I will make a proper entry at some point, but in the meantime:

God, xkcd. Why do you have to be profound and stilling before eleven o'clock in the morning? Why am I having a sharp-intake-of-breath-moment at a webcomic?

Seriously. Just... wow. It's interesting, in that it touches the other side of being an introspective-geek-type person, but more than that, it's just got so much impact for one panel and a handful of words.