People I'm obsessed with

For some reason, it is really easy for me to become obsessed with other people.  Mind you, they have to be "outstanding" individuals worthy of my obsession.  The funny thing is, I couldn't tell you what qualifies a person to be the type of "outstanding" for which I'm searching.

Here's a brief list of past and current obsessions:

Krystal - She came to my high school from Cali during our sophomore year.  Asthetically, she was unique.  At my high school, everyone was fairly uniform - same background; similar families; similiar economic conditions; same "fashion"...  you get the idea.  Krystal, however, was from a land far away, with short hair and hippy clothes, and a mysterious background.  How exciting!  Before she knew it, I was in her business like jam on peanut butter, or whatever the saying is...  I would ask her tons of questions (most of which were answered with silence) and tell her random facts about myself (my left leg is shorter than my right!).  Eventually, she gave in and started talking.  The rest is history.

Stephanie - When I first interviewed at Daniel, I made a mental note that I wanted to be her.  She was young, hip, and professional.  I totally wanted to be her friend, but was way too intimidated to initiate contact.  Thank God for mutual friends.  :-)  Her friend (and now mine) Jeremy made the effort to talk with me and eventually, that led to me hanging out with Stephanie one on one (dream come true!!!).  I would pummel her with questions about her past, her family, her hopes, dreams, political opinions, religious beliefs, on and on and on.  Again, a successful obsession that eventually led to a fantastic friendship.

David - During my time at OU, I had the priviledge of meeting an incredible group of people.  Among those groups was David, a football player from Cincinatti.  He would explain things like "reverse racism" and "black on black crime" to me.  He was always open and honest and taught me so much, without ever judging me.  Even though we don't keep in touch now, I still appreciate (and utilize) what I learned from him.

My current obsessions consist of a religious leader and potentially, a web designer.

Paul - current pastor of a local church.  I went to the church when I was in college and was really touched by what he had to say.  He has a calm, honest humility about him that makes me feel ok about being.  He's a FB user and has a blog, so stalking him hasn't been difficult (I haven't went by his house or anything... yet).  I think that he is one of those people that just has something about them that makes me want to know them more.

Kate - works with me as our web designer.  Her fashion is ... complex.  I'm way too unsure of myself to do what she does, but I'm facsinated by her courage and personality.  She always seems to be happy and isn't afraid of going her own way.  I haven't yet started to obsess over her, but she's on my list (obviously).