three paragraphs on waiting in line

COML 596 Free Writing assignment

I don't like many things. I don’t like to eat olives. I don’t like going to the dentist. I don’t like the smell of chicken manure. I don’t like being stuck in traffic. I don’t like the state of modern political discourse. I don’t like it when my son is sad. I also don’t like it when things I like come to an end.
 
Out of all the things I don’t like, waiting in line is at the top of the list. I consider myself to be a patient person, but I really, really don’t like to wait in line. Once I have to wait in a line, I become very impatient because most things are not worth waiting in line for. A hot new restaurant is not worth a 90-minute wait. Flying in the morning instead of the afternoon is not worth waiting in interminable airport security lines. Theme park rides, movie premieres, and art gallery openings may be fun and entertaining, but you won’t find me waiting in line for any of them.
 
I don’t mind crowds; I like a crowded bar, sporting event, or concert. It’s enjoyable to be a part of something interesting and eventful. But the resulting lines that crowds create are the unfortunate price I have to pay for my participation in live events. When faced with a line I’m always zigging and zagging, angling for the shortest wait time. Sometimes my impatience and search for a shorter line results in a much longer wait than if I had patiently waited in the first line I encountered. When it comes to waiting in line, I have no patience.