8/27/2024 Tuesday daily diary from Atwater Camp.
Woke up at 5:30 AM. Made up my bed, cleaned up, changed to BOP uniform and made a cup of coffee. Stretched, drank my coffee and watched the local news and weather report, high temperature for today is 98 degrees F. Started walking at 6:10 AM. Breakfast was served at 6:40 AM. Breakfast menu: cereal, cake, milk, sugar, apple and water (cereal, torta, leche, ezucar, un manzana y agua).
Plan for today (Plano para hoy):
- Stretch.
- Call Doris.
- Check email from Doris.
- Email daily diary for 8/26/2024.
- Walk 6 Miles.
- Split Stretch.
- Yoga.
- Quotations.
- GED/ESL Tutoring 12:00 – 2:30 PM.
- ACE Class Stock Options 6-6:30 PM.
The call out for food service workers at 5:00 AM. They were on their way to the Penitentiary at 5:30 AM. Th morning started out dark, hazy, breezy and cool. The lower atmosphere was hazy with plume of dark smoke in the Western horizon, the half moon was in mid sky. The beautiful dawn sky was on display with analogous colors radiating out of the suns path: red, orange, yellow, light green, light blue and blue sky. As the sun rise over the Sierras, the reddish orange sphere illuminated the outline of the Sierras giving it depth and creating a picturesque scene. The rabbits were grazing on the soccer and baseball fields, while Labrona and family were grazing by the fence near the basketball court. the squirrels appeared after breakfast scurrying around begging for food from the inmates. Completed walking 2 miles before breakfast. Headed to the front office at 6:50 AM. CO Gonzaga checked us into the Penitentiary at 7:30 AM. There were 5 of us today: John Liu, Francisco, Happy, Saetern and me. We filled out hygiene commissary orders for Sections: 4A, 4B, 3A, 3B, 2A and 2B. We went to the laundry section to: help sort out confiscated items into: blankets, sheets, uniforms, towels, shoes, boxers and misc… Put all the segregated items into washers. We cooked lunch: pork ribs, span with eggs, sausages, rice, soda and chips. Continue filling orders for Penitentiary, cleaned up dirty dishes and utensils and went to laundry to fold and put away cleaned laundry: blankets, sheets, uniforms and shoes. Got back to the dormitory at 1:45 PM. Secretary Mrs Chavez informed me that no new inmates today. Went to the sewing room: exchanged 3 38X32 Pants and repaired pants for Frank Duenas, repaired 2 4X shirts for Lonely, altered large shirt for Chan, exchanged 3 pairs of 36X27 pants for Sotelo and repaired uniforms. Census count at 3:30 PM. Dinner was served after the count. Dinner menu: pork sandwich, rice, beans, apple and water. I was still full from our lunch and give my dinner to Ruben Torres. Checked email from Doris: Doris is well and rested. She walked 11,634 steps, 16.7 inches step length and symmetry was 73%. Yesterday was the 218th consecutive days she closed the ring on her iPhone. She will be busy working on her ETSY page. She made arrangements to visit me on Saturday. Heard from Rodrigo Santos: he has been filling in for me in the GED/ESL tutoring. Adlison is doing very well in the GED class. They scheduled the A&O for new inmates on Thursday, The unit team meetings are back, expect to hear from Mr Rodriguez of the GED examination date soon, the Psychology staff started talking to RDAP candidates, and things are slowly getting back to normal. Talked to Doris at 5:00 PM: Doris is well and rested. She wondered why I did not call her in the morning. I told her I was working in the Penitentiary and will be doing it all this and next week, until the shakedown is over. I explained to her the difference between a shakedown and a lock down. A shakedown is intrusive as they go through all your belongings and confiscate anything that are not authorized. Lockdown is restriction on movement or activities. I told her she walked a lot of steps yesterday. She made arrangements with Norma to visit on Saturday 8/31/2024. ACE Class Stock Options 6-6:30 PM. Census count at 7:00 PM. Census count at 8:00 PM. Cleaned up at 9:00 PM. Final Census count at 9:30 PM. Went to bed at 10:00 PM.
Today was a good day: Doris is well and rested. She walked 11,634 steps, 16.7 inches step length and symmetry was 73%. Yesterday was the 218th consecutive days she closed the ring on her iPhone. The house and kitchen was cleaned after Francis vacated his rooms. Walked 2 miles and stretched. Attended ACE Class. The camp is slowly getting back to normal as more activities are restored.
Raoul Vaneigem: Work to survive, survive by consuming, survive to consume: the hellish cycle is complete.
Books Read: 41 Books, Book Reports: 41 Reports, Target: 150 Books.
EBRR Classes: 16 Classes, EBRR Class Reports: 15 Reports.
ACE Classes: 77 Classes, ACE Class Reports: 70 Reports, Target: 100 Classes.
Miles Walked Today: 2 Miles, Cumulative Mileage: 2568 Miles, Target: 9000 Miles.
Vincent Van Gogh: I cannot help it that my pictures do not sell. Nevertheless the time will come when people will see that they are worth more than the price of the paint.
