Xial

Forty cycles of blunt objects.
Artisanal. Wild-crafted. 280 calories/serving.
Any gender will do.
Any lick will blue.

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This is easily, going to be one of the strangest tweets I have ever written.
Hello, my name is Mel, and I have been entrusted with managing Xial's accounts here and across the web.
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It's breakfast time.
What day of the week is it again?
The days carry on the same way each day, unless someone gets into a fight, goes to prison jail, gets shipped, goes home, or there's a death on the compound.

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Hey, real world?
Are there zucchini crisps/chips out there? As an alternative to potato? Are they healthier per serving? Are they expensive? Easy to make yourself? Come in flavours?

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People here notice when I'm really out of sorts, it seems. I'm touched. Several in Horticulture asked if I was OK Friday.
I'm really, really not, but I can't be fixed in Florida. So, I deflected to an adjacent truth: I *was* thinking about an 8oz bag of tortilla chips. #hungry

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Have you ever hallucinated that you were hallucinating?
That's me on a very exhausted Saturday morning.
Power's out because of Isaias; we're on generators, and Wi-Fi is on to keep tablets unlocked.

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If there were a way for a prisoner to elect to receive an enhanced medical formulary with a broader scope of meds, that would be amazing. But that causes stratification: have-meds v. haven't-meds. Guess prisons just need a better formulary? #abolishprisons

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Brave faces crack.
Scared faces crack.
Silent faces crack.

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Two years ago Securus offered inmates free "eMessaging stamps" to contact loved ones in the event of a major weather event. Jump-cut to right now, and the radio silence, combined with the loss of the weekly free phone call is telling.

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I'm in our Horticulture course here at Blessington, and there is a LOT of book work that we get to do. I've reached one of the later units in the class, and we are tasked with *drafting a résumé* as part of the work assignment.

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I'm anticipating a move, a road trip from Blessington to elsewhere in the coming month. Like most prisoners, I will be expected to carry all my own stuff...

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This one's short, by sole virtue of my muse being stomped upon by Securus' JP6s tablet (may the newer EVOTAB arrive before July 2028).

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Speaking to a few residents who have been here at this camp for longer than I have, they explained that we who may be passing through once had access to microwaves in the dorm wings.
However, the microwaves were being replaced almost daily for some reason.
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Some weeks ago, during my tiny prison sangha's Buddhist Study time on a Friday, I brought up a thought that had been making my mind *itch*.
Our goal, at least in some Buddhist traditions, is to alleviate the suffering of all sentient beings, correct?

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Blessington's Food Service Department, operated by Trinity Services Group out of Oldsmar, Florida, are in violation of Florida Administrative Code Title 33-204.003 (6)...

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I've learned that depending on what criminal offense one has committed and served time for, one cannot visit many other countries around the world.
Punishments should fit the crime. I don't think this one does, by a long shot, for many people in America.

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So, I found out what was plaguing my cucumber buddies in the garden, and I could not be sadder. I had brought up an issue with some white patches on the leaves last week, but no-one quite listened to me when I showed them said splotches (so I felt).

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I know, a somewhat puzzling opener for people who know me on a personal level: I don't care much for (generally speaking) watching sports.

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Today was actually a good day in the garden.
No-one got strip searched (like we all did Friday).

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Hi, readers, a friendly reminder: when you are working in your gardens, remember to thoroughly wash your hands and under your nails when you finish.

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When I was many, many moons younger, like half my lifetime ago, I once said,
> I would never work for a company like America Online.

As the housing bubble imploded in the States, I worked at a call center... supporting AOL customers.

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A twisted aside, this blog post came to mind as we were watching a *The Farmer's Dog* commercial here in the dorm, and one of us remarked:
> Man, dogs eat a hell of a lot better than we do.

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