August 13, 2007

• Internet Island Topic Post #27:Anticipation and Dread

  

  Internet Island Topic Post #27: Anticipation and Dread

  As the sequels to popular films or long awaited books approach their opening or publication day, there seems to be a detectable flavor of anticipation in the air. I really feel this among about three of the gals at work when American Idol contestants are competing. As I age, I don’t really “anticipate” things anymore. I can remember waiting impatiently for the latest Queen album to be released, or the newest Star Wars movie, but nowadays, I let things happen. I watch movies not in a theater but when they are instantly available through Netflix on DVD. I don’t have any favorite current bands. But there are non popular cultural moments in all of our lives, which we anticipate. This will be a three part questionnaire about anticipation, followed by a three part questionnaire about it’s opposite condition, dread.

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  27.1: Do you get excited about being the “first in line”? Do you anticipate anything in popular culture with baited breath? Did you get an i-phone? Were you posting the movie trailers for the Harry Potter film or waxing poetic about the last book in the series on your blog?

  27.2: What was the most deeply anticipated moment in your life, and did it work out as planned?

  27.3: Last time out, I asked about routines. Do you ever look forward to breaking the “routine” in significant ways?

  27.4: We all have feelings of dread. This is the opposite of anticipating an event. Our stomachs growl. Our faces wince. We can’t get out of something, and the feeling of dread takes over. Are you dreading some event right now, or have you ever dreaded an event or circumstance?

  27.5: What is the absolute worst thing you dreaded in your lifetime, and when it happened, was it as bad as you thought it would be?

  27.6: We’re on a blogging service, and we all write blogs to some extent. What do you feel when it comes time to write your daily, semi-weekly, weekly, or otherwise regular blog column.? Anticipation? Or Dread? And Why?

  Topic Entries:

  Life Lived 27.2 7/17 (New Member!)

  Zeal4Living 27.2 7/17

  Merridian 27.1-6 7/17 (New Member!)

  Note: Merridian writes protected, so please visit her site and ask to be added to read her entry.

  ladywolf aq 27 7/20

  xhandwrittenlettersx 27.3 7/17

  screaminginmyhead 27.6 7/22

  latte grande 27.1 7/26

  latte grande 27.2 7/27

  prettynosyarentu 27.6 7/30

  What a Wonderful New World 27.6 8/02

  baldmike2004 27.1 8/02

  boureemusique 27.1-3-4-6 8/02

  CanadianNational 27.6 8/02 (New Member)

  propa ghandi 27 8/06 (New Member)

  adriansluzky 27 8/06

  davesshelterfromthestorm 27.3 8/09

  A Method 2 My Madness 27.2 8/13 (New Member)

   

  YOU ONLY HAVE TO WRITE ONE TOPIC. OR MORE IF YOU WANT.  IT’S ALL UP TO YOU!

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