i have always wanted to be a terrorist threat.
this afternoon, as i was enjoying a leisurely (read: 20 minute long) and unexpected lunch in the transpo with jonathan colby, i accidentally left my bag behind at my table.
fast forward one hour when i realized i left my bag behind at my table, frantic fits of stress ensued. i ran from the tufte building to the transpo and surveyed the food court for any sign of my bag.
finally, i approached a friendly looking security officer and inquired as to whether or not a bag had been turned into them this afternoon. in a very unfriendly manner, he directed me to the security desk, reminding me that i should not accidentally lose my bag.
i rode up the escalator to the information desk, where i was directed to the security office, had heads shook at me disapprovingly, and was reminded twice more that i should not accidentally lose my bag.
as i approached the security office, the same officer from downstairs opened and held the door for me, once more reminding me that i should not accidentally lose my bag.
i entered the office, and a legitimately kind officer was putting my things back into my bag. he asked me if i played music, and i answered “yes.” he told me to check my bag to make sure everything was in it. i did, and everything was. i thanked the kind officer and left.
apparently, as i discovered in partial stages throughout my experience at the transpo, my bag was treated as a security threat and possible explosive device, and i apparently was the terrorist mastermind behind the plot to blow up the transpo. i suppose i was abnormally upset about the closing of boston burger/chester fried chicken and needed to enact my revenge on the unknowing patrons of city place.
while i appreciate the pains that were taken to circumvent my jihad plot, one question for the security staff remains: why would i purposefully accidentally leave my bag behind? with all of my prescription medications, sheet music for rehearsals, day planner, ipod, and house keys inside? furthermore, why would i use a $75 incase laptop bag to house an explosive device? typically speaking, one should use an l.l. bean backpack that says “suzie” which one purchases at the goodwill for such purposes.
i should clearly think again the next time i want to accidentally leave my bag behind at city place.