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I'm still without the net at my new home, but fortunately I'm visiting my Mum* in Croydon tonight so I'm able to say hi to anyone who still might be reading... It just happens to be this blog's second birthday today and I couldn't let the day pass without making mention of it. I'm hoping to be back on deck very soon otherwise what's the point of having a blog? Hmmm

drift isn't the only place where there's a birthday. It's also happy milestone birthday to Miss Litzi over at the Tea Room... er Melange. Hope you had a great day Miss Litzi and I wish I could've been there to celebrate with you!

HIP HIP HOORAY!

*Dad's gone fishin' for the week

home

About 7 months ago I was on the phone to my Mum when I mentioned I was thinking of returning to Melbourne. After 7 years living in Sydney I'd reached a point where I began questioning what was keeping me there. My Mum told me she and my Dad were travelling around Australia for 4 months and if I wanted to I could house-sit for them while they were away. That's pretty much how I ended up back in Melbourne, back home...

Life was going along at a leisurely pace for a while, but that changed about a fortnight ago. I moved out of my parent's house to a share house (with one other person and a dog) in St Kilda and I got myself a job in a bookstore. I moved on the weekend of the 16th/17th and before I had time to unpack all my boxes (mostly books) I started work on the 19th. So once again life has been hectic. The same week I started work I decided to treat myself to a 6 film pass to see some Gus Van Sant films. Even less time at home to unpack. I saw the last of the 6 films - Elephant - tonight then I raced home so I could post on this once-in-4-years day. Actually I didn't race home, I came straight to my friend and neighbour's house to use his computer (and internet) while he's out seeing Margaret Cho. I haven't got the net on at home yet. No wonder I've been absent from the blogosphere

Oh, this week I also started a screenwriting course. It's all happening. I've got a new home, a new job and a new beginning. My leap of faith is paying off. And as soon as I'm back on the net you'll be hearing a lot more from me...

bullies - conclusion

It's me again - Gypsy. When I first decided to do my guest appearance on drift I had no idea I would decide to do a series. Well I guess whoever has been keeping up with this may wish to know how everything turned out in the end. So here goes...

In the end Big Mike got 15 days Solitary for the two fights. He got out of Solitary and the next day Ashly and he got back together. So once again they are a couple. I've seen Big Mike. He shook my hand and told me "thank you" for stopping him; told me that sometimes he scares himself and can't control his anger. I just looked him in the eye and I told him you don't hurt the one you love. I told him if you love that boy keep your hands off him period. All he did was look at me. We have not talked since that day nor has Ashly spoken to me. I think maybe Ashly is ashamed of the fact that he went back to Big Mike after I saved him. Who knows?

Sometimes I wonder why I can't seem to mind my own business. I mean, every time I stop a fight it seems like it doesn't do any good. Who am I to try to save the world? I'm in prison, just as they are, but it's like there are two of me and when I see somebody who does not wish to fight being made to fight I step up and say to hell with it, "He does not wish to fight you, but I will." Sometimes the fight ends there, sometimes I have to fight. And I really can't stand to fight.

Ashly went back to Big Mike and I'll never for the life of me understand why. I just hope next time he doesn't hurt Ashly as he tried before 'cause you don't hurt the one you love

Gypsy

2008

G'day everyone and welcome to 2008. Glad you could make it. In the non-cyber world I'm still writing "December" even though I should be writing "January". At least I get the year correct. Things can only get better...

I will make an effort to post a lot more this year, so you'll just have to keep watching. In the meantime, Gypsy has sent his responses to comments on his "bullies" post (I see Miss Litzi is on the ball!) and he's also written a part II

Happy New Year!

bullies II

Everybody should remember me from my last guest appearance on drift, but if not I'm known as Gypsy

Well, a few weeks ago I almost got into a lot of trouble with the prison guards for stopping a fight with a bully they call Big Mike and his boyfriend who goes by the name Ashly. Ashly got a new gay cellmate who had just been transferred to this unit. Big Mike straight off assumed that they had to be messing around so he told Ashly's new cellmate that he had to move out of the cell he shared with Ashly or he was going to beat him up. Well about 10 minutes or so later the picket boss lady told Big Mike to put his shirt on or she would write him a case (a case is what the guards write up to put us on restriction for breaking the rules and we can lose commissary privileges, recreation privileges etc). Well Big Mike flips off the picket boss lady and tells her to F off. So she tells him he now has a case for sure. So Big Mike starts yelling "You going to write me a case? You going to write me a case? Here, write this up" and he runs over to Ashly's cellmate who happens to be sitting down, knocks him to the ground and kicks at his face. Then he runs over to Ashly and yells "Here, write this up." He hits Ashly, knocks him to the ground and tries to stomp his head in.

So once again without even thinking about what I was doing I jump up, yank my shirt off and yell at Big Mike "Stop now. If you wish to still fight then fight me. Leave them both alone now or I'll deal with you myself." He stops, he looks at me crazy. He tells Ashly he loves him and is sorry. Ashly gets brave now that I am on his side. He gets in Big Mike's face yelling "F you. Fight him, fight Gypsy. He wants to fight you. Don't be scared now. You don't want to fight Gypsy cause you are a coward and he's a man. Fight Gypsy."

Well Big Mike goes into the stairway to build his courage then he yells "Gypsy, this is the second time you have gotten in my business. Let's do this." (meaning fight). So I brace myself for the fight to come. He runs up and stops again and decides not to fight me. So now the guards finally get here after taking their sweet time, see me without a shirt etc and throw me in handcuffs. In the end they find out I was the one who stopped everything. I got in no trouble - only got sent back to my cell - and I've not yet seen Big Mike again. Hopefully I don't...

dolly christmas

I'd like Dolly on top of my Christmas tree

Wishing you all a peaceful silly season and a rowdy new year

Love & Blessings
Nash xx

bullies

This is my first - and hopefully not my last - guest appearance on drift. They call me Gypsy and I am in a prison in the American state of Texas...

Sometimes I sit back and I contemplate why grown men feel like they have to be bullies and pick on weaker men who cannot fight or defend themselves. It's wrong. It doesn't matter if we're in prison or not - it still should not give grown men the right to act like children. A while back I had a gay friend who goes by the name Paloma. Well he got involved with what I like to call the "so-called straight man" (which is a person who was not gay before they came to prison yet who comes in here and starts messing with a gay man and still calls himself "straight". Yeah, right). Well this so-called straight man had a bad habit of trying to run the life of my friend Paloma and told Paloma he had no choice but to be with him - which is wrong. A person should not be able to force another person to be with him regardless if we gays are the minorities in prison or not

So as not to bore all you readers (and to make a long story short) I stepped in and made the so-called straight man leave Paloma alone - which I should not have had to do, but bullies will be bullies and most bullies truly are cowards. Now Paloma is free from the bonds of the bully even though the bully still gives us both evil looks. I just wish more people would stand up and put an end to the bullies who try to run most prisons

Gypsy

immagine a found confirm

I'm bored by this whole silly thing now, but here's an update...

Oh goodness me dearest Essoh,
I didn't realise you wanted to come and live with me. I thought you'd just be popping in for a visit. I've prepared some scrumptious hash cookies

You say we are going to archive this great aim. But where will we archive it? I hope you're not wanting to store anything at my parents' house as I already have too many boxes here as it is and there simply isn't the room. And what if I want to spend the $$$ rather than invest it? Is this going to be a problem because if it is I need you to be up front and honest with me. Thanks ducky

Hope to hear from you sooner than you can say scam

Love Nash xx
PS Where's my photo as requested?

And then he wrote...

Dear Nash

I got your mail and i want you to understand me very well i did not say i will come and live with you in your contry i say that as soon as the found is confirm into your account i will come to meet you for sharing of the percentage and investiment that is what i said. however if realy you want to work with me and get this found confirm into your account you should open up your mind and remove any nagetive thinking or immagination in you so that we can build confidant and trust to archive this deal. as soon as i hear from you i will send you text of application which you shall fill and send to the bank as the first step of the transaction.

Thanks
Essoh

I put the Google on Essoh and (apart from my post) the only thing I found was a penpal listing from six years ago when he was 14. When I realised how young he is I kind of felt sorry for him. Then I thought, Jeez, for a youngster he's worked his way up through the bank pretty quickly. Hmmm, maybe I should work with him and get this found confirm in my account (it could do with a boost)