arts and crafts and itchy teeth

[thez]

For Christmas, my counselor got me a leather wallet hand-stitched by a schizophrenic inmate at the state prison.

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[lordlazarus.livejournal.com]

That is better than owning a John Wayne Gacy oil painting!

[rotsman.livejournal.com]

You should return the favor by taking your counselor to lunch. Splurge on the special mayonnaise...you know, the stuff beaten from the evil eggs of dark chicken forces into sauce by the hands of a one-eyed madman. ^_^

What's the deal with the itchy teeth?

[erstwhiletexan.livejournal.com]

That is seriously cool, dude, and I am jealous!

[sparklyoctopus.livejournal.com]

...wow

So my ex-roommate had her then-boyfriend over one night, and he was one of the annoying sort (she can't pick herself a bf to save her life) who decided to try to get ye old roomie's good side. As I stared at the TV in a desperate attempt to will him away, he decided to resort to sheer hilarity. "Ha ha! By chance, do you have any history of schizophrenia...neurosis...or...mental illness in your family?"

"yes."

"...oh."

AHHH i <3 idiots.

[thez.livejournal.com]

Trivia: one of my mother's high school chums was murdered by John Wayne Gacy. I think he may have been the last victim.

[thez.livejournal.com]

Some people with certain types of psychoses (and on certain types of acid) have been known to complain that their teeth itch, which is obviously a little crazy. Sort of like Tracy on "30 Rock" complaining that his hair hurts (check out that show if you haven't).

[thez.livejournal.com]

It's pretty small, but I can use it to hold pills! It's just asprin for my frequent sinus headaches, but I can't help but think that the creator would appreciate the thought just the same.

And if I ever get the chance to buy hand-stitched convict gear, I know who to send it to. <3

[thez.livejournal.com]

WHAT KIND OF QUESTION IS THAT. ...I'm going to use it as an ice breaker at my next cocktail party. Note to self: host a cocktail party.

So is it funny because it's true, or funny only because it shut up idiot BF?

[lordlazarus.livejournal.com]

That's kind of creepy.

[thez.livejournal.com]

A little, yeah. Creepy like clowns.

[lordlazarus.livejournal.com]

John Wayne Gacy confirmed what the intelligent among us knew all along: clowns are evil.

[sakibombshell.livejournal.com]

That's a great gift. Does he regularly make these and sell them? How did she get it?

[thez.livejournal.com]

Apparently the facility has a gift shop filled with such items. Dozens of wallets hand-stitched with blunted safety needles!

[sakibombshell.livejournal.com]

Kind of like when you're done riding Splash Mountain and you go and buy shitty souvenir photos and those little pens that have a floating log that looks like it's going down the flume... only the stuff would actually be made by Brers Rabbit and Fox.... where was I again?

I've never heard of a jail gift shop before, but that sounds like a prisonriffic idea. I do hope the guy isn't someone who is just there because of his illness rather than an actual crime.

[thez.livejournal.com]

Well, part of the facility IS dedicated to people who aren't there because they're waiting to stand trial. I don't think it's the same place as THE state prison? I'm not sure, but everyone there is there because their mental illness is very severe, and only some of them happen to be prisoners.