Fair Weather Faithful

This morning I was greeted by a girl in my class who I initially thought forgot to wash her face thoroughly. There was a noticeable black mark on her forehead that made it look like she got headbutted by the smoke monster that killed Mr. Eko. She then wished me a happy Ash Wednesday and asked me if I'd been to church yet. I told her that, "I don't do church," and she stood before me with her jaw open as if she'd heard me say that I drink puppy blood in my pagan rituals. She told me that I was Catholic and that it was imperative that I attend Ash Wednesday mass.

Her inquisition didn't end there. She asked me what I am giving up for Lent, and I didn't have an answer for her. She just shook her head and threw her nose up in the air as she declared: "I'm giving up sweets."

Later, she made a big deal about having to put her safety glasses on her face because it would mess up her ash cross.

Since when does going to one holy day of obligation give you the right to turn your nose up at people? If I remember correctly, you're supposed to fast and abstain from sex during Lent if you want proper Catholic bragging rights. The girl is giving up sweets, which can mean anything in her crazy mind. If I see her eating any food with sugar in it, I'm totally going to call her out on it.

And another thing… if you're fucking at least three of the men in your class, should you be lecturing others about how they should be going to church more often?