Hi! I made up some signs of Mulan Obsessive Syndrome too. Here goes:
1. It is 100 F both inside and outside the car, and you're driving around looking for Mulan goodies because you need a Mulan fix right away, bad.
2. Your friends avoid bringing up the topic " Mulan" because they know once started, you won't shut up about it.
3. During your gazillionth viewing of Mulan, you unconsciously launch into a sing-a-long of every song in the movie. Meanwhile you erupt into a fiery rage if the kid in front row gives the slightest stirr.
4. Overcome with giddiness in the shower, you try to pull off a rendition of " reflection", Christina Aguilar style, only to have your parents yell " Not again, shut up! We don't want neighbors to call the cops!"
5. 10 minutes after the closing credits of Mulan have ended, the clean up guy at the theater finds you still sitting there, your face basking in an after-Mulan-high glow.
6. You've considered sending hate mail to anyone who has given a bad review of Mulan. ( Siskel, you better watch out! )
7. At the local Target store, you battle with an 8-year-old over the last Mulan toy. However, you lose when you see the kid's mom coming over with a store personnel. You decide to camp out at the store until another shipment arrives.
8. Trying to engage strangers in a conversation, your first words are " So, have you seen Mulan?" And if they reply no, you decide they're not worth your time and effort.
9. Your joy at seeing Mulan pass the $100 million box office mark surpasses the joy of French soccer fans at the recent World Cup win.
10. Your cousins living outside of US have contracted the Mulan Obsessive Syndrome, and they haven't even seen the movie yet. It's all due to your constant preaching about everything Mulan.
Great signs. I see a couple that are close to stuff I've actually done. No, I never considered sending hate mail to anyone who gave a bad review, but I have considered sending e-mail to the New York Time lady who gave a bad review of "Mulan", and giving her a piece of my mind. And when I had the acute signs of MOS, my parents tried to keep me from talking about "Mulan" too much because once I got started with it, it was difficult for me to stop! Oh, and here's another one:
Your excitement about "Mulan" actually made your employer, who normally avoids Disney animated movies, actually consider going to see it, which you consider a minor miracle.