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I’m sorry I haven’t posted more frequently. I’d be writing more often, but in order to write I need to step away from my place in line. The nearest computers I have access to are within the Apple Store, and when I’m in the Apple Store (or even when I attempt to get 3/4 hours of sleep) I get accused of cheating.

Against my parents’ wishes, I stayed on 5th Avenue all night last night. I was only able to sleep for 1 1/2 hours. It’s very hard to get shut-eye when bulldozers and trucks are bouncing down the street at all hours of the night. This morning, I woke with a start at around 5am to find a spotlight from a news camera shining on my face. It was a crew from CW11 New York looking for a story. I was up until nearly 4 with my fellow linemates, and Julie and her cameraman decide to film Becca and I sleeping.

It’s getting ridiculous. I’m trying to sleep and I have cameras trained at me at every second. My body is starting to shut down. Can you understand why I would want a break?

So, I’m sitting down by #5 and #7 so fewer news cameras bother me in the future.

If you’re going to question my commitment to this project or my hygiene (as the local (ABC?) station did this morning), I want to see you come stay outside with me in the 92 degree heat this afternoon. I’m not going to take hygiene advice from a fluffed-up TV news anchor who falls asleep each night on the Upper East Side. If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

As for the fellow who invited me to spend an evening in the Bronx, I invite you to identify yourself by name and send me your contact information. I’ll spend Friday night with you on a corner in the Bronx, learning about your life.

Please volunteer or donate to the Taproot Foundation. You can find their website at http://www.taprootfoundation.org

Update: The CW11 crew woke me up once again on Friday morning, before the iPhone launch. When I told them to go away, they told me I had no right to interfere with the press and that I had no expectation of privacy in a public place. Granted, I don’t expect privacy on 5th Ave., but I did expect more courtesy from such a large news organization. The cameraman apologized to me, and I to him. CW11 apologized by replacing Julie and her man with another camera crew that was a great deal more courteous.