The Longest Day

Yesterday was my first visit to the First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque. It's a biggun, with over 700 members. The sanctuary holds, maybe 300. To accomodate everyone, they do three services every Sunday. Yesterday, the new intern was being introduced, as well as her Significant Other, which is me. We arrived at 9:20am, in time for the first service, and left at 2:20pm, after the third. We were both "on" during the entire time.

For twenty-odd years I have worked in scenery/ exhibit/ display/ cabinetry shops where acting crazy and being loud and obnoxious is part and parcel of the job. Being charming and polite for five solid hours was quite a stretch for me. It even took its toll on Carmen, who came home (after a late lunch and shopping) at 4:30 and collapsed for several hours.

Before yesterday I had resolved to stay away from FUCA as much as I could manage. Now it's the new Prime Directive.