Monthly Statement:
November 2005
November was really cold. I mean really cold. The average temperature was in the forties. Normally I don’t care what the weather is like, but now I am checking the Internet daily to find out the best time to accumulate. This temperature issue caused me to seek places that have a higher number of people willing to give their opinions. I would like the project to have me visit more diverse locations throughout the city, but this seems to be harder because I can’t stay out for two hours each time. So for November I chose all shopping centers, which yielded my second YES majority on Bedford Ave.

The Poll Results and Locations
11/06 Fulton Mall
YES 38
NO 85
IGNORES 65
HELL NO 6

11/12 Bedford Ave. (between N 7th and N 5th)
YES 61
NO 41
IGNORES 40

11/19 5TH Avenue (between 52nd and 54th Street)
YES 50
NO 55
IGNORES 37

11/24 Herald Square (34th Street)
YES 31
NO 70
IGNORES 42

Notable Story: While at the Fulton Mall, I was drawing a lot of attention to myself as per usual. I got several dirty looks. A lot of the young girls would look me up and down, then look me in the eyes, and give me their most direct and forceful “HEELLL NOO!” After maybe twenty minutes of this, a man who seemed very interested in my spectacle came up and inquired as to my motives. I explained myself and the project, after which he decided I needed his help and became my unofficial barker. In a very heavy Jamaican accent he would yell or sing to passers by, inviting them to tell me I was beautiful: “The boy needs to know if he’s pretty. Come on ladies, come right on down, let this boy know what you think right now!"

Process: On the streets and in a variety of public places I will approach people asking them the question, "Do I have the Perfect Body?"