stuck in a moment you can't get out of

so the other night i had my first live radio interview with paul edwards of wlqv detroit. he has founded the center for the study of god and culture. well, the interview was scheduled for 5:20 and just before five, after I left a meeting with my three colleagues, I walked out of the office and up the hall to use bathroom. by the time i got back a few minutes later, our administrative assistant and all three of my colleagues had left, locking the door behind them. I didn't take my keys, and so I stood for a moment in disbelief. I stepped outside and saw no one. Then, to my relief, I found my colleague Joseph down the hall. AHRG! his key doesn't open our main office suite. so I used his phone to call security. they came, finally, at 5:20 and I said please let me in--i have an phone interview now. no luck. it took them four tries and nearly an hour and a half to get me in. by then, i'd had a fit, calmed down, felt embarassed, frustrated, and helpless. joseph was kind and stayed with me to help keep me calm. I emailed paul edwards as soon as i could expressing how mortified i was at what had happened. he laughed and said it was the best story he'd heard in a long time explaining why he was stood up for an interview. he kindly schedule me the next day, and as i came on the show, he played U2's "stuck in a moment" in my honor.

thanks, paul, for your good humor, and for the pesky questions about my thesis that U2 is the most important band for people of faith today.

+peace, chris