-Noah, January 31st 2009
This outfit was picked out by Noah S. and included a blue jumpsuit he had.
The jumpsuit was rather large and I wore a plain white tee-shirt and black leggings underneath to keep warm, as well as boots.
Wearing Noah's jumpsuit made me feel at once powerful and strong (like I could be fixing someone, anyone's sink, motorcycle, etc), I also felt a little ill at ease at first. Many people had not remembered that I was doing a performance project, and so were very confused.
Ordinary tasks such as going to an 8 am meeting, picking up interlibrary loan books, working at the help desk and ordering a tea were now both hilarious and awkward. Mostly nobody said anything about my outfit. At this seemed very unusual but then I got used to it. The jumpsuit was a little itchy but also kind of cool in that I felt a sudden kinship with the janitors I encountered heading toward the bathroom.
Over the jumpsuit experience was positive. One Margaret W. was injured (bruise on her side) in a frantic attempt to get near me upon seeing the jumpsuit. Otherwise none was harmed.
OUTFIT #2 was worn FEB 3rd, 2009.
