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Well, it all started around the time I entered my teenage years back in the early 90's, when my Oakley fascination/obsession/addiction first reared its ugly - and expensive - head. First, I bought a pair of Crystal Black/+Red Frogskins and a pair of Crystal Clear/Blue M Frame Strikes (for Little League), quickly followed by a pair of Glitter Gulch/Gold Zeros (0.4). Upon accidentally running over the Zeros (my all-time favorite Oakley sunglasses by the way) with my motorized wheelchair - thankfully while still under warranty - I had them replaced by Oakley with a pair of Sleet/Black ones. I wore those for a long time and eventually they too got destroyed around the time I was entering my junior year of high school. Then, in '97 I got a pair of Black/Grey Fives to replace my beloved Zeros, only to lose those, so I then replaced them myself with another identical pair about a year and a half later. Those served me well for quite a while and once high school rolled around, I bought a pair of Black/Grey Fives - well, 2 pairs since I lost the first one. Once out of college and (sort of) gainfully employed, my current collection began to evolve and the rest is history - or at least documented in my "Collection" page on the Review, so please feel free to take a look. I feel pretty confident at this point in time that I own pretty much all of my current and past favorites, with the "crown jewel(s)" of my collection being my Titanium/Titanium and Titanium/Cannon Yellow Time Bombs. Nevertheless, I'm always on the hunt for my next Oakley acquisition in order to feed the beast inside me as well as to keep my collection growing and evolving. Finally, as many other members have noted, this incredible site/community has taught me that I am not alone, nor am I as crazy as most of my friends and family have led me to believe. Well, maybe I am crazy but it's nice to know that there are so many others like me out there - some of which are even crazier than myself.