Who Knew I Was This Much of a Nerd?

Ok, so I know I have nerd tendencies. I don't fight these tendencies, but do try to keep them in check. They could get out of hand since I have such an addictive nature. I could easily become a junkie on one snort. Well, I've gone to the darkside of nerdom. When I finally bought my Xbox 360, I was debating on what game to get along with it. I wanted something that would last me till Prey and then Gears of War came out. I picked up Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. It's a role playing game and I thought that would occupy me for awhile. I could play it in little increments and pass the time when I hit writer's block or need to just relax. Well it's stolen my soul. The main quest in the game is to close these Oblivion gates that have sprung up in the land and return the long lost son of the murdered king to throne. I've had this game for two weeks, and have barely even touched that quest. The game is huge. I closed one gate at the beginning, and haven't touched one since. In fact, I've walked by numerous gates without thinking twice. I had better things to do than close some stupid gates. There was the paranoid guy that wanted me to see if certain people were following him. When I told him they weren't following him, he then tried to kill me because he thought I was in on it. I also had to go save a painter who was trapped in one of his paintings. I had to kill painted trolls with turpentine to get out of there. I also had the task of finding a lady's husband who had disappeared when he tried to settle some gambling debts. Turns out he was sent to some island to retrieve a special axe to clear his debt. Turns out it was all a set-up to involve him into a game where he becomes the prey to hunters. It's just like that Van Damme and John Woo movie, Hard Hunted! I of course had to kill the hunters and find a way out. Unfortunately, I got back in time to see the organizer kill the husband. It was a sad day when I returned to tell the wife he had been killed. Still, she gave me a sweet book for my effort. Then there's all the quests once you join the mage's, fighters', or thieves guild. I've done all of this and only scratched the surface. The game also look fantastic. There are a few glitches, but the world is so huge that it's excusable. I've played maybe twenty hours of this game over the past two weeks, and I've only scratched the surface. It's consumed me in the most embarrassing way. It's gotten so bad, I think about what to do next in the game while at work. How sad. Yet, I can't wait to go back to the shipwreck and find the body of the ghost so I can release it from the world. Or, maybe I should go see that Count and figure out why the necromancers have been attacking people lately? Or maybe...