tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post8674623134899175315..comments2023-12-16T22:38:40.273-08:00Comments on .: My time in prisonmenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-32346512334914748812007-06-20T09:53:00.000-07:002007-06-20T09:53:00.000-07:00I haven't been thinking about prison exactly but I...I haven't been thinking about prison exactly but I often wonder what it would be like not to have to tend to the mundane everyday things and have plenty of time on my hands. I use it as a measure for my priorities. To become clear on my life.<BR/><BR/>Also, the "what if?"-game is a game for imaginative people and writers. We can't help it.<BR/><BR/>(I frequently get these *blink*-moments as someone before me called them. This "what are you talking about, are you crazy?"-look. But usually not from my husband or son.Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14220769941216066968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-20170540835859140932007-06-16T14:11:00.000-07:002007-06-16T14:11:00.000-07:00I think about prison sometimes as a nice break. Fo...I think about prison sometimes as a nice break. Food, a bed, a toilet, all in close proximity? No kids to look after? Sounds pretty good to me.Andrea Frazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293267612840259503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-49153624466470916682007-06-16T08:23:00.000-07:002007-06-16T08:23:00.000-07:00egan, and you know this how? You don't even have ...egan, and you know this how? You don't even have kids, yet.<BR/><BR/>biscotto, i have imagined giving speeches at funerals. The part about this that is a fantasy is that i am not good at speechifying, except in my mind. I shudder at the thought of spending any real time in prison, i am sorry to say, for many of the reasons you describe.<BR/><BR/>nancy, i would probably end up making up stories out of boredom. I might even believe they were true too.menohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-86237798514747311192007-06-16T06:22:00.000-07:002007-06-16T06:22:00.000-07:00Hee! I play that game too. I'd be perfectly fine...Hee! I play that game too. I'd be perfectly fine in solitary confinement as long as I had a book, a pen and some paper. I'd be fine without the book, even. Or without the paper and pen. Heck, I can just sit there and stare at the wall and entertain myself with stories. There are days when I wish that was my only responsibility. ;-)Nancy Dancehallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14169976337329559458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-66964762775469053192007-06-15T21:27:00.000-07:002007-06-15T21:27:00.000-07:00I read the rule book for the jail last week, or wa...I read the rule book for the jail last week, or was it already the week before, when I got arrested.<BR/><BR/>You are allowed to have ten pictures and 50 sheets of paper and one periodical subscription and a total of 5 books or magazines. You can buy stuff from the dispensary if someone deposits money into your account. They do this by sending a check or by dropping a money order into a deposit box at the gate of the jail. I don't know what they sell at the dispensary, though. I doubt the let you have cards. Prisoners might use them to gamble. Could you make your own with the 50 sheets of paper? Maybe.<BR/><BR/>Jail would be really boring but I personally think that the worst part would be having to shit in front of people. Someone else is in the very small cell with you. No visual privacy. No olfactory privacy. No auditory privacy. For either of you. This is way, way more intimate than I want to be with someone that I love, much less a stranger that I probably won't like much. <BR/><BR/>Also, the food is so pasty and soft, you'd probably be constipated. It's not like you could be quick and discreet.<BR/><BR/>Yeah. Gross. I know. But if you are going to think about prison, don't think about the rat, or the exercise. Think about not being able to shave your legs or cut your hair or trim your nails without permission. Think about not having fresh air. Think about choosing between the Brothers Karamozov and the latest issue of People Magazine. Think about reading in the paper about movies that you can't see, places that you can't go, and food that you can't eat. Think about not being able to have a private conversation with the Mister or Em. <BR/><BR/>Oh. Was that too long? Anyway, it's an interesting question because you can drive it in more than one direction.Biscottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18147863937186806344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-19588728336023374302007-06-15T21:14:00.000-07:002007-06-15T21:14:00.000-07:00So, uh, I've been thinking about this a lot lately...So, uh, I've been thinking about this a lot lately, myself. <BR/><BR/>Do you ever write eulogies for the people that you love? Sometimes I do. They are an interesting challenge, if you can get past the weepy part.Biscottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18147863937186806344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-33906824785973825972007-06-15T14:12:00.000-07:002007-06-15T14:12:00.000-07:00Yeah, I might throw poo too. It makes a mean adhe...Yeah, I might throw poo too. It makes a mean adhesive.eganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03783658744477659987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-7204348415608320712007-06-15T12:14:00.000-07:002007-06-15T12:14:00.000-07:00jen, i have never seen midnight express, on purpos...jen, i have never seen midnight express, on purpose i think. I can't take movies that are too gruesome or tense. For some reason it's easier to read about it for me.<BR/><BR/>sanjay, some people do not get destroyed, but no one could escape unchanged. It's a situation i hope to avoid inmy lifetime.<BR/><BR/>alphawoman, you know, i can't actually remember. Guess i need to read it again.<BR/><BR/>jeremiah, that's a great way to look at it, because i can't do anything about it anyway. I yam what i yam.menohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-4788765168366448332007-06-15T09:24:00.000-07:002007-06-15T09:24:00.000-07:00You take your books exactly the way you ought to.....You take your books exactly the way you ought to...as brain food. A hungry imagination is a good thang.Elliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09276602228894928374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-78988306515292387712007-06-15T05:47:00.000-07:002007-06-15T05:47:00.000-07:00I'm sure I would loose my mind in a week. Iloved t...I'm sure I would loose my mind in a week. Iloved the count of Monte Cristo! One of the best stories of triumph ever. Though, I read it so many years ago...didn't he loose the girl?alphawomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12788721975727895601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-62537994216246086162007-06-15T04:34:00.000-07:002007-06-15T04:34:00.000-07:00No you are not alone. Solitary confinement can des...No you are not alone. Solitary confinement can destroy you, if it does not it will sure as heck change you for good.karmichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10973922761187532706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-80431556118195978192007-06-14T21:23:00.000-07:002007-06-14T21:23:00.000-07:00i think about that stuff all the time. it's an es...i think about that stuff all the time. it's an escape fantasy actually.<BR/><BR/>have you seen Midnight Express? Now THAT is a prison i don't fantacize about.Girlplustwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056576921114387218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-77445291923575842832007-06-14T18:01:00.000-07:002007-06-14T18:01:00.000-07:00jennifer, i've thought that i would want the poiso...jennifer, i've thought that i would want the poison capsule hidden in a tooth. But i'm guessing that mu dentist won't be okay with that.<BR/><BR/>gary, Katrina was another way for us to realize that we can never really be safe. Given that i don't delude myself into thinking that i can make the world safe, of course i have thought of some of the myriad of things that can hurt us.<BR/><BR/>tink, yeah, like in Shaun of the Dead, or the aliens in Signs. I wonder if water really would work on aliens?<BR/><BR/>de, thank you for that. i almost always prefer to read the book than to watch the movie made from it.<BR/><BR/>egan, but would you throw poo?<BR/><BR/>qt, i laugh at egan too. We'll just have to compare notes when we meet.<BR/><BR/>scott, what is it with you and stucco and the 'roids?<BR/><BR/>ttq, maybe a ping pong ball and a paddle. No strings that way.<BR/><BR/>sari, oooh, i've never thought about that. But now i will.menohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-86765495772214612932007-06-14T15:05:00.000-07:002007-06-14T15:05:00.000-07:00I don't think that's any weirder than pondering "H...I don't think that's any weirder than pondering "Hey, how many killers have I walked past in my life and just not known?"<BR/><BR/>But I'm weird that way.sarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16144333694009700155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-25190682512353265572007-06-14T14:27:00.000-07:002007-06-14T14:27:00.000-07:00I've often thought about it... give me a racquet b...I've often thought about it... give me a racquet ball racket and a ball.. though the racquet has strings so that would probably be out of the question, but I could play four-square by myself. And I would sleep. A LOT. Live in my dreams..TTQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09888187290526881563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-90220960860854042722007-06-14T12:50:00.000-07:002007-06-14T12:50:00.000-07:00Hmmmm... I'd try to figure out how to avoid rhoids...Hmmmm... I'd try to figure out how to avoid rhoids myself...<BR/><BR/>THE number one complaint about solitary, you know, from those who have done time there...Scott from Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01331284708780612453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-80832047785881886702007-06-14T11:22:00.000-07:002007-06-14T11:22:00.000-07:00Sorry, I had to laugh at Egan.I think about this s...Sorry, I had to laugh at Egan.<BR/><BR/>I think about this shit ALL.THE.TIME - especially wilderness rescue scenarios. So I don't think your are crazy and could have easily added my 2 cents!QThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15544956727530046973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-1022743033577684802007-06-14T10:34:00.000-07:002007-06-14T10:34:00.000-07:00I think I'd just flex my muscles all day long and ...I think I'd just flex my muscles all day long and talk to myself in French.eganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03783658744477659987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-39335159814494683042007-06-14T09:20:00.000-07:002007-06-14T09:20:00.000-07:00Whoa. Read Papillon, don't rent the movie.Whoa. Read Papillon, don't rent the movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-74330225587195031462007-06-14T08:59:00.000-07:002007-06-14T08:59:00.000-07:00I think about that stuff all the time. What would ...I think about that stuff all the time. What would I do if my car fell of a bridge? What would I do if I were stranded in the middle of nowhere? What would I do if I was attacked by zombies?<BR/><BR/>It's good to be prepared.Tinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16188363142469404823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-46885994879748841032007-06-14T08:15:00.001-07:002007-06-14T08:15:00.001-07:00I have all kinds of doomsday/accident scenarios ru...I have all kinds of doomsday/accident scenarios running through my head, and sure, the cell is another. I worry most about a Katrina type thing, though. That was all too real for so many average folks.gary rithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18228113061045717115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-77030673980727956102007-06-14T08:15:00.000-07:002007-06-14T08:15:00.000-07:00Oh good lord, I think about this all the time. Mor...Oh good lord, I think about this all the time. More along the lines of creative ways to off myself with limited "tools" should I ever end up in jail. Because being dead is the only way I'd survive it. And I know this because I've thought about it. A lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-82921606876094693582007-06-14T08:03:00.000-07:002007-06-14T08:03:00.000-07:00lynn, she never crossed my mind. I always think m...lynn, she never crossed my mind. I always think more in terms of political prisoners or POWs. But i'm happy that you wouldn't have rolled your eyes at me. <BR/><BR/>flutter, i don't get it very often from these two. We are all three fairly odd. that's why this stuck out.<BR/><BR/>d-man, and that's just what i would do. Alone.<BR/><BR/>mrs.chili, i never saw that one, but i've certainly heard of it. Maybe i should add it to the Netflix list.<BR/><BR/>mjd, see! You are just as odd as i am. And we are not that odd.<BR/><BR/>ac, YES! thank you so much for the name of the book. I tried seaching google and amazon with no luck. You know more than google! That book still haunts me.<BR/><BR/>toni, uh oh. That doesn't sound good. Maybe a vacation would be a better option than solitary.<BR/><BR/>marsha, i see that you have wondered too. My family usually gets me, just this time neither of them had ever thought about it. <BR/><BR/>lu, now i really have to see Papillon. Cool Hand Luke too, although i have seen that one.<BR/><BR/>ortizzle, exactly. How did they do it, and what helped some of them live and stay sane, and some not. And what would i do?<BR/><BR/>chani, maybe you would learn to tame the snakes, and get them to enlighten you. Just a thought.menohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-7000307262604836002007-06-14T07:37:00.000-07:002007-06-14T07:37:00.000-07:00Most people don't get me, either... so maybe it's ...Most people don't get me, either... so maybe it's just a common condition for all of us. :) <BR/><BR/>As for solitary confinement, well, I couldn't do it without books. Impossible! The snakes in my head would drive me over the edge without some distraction. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Peace, <BR/><BR/>~Chanithailandchanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171731740204067889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-4857275064509596502007-06-14T07:36:00.000-07:002007-06-14T07:36:00.000-07:00I have wondered about that. Especially when I thou...I have wondered about that. Especially when I thought of POWs, locked up for years sometimes, never knowing if they would die or be killed before they got out of prison. I wondered how they kept their sanity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com