October 12

Well, the long weekend is over, and everything is back to normal, except us.  Joe shaved half his face.  I may have started a trend – good side, bad side …

I scored a bunch of magazines in the library, that was a bonus.  And John will get another French course when I finish this one … was talking to Carl P.  He wants to come for a visit so I’m going to try and get him on my list tomorrow. He’s trying to locate Winston for me …

Baseball is on again tonight so we can stay up late … But it’s not worth staying up late if we have to watch baseball … As of tomorrow, I’ll have 148 days left.  I shouldn’t be counting but I just couldn’t help myself…

October 13

Another boring day.  No luck with the phone calls.  Can’t get an answer at Ann’s or Mikes.  Another jailhouse promise?  Perhaps Carl can help me out …

We got another guy in our unit so there’s six here now.  Too crowded, I think.  I wish they’d open minimum again and clean the place out… I find myself thinking about Jolene a lot.  Hope she’s still around when I get out.  We could have some fun. …

John’s not going to be in for the rest of the week, so I’ll be getting the French tapes for the rest of the week.  I hope to finish by Monday and start another one …

October 14

Just another day, another boring day.  No mail, no visitors.  Max is full now and it’s just too crowded here.  Medium is full too. I don’t understand why they won’t open up minimum …

The teacher forgot to drop off the French stuff for this morning (he’s at a teacher meeting) and both [Supervisor] and [Counselor] refused to get it for me.  I hate asking that fucker for anything and she’s not much better …

I did get some letters written to colleges in Ontario and Quebec.  I’m thinking now that Montreal would be a good place for me to live in maybe a year or two.  It’s not too far away and I think I could make some money with my connection there.  I gotta be in a city.  Jim wants me to move to Moncton next year and I might do so but eventually I would like to settle down in a real city, and I sorta got roots in Montreal.

October 15

Bad news today.  Very bad news.  Winston got busted.  They got him yesterday with a hundred grams, so he’s fucked.  I guess he was doing well but things are pretty well fucked now.  What an opportunity that’s been lost; just as things were looking up. Plus ca la meme chose …

I finally got to talk to Ann in Toronto today.  She’s got a broken leg and the future at Canadian’s uncertain now.  I hated telling her I wasn’t getting out this year, but life goes on without me.

October 16

It could have been a good day but there’s too many of us here and I can’t get at the tv.  Elery and the newfie sat in front of it all day.  If I go outside at two o’clock Elery grabs the remote and hangs onto it all day.   Fuck!  I’ll be glad when this place clears out some.  It doesn’t have to be this crowded.  If only they would open up minimum … tomorrow, I’ve got a lot of work to do in French.  I’m trying to get it finished so I can start another one.

October 17

Another week down.  I’ve got about 20 to go now … Carl didn’t show up today.  I really thought he would and I’m disappointed that he didn’t but that happens all the time.  People always seem to have something more important to do than visit a friend in jail.  I guess that’s just the way it is (some things will never change …) …

I finished my French course today.  I’m hoping that John can get me to another one tomorrow.  I need something to do with my time.  Tomorrow, we have church.  I’m looking forward to that so I can talk to Jolene for a bit.  I miss the companionship of a female.  I hope she’s still around when I get out now that Winston got busted.  Just when everything was starting to look good, it falls apart.