active waiting

my life is characterized by waiting. waiting in terminals for planes, fastcrafts, buses, vans, colorum... waiting in hotel rooms for thermos bottles... waiting in cafes for hot chocolate... waiting in seminar rooms for participants... waiting in the office cubicle for lunch hour... waiting in vain for the one... waiting in limbo for a destination...

with all this waiting, i had to develop various ways to pass the time, the most uncreative of which is making lists. (on a different note: in the last trip, in true "the art of letting go" style, i put together my own break-up songs album... well, on a table napkin, at least. i thought the album "the art of letting go" would make a broken heart even lonelier, what with all those sentimental drivel, so i came up with a collection that's more upbeat and eclectic)


on skip trips, my usual haunt is "the tinder box," a corner joint that sells spirits and cigars. this is where i get my travel dose of hot choco and menthol lights while i observe the cornucopia of travelers drifting into the lounge.

the best thing about the place is the fact that it's a smoking area... the only one in the entire supercat terminal. typical waiting time is an hour or more (i always arrive early so i get a good seat reservation), and that gives me ample time to peruse tabacalera boxes and examine wine bottles well enough to make me a visual connoisseur.

hotel rooms are generally not bad for waiting in, as long as cable tv is not buzz-y (like they are wont to be in some areas). some hotels have gamerooms or sauna or a pool, so i am spared from television radiation sometimes. at any rate, i couldn't stay put for more than an hour in a place doing nothing relevant, so i go exploring around town. then i go getting lost.

but that's besides the point.

i may take it for granted, but when i think hard about it, there ought to be great comfort in the idea that whatever it is i am waiting for, it inevitably comes around in due time. like planes have schedules. and coffee is expected once you have placed your order.

i wish we could say the same about men. :)