I have been reluctant to do my physical therapy the last few days. It's nice to not need to hold my breath just to walk. I inflate for stability must like the suspension of a low rider. More days than not the range is filled with anti-white sentiment. There is a couple guys that immediately go to condescending remarks about white people whenever they get into arguments. It goes on for hours so loud that other inmates complain that even with headphones on, and turned all the way up, the yelling drowns out music and TV inside their cell. It's true. There is a warning about damage to the listeners hearing at about 70%. 100% isn't even as loud as yelling. It is really, unbelievably loud.
Also, at rec today, I got to play a few games of chess against the inmate "we" sent the chess set to. That was fun. He said something about people commenting that he hadn't had a real chess set and was using paper. I am glad no one can pick on him for his make shift chess board anymore. I also learned who and how drugs are passed between ranges, which is almost entirely prescription medication. A common way to conceal it is to mix it into food and share the food. Cheesecake? Brownie? Mixed as a beverage with lots of caffeine is a "turn up." What to buy a Pepsi? I cannot buy Sulfur 8 conditioner but guys can order $200 worth of coffee? Junkies crave the stimulants and they are happy to profit from the legal high but if my diet creates a hygiene issue then the effective treatment is not available. "It's not formulated for this institution." I don't know what that exactly means since it was allowed at Dodge. Same concrete and steel as anywhere. There is no sleep schedule. Naps whenever I am able to pass out over the noise. The mornings tend to be the most quiet. The state issue underwear are so cheap that the elastic rolls into a rope and tries to strangle your lower half. The importance of standing count every five Horus is probably to make sure our underwear doesn't kill our legs. I am certain they don't care about if our gear can shift, but the legs not working would obligate them to wheelchair us around for stuff. Then, if any staff take vacation, we would have to wait two weeks to do anything. Rec? HSU? Sorry, no staff. (The same way we don't get commissary or property.) I am really surprised they don't go into the cells of the guys blasting their radios and rapping. Usually the inmates have a wire ("stinger") made up to connect the tablet to the radio. If they use it to be disruptive, it seems like a good reason to confiscate the contraband. Instead they just ignore it. It causes people to complain and "kite off the block." I guess I am surprised at how self governed some aspects of prison are, but others are highly restricted. I need a weight to compress the pillows over my ears. Take me some place quiet.
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