Reggie MacDonald — A Life Remembered

Tonight, I Go to Bed Happy

Jail Diary — In Reggie's Own Words, 1998–2000

Tonight, I Go to Bed Happy

April 3

I slept till five o’clock today so it was a short day and I’ve not much to say … we had a good joke set up for John last night, a bucket of water against the door and a can of shaving cream to go under but Larry fell asleep so it didn’t happen.  Too bad, so sad …

I wrote a letter to the Minister of Justice this evening to ask about PEI’s policy on rehabilitation and a letter to Rockport to complain about the moldy tobacco.  Hope I get some answers before I get out … and that’s about all I did today.

My mother told me that [my wife] is coming in tomorrow so I’m looking forward to seeing [Valerie] (and Steven if he comes) and they say that [Pauline] was happy to get my letter so that makes me happy too.  Tonight, I go to bed happy.

April 4

Another long one.  I was expecting a visit from [my wife] but she didn’t show.  Might be the weather but I suspect that if Flaky’s were on sale at Sobey’s she’d make her way in.  These are the things that piss me off …

Had our first AA meeting with John as Secretary tonight.  I think it’ll be fun doing the meetings with him.  Larry and I spent some time tonight planning to stir up some shit to annoy the staff.  And tomorrow, I’m going to help a few of the guys write letters of complaint against the beast, [Nurse].  Might be an interesting day tomorrow …

April 5

Even though it’s a holiday we had to get up for breakfast this morning, fucking place.  We all moved to the far end of the kitchen because Stacey gets pissed off at the guards staring at us.  Larry tried to sit with the guards but they sent him away.  I didn’t really do anything today but sleep and watch tv, a model inmate, I suppose … Well, I did shit in a tobacco can.  I’m saving it for a joke me and Larry are planning.  Larry’s up for anything.  If I didn’t have to worry about parole, we’d wreck the place … after lockup Larry and Kevin sat around in my room to talk for a while, until Nancy sent us to bed … I’m hoping that things are back to normal around here tomorrow so I can work on my resume and got some letters sent.  I helped Larry and Kevin write letters of complaint about the nurse today.  She’s such a bitch.

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