I don’t think I have the words to describe what I’ve been doing today.

We have people stationed at the two locked side gates, which have so far been holding. Everyone has been doing what they can to not draw attention to those areas, and we also have patrols going around the perimeter watching for any that have made it over the fence. So far, none.

The majority of our time has been spent at the front gate - three lanes, completely open.

Early on in the day I convinced people with large vehicles to park them in the driveway, blocking the roads. We have the cars five deep, but they’re not touching so the creatures can come between the cars and some have crawled under them.

We are so poorly armed for this - landscaping tools, water hoses, some sports equipment. So far, through sheer luck, determination, and numbers, we’ve made it so far.

Most of us have, anyway.

One of the security guards came to relieve me from my post. I’m covered in I-don’t-want-to-know-what.

There came a point when fury just overcame me, and my memory went blank. So much of this day has been a blur.

I’ve always been one of those Worst Case Scenario people, who enters a new place and checks for good hiding spots and exits, just in case. Who knew that it might come in handy one day?

I go back on duty in a half hour. They’ve taken over the Target across the street, and are pushing their injured around in shopping carts in a cruel mockery of our material world.

I’m going to go sit in the jacuzzi for a while. Maybe they won’t be able to find me if I hide underwater with my snorkel - worth a try when they break through our barricade, right? Anything would be better than ending up like them.