Ha ha - that is funny! I can just imagine, your chef friend didn't know what half of your stuff was! Yes, it is a gradual process whereby we become weird. You start with one or two things, they are just unique, no big deal. Then you add a few more, that's like a little hobby or something. Then you change a little more and next thing you know, you go WHOA- I am so different from everybody else! and even the way I used to be! ha ha