Surprise!

Since the recent announcement of the Republican Vice President pick I got to thinking... when was the last time I was surprised? I can't remember the last time I experienced a genuine - I had no idea moment. Not that this is a bad thing. Part of me likes to be surprised but there is a strong part of me that likes things to be predictable or expected. But for a moment last night I was amazed and delighted about the fact that something was fresh and new on the news. It was actually interesting.

Between the news shows over reporting and gossip magazines being super nosey, most public figure behavior is rarely a surprise. People are hounded by these types of media who try and piece together a story. We hear about small pieces of information along the way and then at some point the whole story comes out to no one's surprise. There has been so much speculation about the VP picks. News shows have analyzed things so much that they seem to think they had figured everything out.

So imagine my surprise when all of the news networks had no idea that Governor Sarah Palin was the VP pick. It was sort of fun. I had forgotten what is was like to hear something for the first time and think to myself, Wow! I had no idea.

In all our fascination with knowing every intricate detail of a public figures' lives have we been missing out on the simple joy of being surprised?