Last night was busy. Busy is nice because it makes the night go by quickly. I don’t mind the easy nights, as you may imagine; when it’s busy it means that the Police Officers, Sheriffs Deputies, and the State Troopers are getting the bad guys off of the streets. Our job, as Corrections Officers, is just an extension of those officers, so it is nice to be able to help out the community by keeping these guys where they can do no more harm.

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I am constantly amazed at the kind of disdain and disrespect we put up with as CO’s. Tonight was no different.

At around 2am, I was doing my round in the B-unit. I have to look into every room in each unit every 30 minutes. About halfway across the unit is a button I must push in order to log each round. This button beeps when you push it so you know that it has been registered.

So I pushed the button and walked towards the end of the unit, looking in each room as I went. When I got to the next to the last room, I saw an inmate facing away from his door. When I got directly in front of his door, he farted into the crack in his door. He was giggling. His room mates were giggling. I guess the humor was lost on me. (NOW THAT I LOOK BACK, I can see that it might have had a humorous overtone, like a Warner Brothers cartoon or something similar to that.)

I was angry, but there wasn’t much I could do. He claimed he didn’t realize I was coming (Like the doors opening and closing and the beeping weren’t enough). I was angry and again reminded that we were doing a necessary but completely thankless job.

I suppose that this kind of behavior shouldn’t faze me, but from time to time, I find myself getting bothered by it. I guess that tonight was just one of those nights. I’m sure there will be more.

“Good Cop, Baby Cop” is another video from Will Farrell via his website FUNNYorDIE.com.

This video features “Pearl” as the Baby Cop.

Click here to watch “Good Cop, Baby Cop” (4:01)

His first video also features “Pearl” as “The Landlord”.

Click here to watch “The Landlord” (2:24)

Graveyard has been nice, but it is time for a change. I am looking forward to going to dayshift and being able to carry on my “normal” life.

I saw my Brother-in-law last night. He was doing a watch on a suicidal guy in the medical unit. It was wierd seeing him there. I never get used to that. He ended up taking a deal from the prosecutor, and will be getting out in about a week. It’s good for him, in fact, it’s a down right miracle.

I don’t know what I think about all of this. I am torn between trying to help him get over this hurdle, and the instinct to shut him out for being a schmuck too many times. I don’t know what the right course of action is. I do know that no matter what I decide, it is probably going to be compromise between the two extremes. I’ve got about a week to decide how I am gonna handle this, so I will probably have to have a good sit-down with Jamie about it soon.

I really do like Brandon. Despite all that he has done, I find myself liking him still. It’s odd that I am also a bit afraid of what he is capable of doing. I don’t think that he sets out to cause destruction, but in his carelessness, he is almost always sure to wreak havoc. That is why I am torn. I am torn between my genuine brotherly love, my friendship with him, and my fear of the potential damage he could cause MY family.

In other news…

Jamie threw a bit of a get-together for my birthday. It was absolutely perfect for me. I don’t really like parties or bashes. I am all about “on the DL and low-key”. I can do the parties and bashes, but I definately prefer the small gatherings and get-togethers over the others. I feel like I am at a performance when there are a bunch of people. Nobody seems to act like themselves, and everyone is posing to what the group expects. In a small gathering, nobody seems to do that, and it is easier to “just hang out”.

Jamie invited over a couple of my friends, and her mom made me my favorite cake, German Chocolate. We mostly sat around talking and watching the projector/tv. (Btw- I just saw a promo for “American Gangster” with Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe – Looks good)

Anyway, I just wanted to acknowledge that it is really very nice having a wife that not only knows me so well, but is willing to supress her God given instinct to throw a bash, and just give me what she knows I will enjoy. She really is amazing.

Of course, she is asleep as I write this. I think she’s going to miss graveyard too. No more late mornings for her; no more sleeping in until the crack of noon. hehe. I guess it’s back to normal life for the both of us.