well for one thing its made me spend a lot of money uprating my hardware.   it's also made me realise how short life is, how much can we really fit into a second?  how many sleepless nights trying to finish an image due to the fear of crashing when saving? how to maximise profits from a software package?  how totally user-unfriendly is e-on?

on the other hand its taught me lots of techy stuff and terms i didnt have a clue about, introduced me to methods and techniques i would never have dreamed of on my own, given me the tools to finally kick some of the stuff out of my head into the real world.   when i was young i was very artistic, but havent drawn or attempted to draw anything for 20 yrs, choosing a more pragamtic lifestyle, then i discovered vue and i even see in 3d now, when i walk the streets i see texture maps and displacements, i count the polygons in the park, even the skies are a source of renderestimation lol.

good stuff, specially now @ vue 8.    introduced loads of people to it and theyre all as hooked as i am.  its made me nearly bald and given me ulcers but i have to admit i love love love the %!$)@^ thing.   sigh