diff --git a/www/index.html b/www/index.html
line changes: +5/-1
index ae652ab..0d44a66
--- a/www/index.html
+++ b/www/index.html

@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@
     <img src="/images/blerglogo.png" class="logo" width="125" height="122">
     <h1><a href="/">Blërg!</a></h1>
     <h2><span name="section">Welcome</span></h2>
-    <div id="usercontrols" style="display:none"><a href="#" name="user.reflink">[chatter]</a></div>
+    <div id="usercontrols" style="display:none">
+      <a href="#" name="user.reflink">[chatter]</a>
+      <a href="#" name="user.obsesslink" onclick="obsess(); return false" style="display: none">[obsess]</a>
+      <a href="#" name="user.unobsesslink" onclick="unobsess(); return false" style="display: none">[stop obsessing]</a>
+    </div>
   </div>
   <div id="controls">
     <form style="font-size: small" id="login" onsubmit="loginStatus.login($('login.username').value, $('login.password').value); return false">

diff --git a/www/js/blerg.js b/www/js/blerg.js
line changes: +66/-3
index 1851a0f..4efad6a
--- a/www/js/blerg.js
+++ b/www/js/blerg.js

@@ -188,6 +188,28 @@ function User(username) {
     this.initPager();
     this.username = username;
 
+    $$('[name=user.obsesslink]').each(Element.hide);
+    $$('[name=user.unobsesslink]').each(Element.hide);
+
+    if (loginStatus.loggedIn) {
+        new Ajax.Request(baseURL + '/feedinfo/' + username, {
+            method: 'post',
+            parameters: {
+                username: loginStatus.username
+            },
+            onSuccess: function(r) {
+                var json = r.responseText.evalJSON();
+                if (json.subscribed) {
+                    $$('[name=user.obsesslink]').each(Element.hide);
+                    $$('[name=user.unobsesslink]').each(Element.show);
+                } else {
+                    $$('[name=user.obsesslink]').each(Element.show);
+                    $$('[name=user.unobsesslink]').each(Element.hide);
+                }
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
     new Ajax.Request(baseURL + '/info/' + username, {
         method: 'get',
         onSuccess: function(r) {

@@ -391,6 +413,50 @@ function older_page() {
         currentPager.olderPage();
 }
 
+function obsess() {
+    new Ajax.Request(baseURL + '/subscribe/' + currentPager.username, {
+        method: 'post',
+        parameters: {
+            username: loginStatus.username
+        },
+        onSuccess: function(r) {
+            var response = r.responseText.evalJSON();
+            if (response.status == 'success') {
+                alert("You call " + currentPager.username + " and begin breathing heavily into the handset.");
+                $$('[name=user.obsesslink]').each(Element.hide);
+                $$('[name=user.unobsesslink]').each(Element.show);
+            } else {
+                alert('Failed to obsess. This is probably for the best');
+            }
+        },
+        onFailure: function(r) {
+            alert('Failed to obsess. This is probably for the best');
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+function unobsess() {
+    new Ajax.Request(baseURL + '/unsubscribe/' + currentPager.username, {
+        method: 'post',
+        parameters: {
+            username: loginStatus.username
+        },
+        onSuccess: function(r) {
+            var response = r.responseText.evalJSON();
+            if (response.status == 'success') {
+                alert("You come to your senses.");
+                $$('[name=user.obsesslink]').each(Element.show);
+                $$('[name=user.unobsesslink]').each(Element.hide);
+            } else {
+                alert('You are unable to tear yourself away (because something failed on the server)');
+            }
+        },
+        onFailure: function(r) {
+            alert('You are unable to tear yourself away (because something failed on the server)');
+        }
+    });
+}
+
 var resizePostContentTimeout = null;
 function resizePostContent() {
     if (resizePostContentTimeout)

@@ -425,9 +491,6 @@ function tickerFader(a, b, p) {
         b.hide();
 }
 
-function fadeOut(p) {
-}
-
 function ticker() {
     tickerHead.show();
     Bytex64.FX.run(tickerFader.curry(tickerHead, tickerTail), 0.5);