Laguardia airport - bench near baggage claim
Amazing. I just spent a solid seven hours without moving from my seat here. It took me exactly seven hours to peel a whole 32 ounce bottle of raw cocoa beans. One by one I peeled each one and never moved from this seat, never stood up, never stretched my legs. I simply sat here for seven straight hours.
I've been here at this bench now for a total of nearly nine hours. The time was well used. I had placed my damp dirty clothes over my suitcase so they could dry. I removed my boots and socks to air them out and relieve the blister on my ankle. The area around me looks like a homeless camp. While I was peeling cocoa beans several people passing by looked curiously at me. One security guard thought I was rolling a joint. He thought that the pile of cocoa bean skins lying on my notebook on my lap was weed. He asked me what they taste like so I gave him one. "Not bad", he said.
Now to gather my stuff, repack, and go upstairs to the check-in area. I still have a few hours to kill. Maybe I'll get a little rest before check-in opens and I finally board that plane back to San Diego.
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