OVER YOUR LIFE:

1. Saying "make it so" in casual conversation

2. Bewildered because the periodic table doesn't include dilithium
and tritanium.

3. Able to use the phrase "variable phase inverter" in a sentence

4. More than one pair of Spock ears in junk drawer

5. Have figured out the stardate system

6. Sudden urge to wear lots of Lycra and/or Spandex

7. Shopping at local liquor store for synthehol

8. The Star Trek theme becomes background music for your dreams

9. Major quote sources for thesis are Shakespeare, the Bible, and
"The Omega Glory"

10. Memorization of the crew's authorization codes

11. Forgetting that present-day elevators don't have voice
interface

12. Attending a convention wearing non-Terran attire

13. Using the word "Terran" at all

14. Actually considering buying that $300 model of the
Enterprise from the Franklin Mint

15. Understanding Klingon

16. Lecturing any science professor on how transporters work

17. Playing fizzbin and understanding it

18. "The Outrageous Okona" seems like a fine piece of
writing and dramatic stylistics

19. Inexplicable rock-climbing urges

20. More than three original episode outlines buried in your
drawers