First Impressions

Well, I've been here a couple of days now and I guess it's time to describe my first impressions. It would probably take a long time for me to spit out everything, so I'm just going to do a bullet list. Here goes:

• No more "Let's-have-pork-at every-meal'
• A/C: The Texas Necessity
• Fresh fruit, not from a can
• My clothes are my clothes (no unexplained stains)
• Satellite with movies galore
• More weight sets than we know what to do with (medicine balls, too!)
• Flip up your trays and buckle up; the descent to the free world begins here.
• Administration oversees men, not inmates (they want us to succeed, too.)
• Hallelujah! Two or three Christian studies each night
• The shabby chic peeling paint and rust is a thing of the past
• A shower without a timer? You mean I control the water? Cool!
• Only place to absorb vitamin D is at rec (if outdoors)
• Progress toward degree still halted
• Is this cell a broom closet?
• Hey, this window won't open