Prison Pete
Monday, February 07, 2005
Rainy Day, Dream Away.
I did not do much today besides lie under the blankets. It was raining all day, so going out was a non-issue. I do not know what tomorrow will bring.
I have got to figure out what to do about shaving. They give the razors out at 7:00 AM on shower days, (Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday) but they collect them before the shower. The sinks here do not deliver enough hot water and I am suffering still from Friday’s razor burn.
I usually have no problem shaving after a shower with a good razor, but using these cheap razors with only "State soap" to lather-up is a bitch. I might skip Sunday’s shave even though Mom and Dad are supposed to be here Monday and Tuesday. I think I will have to try baby oil before I shave. I have never purchased any my entire time in prison but I may have to now. I know, such problems.
I have tried to encourage the Spades players to drop the wild cards and play more like the official way. Their response was, "You want to play that way? You play alone." This is another one of those areas where the "brain part" of the game is lowered so those of us that want to use it are bored. The way they play is based much more on what cards you are dealt than how you play the cards.
This is what has really bummed me out, even though it has only been one week: I need more intellectual stimulation. I know it is only my first week, but I have worked so hard at being able to maintain myself (with a little help from my friends) that now, when I am stripped bare of all my resources, I even drive myself crazy.
So, hopefully I will get some word from you in the coming week and I will also see what Mom and Dad are up for before they go away. Maybe Dad can send me in a Hamilton catalog and I could order some of the dictionary puzzle books before they go. If you think of it, could you put my name on their mailing list? (I think the web site is www.hamiltonbook.com.) Then, maybe by the time my parents resurface, I will have gotten a catalog.
So, for now that is enough drivel. Hopefully I get some more stimulation so I can write something besides this rather mundane and boring and redundant crap.
I have got to figure out what to do about shaving. They give the razors out at 7:00 AM on shower days, (Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday) but they collect them before the shower. The sinks here do not deliver enough hot water and I am suffering still from Friday’s razor burn.
I usually have no problem shaving after a shower with a good razor, but using these cheap razors with only "State soap" to lather-up is a bitch. I might skip Sunday’s shave even though Mom and Dad are supposed to be here Monday and Tuesday. I think I will have to try baby oil before I shave. I have never purchased any my entire time in prison but I may have to now. I know, such problems.
I have tried to encourage the Spades players to drop the wild cards and play more like the official way. Their response was, "You want to play that way? You play alone." This is another one of those areas where the "brain part" of the game is lowered so those of us that want to use it are bored. The way they play is based much more on what cards you are dealt than how you play the cards.
This is what has really bummed me out, even though it has only been one week: I need more intellectual stimulation. I know it is only my first week, but I have worked so hard at being able to maintain myself (with a little help from my friends) that now, when I am stripped bare of all my resources, I even drive myself crazy.
So, hopefully I will get some word from you in the coming week and I will also see what Mom and Dad are up for before they go away. Maybe Dad can send me in a Hamilton catalog and I could order some of the dictionary puzzle books before they go. If you think of it, could you put my name on their mailing list? (I think the web site is www.hamiltonbook.com.) Then, maybe by the time my parents resurface, I will have gotten a catalog.
So, for now that is enough drivel. Hopefully I get some more stimulation so I can write something besides this rather mundane and boring and redundant crap.
Comments:
Pete - Baby powder not oil works when a dry shave is needed. Underarm deodorant - the white kind - not clear works well as a deterent for razor bumps if placed on the skin after a shave.
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