My enjoyment of events

A lot of times, I will attend an event, without any foreknowledge of what to expect. And yet, there have been times when I have, somehow, left the event disappointed. How can one become disappointed without prior expectations? [Note: I will not divulge particular details of my particular event(s), as I do not desire to sully anyone's opinion of future events or those who plan and organise them.]

There have been many times in which I have gone into an event with some foreknowledge of certain activities that would occur during the event (games or contests), the type of atmosphere (elegant or relaxed), dress code (formal or casual) or the menu (catered [think: Macaroni Grill] or fast food [think: Taco Bell, pizza]). Usually, some or all of the aforementioned help me to pre-determine what to expect and thus, may pre-determine if I will enjoy myself. However, like tonight, I have only the one activity (in this case, a televised event), which has me pre-determining (or should I say, presupposing) that maybe, the event may be less than what I was expecting (incidentally, in most if not all events, I am generally looking for a time to simply fellowship with as little participation (think: competing in games or contests) as possible [Note: I'm not much of a game or competitive person.]

(Originally posted on www.myspace.com/jkirton2 on November 12, 2006)