News Article  10-Step Program  How to tell when you're an
e-shopping addict  10 You've developed a parental attachment to
your virtual shopping carts Babette, Nico, and Little Timmy.  9
Your ''Proceed to Check Out'' finger bleeds.  8 The phrase ''If
you liked Parenthood, you'll love Boyz N the Hood'' makes sense.
7 You have a closet of brand-new clothes you never wear—because
you never go outside anymore.  6 You introduce yourself by your
code name, bookgurl5678. 5 You break up with your significant
other to focus on your career. Now what was it you used to do? 4
You log on to and hear, ''He's baaack.''  3 You really need a
new thermos, that Nolan Ryan Commemorative Knife Collection, and
a fedora. No, seriously, really.  2 Paper quaint.  1 When a
friend suggests a trip to the mall, you call him ''a small-
minded proletarian who cannot possibly grasp the cyber-
revolution at hand.'' Then you ask him to buy you some
deodorant.  Originally posted Nov 12, 1999 Published in issue
#512 Nov 12, 1999 Order article rep