Thread by @FriedrichPieter

I’m on hunger-strike to protest @jack’s $2.5 million donation to @sewausa. #TakeItBackJack

After about 60 hours on hunger-strike, I remain resolute and in a spirit of Chardi Kala. However, here’s some of the ways it’s impacting me....

I’m extremely bored. Time passes very slowly. Meals (among many non-sustenance benefits) punctuate the day, psychologically signal day’s beginning/end, give something to look forward to, serve a mental interest of deciding what to eat, & are a fundamental shared human experience.

My mental clarity feels increased. I feel calmer. I feel focused when I work, but it is difficult gathering the mental energy to work. I often have ideas, but forget them within a few minutes if I don’t start writing them down. I find myself staring into space & lost in thought.

I was quite hungry for the first two days. The hunger is passing on the third day. I think about food a great deal. First two days, it was a mental struggle steeling myself against eating. Now it’s becoming a deep appreciation for the opportunity to eat & for truly good food.

My stomach started severely cramping on the third day. It made it uncomfortable to sit or lay down & was very distracting. I feel acidity & heartburn. It has mostly passed now.

I am mentally slow, although fully collected, but I find being around people draining. After the first two days, I now find short & direct engagements with loved ones pleasant, but feel that they take a lot of energy.

My body is tired. I have been taking a couple short walks every day & sitting in the sun. When not cramping, I feel looser but also a need to maintain full awareness of my movements. I haven’t felt dizzy, but I am very deliberate when standing up.

Along with cramping stomach, my back began aching on the third day. Rest, water with lemon & salt (as recommended by @jack), & light stretching have helped the discomfort diminish.

I think about food a lot. I’m not thinking much about eating now, but mostly about what I want to eat... Pizza. Sushi. Garlic olives. Pasta. A good omelette. A smoked salmon & cream cheese sandwich. Carrot cake. Duck. Strong cheese.

Speaking of salmon & pasta, I kind of miss cooking. Marinating & frying salmon. Making an ingredient-heavy pasta - onions, tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, mushrooms, tons of cheese, a heavy ratio of meat (chicken or beef) to pasta.