[today is a day to talk like a pirate]

I’m not much in the mood to do so, though.

I finally get to sever all ties with the detox center today after a 10 minute battlefest over the phone regarding my final paycheck, which I think they were hoping I’d just forget about.  During my final week there, a 30′ish year old man brought in a teddy bear that looked suspiciously lumpy.  The guy was addicted to crack and I swear on everything that bear was full of rocks.  He was quite upset when he couldn’t have it.

One of the kids that I was particularly fond of at the mental institution had a stuffed animal that was cut open and resown time and time again; I assume to put in drugs or weapons or the like.  By the by, that doesn’t really work, people.  Mostly everyone knows to check such things.  Get a little more creative.  Also, we do look to see if the lining of your suitcase has ever been opened or has a zipper.  Find somewhere else to store your porn or go without it for 5 days.

Working for LISD so far has been amazingly chill.

I need to go buy a new bike lock before class.  My indestructible one turns out to be mortal after all.  And happy birthday, by the way.

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  1. Comment by maverick | 2008/09/19 at 16:17:36

    Did you stab the teddy bear?

  2. Comment by dismarum | 2008/09/19 at 17:06:31

    Hah no. He said we could cut it open to look and then got really panicky within the span of 15 seconds and said we couldn’t. THEN he asked if he could have it when he got out of detox and went to the 30-day residential men’s treatment center. We said “well that’s up to them (which translates into “hell no,” really)” and he got all shifty eyed and started muttering about how he could “probably make it until then.” Whatever that means.

    Some 14 year old kid at the mental institution hid a spoon to make into a shank in a teddy bear. His roommate came out of their bedroom and said something like “I don’t feel safe” which is code there for “I can’t tattle on someone/I don’t want you to think I’m involved in this” and used to let us know that we should look into something.

    It was pretty funny. I think my sense of humor has been forever skewed.

  3. k
    Comment by k | 2008/09/22 at 07:22:51

    ty


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