I recently wrote about my similar experiences (minus the nice analogies). Be warned, it's a long, long post (2 parts, actually) but details the experience first

I recently wrote about my similar experiences (minus the nice analogies). Be warned, it's a long, long post (2 parts, actually) but details the experience first hand. http://www.youell.com/matt/writing/?p=785 http://www.youell.com/matt/writing/?p=785