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Ideal_Rock
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I often hold out against things, simply because they are enormously popular. I think it is almost a defense mechanism, because when I get "into" something, I go WAY OTT.
For example, I still haven''t seen "Jerry Maguire," nor watched a single episode of Gray''s Anatomy. I purposefully don''t start watching reality tv series because I don''t want to have my evening plans dominated by a compulsion to not miss certain time slots.
I resisted Harry Potter for years. I worked in a theatre throughout high school and college though - and when the first movie came out, I couldn''t help but see it. And that was it - I bought all the books that had been released at that point and read them within a week. I went HP nuts.
Knowing how I responded to HP, I have resisted Twilight. I clenched my teeth and blocked out all talk of "Team Edward" and "Team Jacob." I read no books, I passionately turned down all offers to go see the movie.
And then I saw the books on sale. Mega sale. If there''s something I love more than resisting crazes, it''s sales.
So I bought them. I read Twilight on one of my flights between the States and Australia this weekend - twice. I finished it, flipped back to the beginning, and read it again. And then, conveniently enough, the movie was one of my in-flight entertainment options. So I watched it (and I agree with nearly everything Freke has said about it - there was a whole lotta bad, and only a few redeeming bits). And then I read the second one. And now I''m nearly to the end of Eclipse.
Once again, it''s all I can think about. Seriously. I LOVED Harry Potter, but I think the love I feel for Twilight is even more fanatical and somewhat pathetic.
The juvenile literary style got on my nerves from time to time, but the core story, the romance, just makes my heart sing. I''m an avid reader and I''ve not felt this high after reading a book in many years. Resisting was futile.
So -- are there things you all have resisted? Did you ever just throw in the towel and join the party? Were you disappointed, or did you turn into one of the biggest promoters of all?
I resisted Harry Potter for years. I worked in a theatre throughout high school and college though - and when the first movie came out, I couldn''t help but see it. And that was it - I bought all the books that had been released at that point and read them within a week. I went HP nuts.
Knowing how I responded to HP, I have resisted Twilight. I clenched my teeth and blocked out all talk of "Team Edward" and "Team Jacob." I read no books, I passionately turned down all offers to go see the movie.
And then I saw the books on sale. Mega sale. If there''s something I love more than resisting crazes, it''s sales.
Once again, it''s all I can think about. Seriously. I LOVED Harry Potter, but I think the love I feel for Twilight is even more fanatical and somewhat pathetic.
So -- are there things you all have resisted? Did you ever just throw in the towel and join the party? Were you disappointed, or did you turn into one of the biggest promoters of all?
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