I'm not selling anything, just curious about what thrills people about
the things they do. I'm a researcher at the Royal Colege of Art in
England funded by an arts grant. When I work out how to engineer
thrill and bottle it - then I'll be rich! It's an interesting jouney,
finding that people who knit, or play chess are thrilled just as much
as F1 racing drivers.

Thanks for your comments. I do try and make an effort to revisit
conversations I started.

If you forget (please) that I clumsily stumbled into your group (I do
try and read the groups history to understand where you're coming
from). The question still stands, "what thrills you"

Don't bother visiting my site. I'm posting the interview right now, so
you can see that I'm just interested in your stories.

Thanks

Brendan Walker
+44 (0)20 8539 5837

++++++++++++ INTERVIEW FOLLOWS HERE +++++++++++++++
Hello again,

Thanks for agreeing to be interviewed. Answer as many questions as you
can (the more the better) then email your interview to me at
. If there's anything else you want to say just
add a note at the bottom of the email.

You're obviously sat at your computer, so we'll make a start...


ABOUT YOU
==========

Just to get the record straight, could please tell me your name, age,
sex and where you were born (I'll only publish your surname and
birthplace unless otherwise instructed)
name:
age:
sex:
birthplace:


YOUR BACKGROUND
==================

1.Q Tell me about the first time you remember being thrilled.
1.A


2.Q Which of your thrilling experiences has frightened you the most?
2.A


3.Q What's the smallest or slightest thing to have thrilled you?
3.A


4.Q Tell me why you're not a sensible person.
4.A


5.Q What were you doing the last time you were really bored?
5.A


6.Q What's the most uninhibited thing you've ever done?
6.A


7.Q What things have you considered doing for thrill, but were too
concerned about the risks?
7.A


8.Q I always dreamt about becoming a paramedic, speeding in an
ambulance and saving lives; what about you?
8.A



YOUR THRILL
============
To answer these next 15 questions, you should think about a particular
time you were thrilled.


9.Q Describe this thrill in a nutshell, in one sentence. (there's time
to expand later)
9.A



the setting...
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10.Q Where and when did it take place?
10.A


11.Q Tell me a bit about yourself around this time.
11.A


preparation...
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12.Q How did the moment arise? Was it planned?
12.A


your feelings...
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13.Q List the sequence of events leading up to your thrill, and how
you felt at each stage. The smallest detail could be important (this
is your chance to expand).
13.A


14.Q At the exact moment of thrill, how did your mind and body feel?
14.A


15.Q What thoughts were going through your head?
15.A


16.Q What did you do immediately afterwards?
16.A


the risks...
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17.Q What were the most likely things that could have put you off
going through with it?
17.A


other people...
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18.Q How were other people important to your thrill?
18.A


19.Q What do you imagine other people were thinking throughout your
thrilling episode?
19.A


20.Q Some people probably don't understand how such a thing can thrill
you; explain it to them.
20.A


equipment...
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21.Q Why were certain objects or equipment important to your thrill?
21.A


repeat performance...
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22.Q If you've done something like this before, how does the last time
compare to the first time you did it?
22.A


23.Q If you did it again, what things would you add or change to make
it even better?
23.A


finally...
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Thanks for doing the interview. I'll let you know when it's on the
chromo11.com website. Is there anything you want to add?