I have not slept today….With minimal sleep last night I am nearly unable to function. There is no way that I could hold down a job in the state that i’m in… I can hardly function during class…. I find myself drifting off; unable to answer, or even comprehend questions.We were just kicked out of our location for fund raising during the day by a career fair…. With much protest we moved across the hall and now refuse to move from our location. We will be high profile for the career fair.
We made it through night two. There was little sleep involved however; as there was intense wind on campus throughout the night and into the morning. The wind was bone chilling; and if you turned away from the wind we had what has seemingly become the brightest light in the world. This light will keep anyone awake. The wind creates a lot of noise; my garbage bag which I am using to carry my sleeping bag and pillow was continuously making noise all night. People walking by; and general crashing and banging on campus create a horrid sleeping environment. I would not like to know what sort of noises exist in the downtown core.
The only thing that separates us from the cold bricks is a thin layer of salvaged cardboard from the campus corner store; it’s not much but it will have to do, we have no other choice.
Point of interest: The level of community that has been created amongst us five is remarkable. We take little for granted and really really appreciate nearly everything. Last night when we arrived at our spot to bunk down we found a bag of tea and one slice of pizza waiting there for us. We were all so excited about this single piece of pizza; it looked like the greatest pizza in the world. There was no bickering over who’s pizza it was going to be, it was simply understood that we were all in this together and that we would share the pizza.
Night Two is in the bank… Lets see how day two goes…. I need a nap already.
As the day drags on I seem to become more and more invisible to the people walking by. At first I had a lot of questions as to what I was doing and why… When I began to beg for change and donations I seemed to blend in more and more with my surroundings. The people walking by no longer stop and talk to me; now they simply walk past me without saying anything, trying there hardest to not make eye contact. The funny thing is that it’s about two million times more obvious to me that they are trying not to look at me than I could have ever imagined. This has already become a realistic experience for me; a complete role reversal.
192 pounds…. Warm…… Fed……. Getting excited
