Greetings from Cecil Seaside Peace Prison! (Yes,
I'm the owner, but I'm also an inmate.)
Let me explain:
Here is what sounds good about prison: Free room and board. No responsibilities or obligations, no expectations of the world or from the world on you. No bills, no money problems whatsoever. Whatever you did wrong, you are doing what is required to reconcile. Theoretically, by the time you get out you are absolved. All the time in the world to think and write and read (though I don't know if the selection is very good). The only thing bad about prison is the other prisoners, and of course, the lack of freedom. But sometimes freedom is a source of anxiety. Sometimes I think that if my freedom were taken away from me, I could relax, because then I wouldn't be completely responsible for doing good productive things with my freedom. I think I'm better at doing good productive things in captivity. Therefore, I have decided to imprison myself! I have created the Peace Prison, or you could call it
life-rehab.
Your cell is basically a studio apartment, clean and simply furnished: small table, a chair, a bed, a lamp. You have a view of the ocean. A simple bathroom, white walls (but you could paint them), no kitchen because healthy meals are prepared for you by the Peace Prison chef. No TV, no dvds, no radio, no internet, no phone (I am blogging from the terminal in the visitor's lounge right now). You are allowed to listen to music but you have to bring it in with you when you are first admitted. It will be digitized and piped into your cell and you can control it with an iPod sort of thing. You cannot buy new music. You can read and order books from libraries; you get one book at a time and you have to finish a book before getting a new one. Finally, you will be allowed to have one hobby: writing, drawing, painting, knitting, sculpture, playing an instrument... it can be whatever you want and you will be provided with whatever you need to do your hobby. You may go outside to stroll within the fortified enclosure. There are trees and grass around. You can maintain a garden if you like. But you cannot leave the Peace Prison. You can have visitors in the same way you would at a minimum-security prison. Conjugal visits are possible after a thorough review process; Peace Prison can be customized to individual needs but the intention of Peace Prison leans toward a solitary and monastic way of life. The world is unnecessarily complicated. Through the confinement of Peace Prison no evil can be done unto others, and no goodwill toward men is required either.
It's a lovely day today at Peace Prison. Slightly overcast, upper 60s, calm, waves are about 2'. Looks like it should clear up later.
check the Prison Cam!
If you would like to commit yourself to Cecil Seaside Peace Prison, this is the view you will see, every day. Here's what I have to do to day: WHATEVER I WANT, within the confines of my
hovel deluxe. Here at CSPP, we don't use the term "cell", instead we say
hovel deluxe. It's just about lunch time. Today the CSPP chef is serving Turkey Sandwiches with a Radicchio Salad and Apple-Carrot juice. This morning I opted to SKIP BREAKFAST, as is my right. Though if I did have breakfast it would have been French Toast with Walnuts and Banana Slices. Yum. Instead I had some Yerba Maté tea and elected to CONTEMPLATE all morning. I had several realizations and an epiphany! I realized I subconsciously objectify women simply by
flirting with them constantly, and I tend to treat girls with boyfriends and husbands as
second class citizens. I also reflected on Father's Day approaching and realized that my father was not the pinnacle of honor and courage that I wished he had been. This builds feelings of
resentment in me, especially on Fathers Day. Wooo, I just saw a PELICAN!
Well, it's lunch time so I better go. After lunch I await the arrival of my
pet, as CSPP allows each inmate to have one pet with their choice of: Cat or Duck.
I have chosen Duck. I have already prepared a trough of water for my duck to swim in as if it were actually in the wild. I'm sure we will be pals.
Okay, later! I'll be here!
