Apparently it's a common (And frankly, quite hilarious) glitch that's been befalling some folk. Behold...
OP skyrim giant!
Don't quote me on this, but I believe this was originally a bug that Bethesda left in because it's funny.
Anyway, I've been absolutely addicted to Skyrim since it came out, and this is somebody who doesn't play many video games anymore.
My main is an Argonian assassin. I've always liked the lore/flavor for the Argonians, but I just couldn't stomach how bad I thought they were in Oblivion, so I rolled Khajiit for my main (I'm always an assassin main). Since they've eliminated attributes (a radical but ultimately a good direction for RPGs to go I think), however, and only have initial skill bonuses and minor powers now, I finally can play Argonian - not to mention that their initial skill bonuses are very good this time around. I'm at level 31 on this character, and
. I've also finished the main quest.
I just started a High Elf mage, but due to my own stupidity lost my more recent save(s) for him, so I lost about 2 hrs. of gameplay on him. I'll catch up pretty easily, but it's still annoying. He's sitting at level 6 at the minute. In the last game I would've easily run Breton for mage, but they got rid of all the racials that made High Elves suck, so I can indulge in the Magicka bonus and the perfect full-mage starting skill bonuses.