is this seat taken?

so - went to church this morning...

from the back of the church i spot a seat. it's on the end. i walk towards it as i approach i see a woman give me the evil eye. as i got even closer she stares me down and says "taken".

service is beginning. i see another open seat. i walk toward it. what is that? a bulletin on the seat and the one next to it... bulletins on the entire row. two men mid-row solemnly lift their heads to tell me they are all saved.

we are now half way through the first worship song. people are finding their seats. greeting family. i am alone. seemingly walking in circles to find an open spot.

out of the corner of my eye i spot an opening. but it is located in the middle of the row. i am committed, though. i'll climb over people. i'm here for church. the first worship song is ending. the pastor is greeting people. i begin to crawl over a row of annoyed church goers. as i begin my descent to the aforementioned seat someone gets to it from the other side. crap.

at this point i crawl back over the annoyed family. look around one last time. then - i sneak out the back.

easter service was spent at my favorite coffee shop near the hermosa pier sipping an orange dreamsicle drink and journaling about the easter season. thank you hope chapel for being too full for me and allowing me to be contemplative in a coffee shop with my favorite drink.


i leave for new york city tonight. spring break should be great. new york. then to boston. then home. plane leaves at nine o'clock tonight.

yeah.