Considering my out-date remains a whole 'nother presidential election away, it's important for me to discipline my mind enough so I don't drift off into or get lost in daydreams about getting out of the joint. Of course, I've some big, specific plans--and some smaller, vaguer ideas--of how I want the rest of my life … Continue reading “Release Date Reveries”
Tag: Addiction
jPay Message #195
its sad how big a deal cable TV has become for me. I literally base my schedule off what's good on TV. I used to think less of people like this; not that I made fun of them, I jus thought they were lesser humans. Oh well, I guess we inevitably become like people we … Continue reading jPay Message #195
Books I Read Last Month (Sept 2020)
The Pope of Greenwich Village - Vincent PatrickClockers - Richard PriceBurr - Gore VidalSkellig - David AlmondMoneyball - Michael LewisThe God of Small Things - Arundhati RoyA Visit From the Goon Squad - Jennifer EganThe Myth of the Eternal Return: Cosmos and History - Mircea EliadeCase Histories - Jane Atkinson My reading was less prolific … Continue reading Books I Read Last Month (Sept 2020)
“Playboys, Perversions, and a Prayer”
After two years of surviving on nothing but imagination and memory (and usually some creative mixture of the two), I broke down and finally bought some porn as a stimulus to rub one out. I procured a Playboy in exchange for two yellow bags of coffee. Playboys are some of the highest-quality porn we're allowed … Continue reading “Playboys, Perversions, and a Prayer”
“Duality”
One thing about prison life is the suddenly revelatory nature of dreams. In fact, dreaming becomes so vivid that it becomes a sort of second life...i start to wonder if it's a truer reality than my daytime consciousness, which now feels abruptly evanescent. It's like what that Buddhist philosopher said: I dreamed I was a … Continue reading “Duality”