So, I just posted a few days about stumbling upon UX taking 6 months.
That process can be cut short by reading one of those really awesome articles about what UX is all about.
This one by Whitney Hess is superb:
http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/06/so-you-wanna-be-a-user-experience-designer-step-1-resources/
Thank you so much for the link love! Really glad you found the post useful.