Day 3

I was just in a nothing ever works mood yesterday and I walked by and looked through the window of Dgregs and could not see my notebook. I was a happy camper. I was ready to give up on the experiment

When I walked by today I decided to check for the notebook. I wasn't sure if I wanted to look for the notebook because I didn't want to be disappointed if management decided to throw my notebook away. It was there and I had my first entry too! Basically not much was said, but the person didn't seem like he had woken up yet and his response to my question, why are you here seemed to imply that he was there for his morning coffee. I will have to be more specific about what I want in the book

My Experiment - Day 1

Yesterday night I was at Dgregs cafe at Osborne Village in Winnipeg, Canada. A notebook had been left there, asking for people to share their poetry. I looked through the notebook. Some people had scribbled in one line, others wrote long poems. It was so interesting to me. I was inspired. What if I left a notebook asking people to tell me their life stories, or what was on their mind? Would they write in it? Would they tell their stories? Would an empty notebook make people feel more comfortable in saying things than if they were actually telling me in person? If they told me their stories, or even just wrote random thoughts I was sure it would be interesting. My desire to be an actor and writer leads me to be interested in people's stories. But most of all, I feel like I don't know how to connect or relate with people and maybe by hearing other people's stories I will learn more about what it is to be human.
I also want to learn how to make a documentary. I have left my e-mail, if they want to talk to me more, or on camera, they can contact me. I am too lazy to find a subject. I am hoping the subject will come to me. In this sense, this experiment is like CBS's everyone has a story.
I hope people will write in the notebook. I walk though Osborne everyday. I will not check the notebook for two weeks. I will have to stop my urge to go in and check the notebook