Dear C.O. (Letters from TyTy Vol. 2)

I don’t blame you for the way you are.
I’d like to say I might be different,
but I can’t for sure.

Your job is largely thankless and filled with disrespect and contempt.
It is filled with idealistic notions of Rehabilitation.
Impossible notions.

I wasn’t always #1339440.
I’m barely that now.

Letters from TyTy Vol. 1

I got a letter today from Tyler and he told me I could post some jail highlights for you 

(below in italics)...

How TyTy shuts down a card game in jail:

Guy: "Hey, do you play spades?"

Tyler: "Yes."

Guy: "Well come on."

Tyler: "Oh, I don't play spades in jail."

Guy: "Come on, why not?"

Tyler: "Personal."

Update from Jail...meatloaf for dinner

Good day everyone.  This is Tyler's good friend Nathan.  I have visited Tyler a couple times since his incarceration last Wednesday.  He is doing well physically (what up ladies) and mentally (relative to the fact that he is jail).  He just wanted me to shout out some love for all his friends.  I have known Tyler for some time now, through good times and bad...and some times that were worse than bad.  I can honestly say that he is more sound in mind and spirit now than any other time since I have known him, which seems completely backwards, I know.  I guess it's not so much where you are in the world, but where you are within yourself.  I am much delighted for him.  He does not currently have any personal belongings (pen, paper, etc) because he is in limbo, awaiting transfer to the Huber facility.  All he has with him is a science fiction novel, Stardoc, which he found in his cell.  His review for the book - "It's a good prison read."  That's all I have.  Thanks for all the love and support you have given my friend. 

Thank You and Jail Schmail

Support has been incredible.

Thank you to my father and the rest of my family for all your support, Ash, Nate, Case, JessieDear, Brianne, Danielle, Brooke, Foodz, Erin, Bunket, BryBryBryan, like 5 Megans, Shea, Bang Bang Jessie, Hot Fern, Leanna, Dirty Marts, Gina, Alli ROBS, Danie, Jessica R, LL, Joy the Baker, Patrick M, Lea P, Shelks, Tracey, Carol, Amy, Eddie, Rocky, HoneyB, AnnaLou, Faith, Jennie, Adam G, Lori, HappyCTG and even Bex... at what point does this turn into a "What these Tweeterz want" DMX remix by TyTy?  The list is endless... I'm sorry.

I really want to extend a personal thank you to everyone, but with the unbelievable rush of support today I simply do not have time, it's legitimately impossible.  Just please understand that if you sent me a message on facebook, twitter or email, I read it and it touched me.  It made this process easier for me and it made me see that I'm still a human being.  I have heard many many personal stories about how something I've written or said has touched someone, inspired them or in some way changed their life.  Listen to me, I have received far more inspiration from all of you than I could ever give.  I am eternally grateful and moved.  I originally started writing this as a way to keep myself honest, I will continue to write specifically for that reason.  The bonus is, now I get to hear from you, I get to hear your stories and they change me, they inspire me, the mean the world to me.

Happy Mother's Day

Today my step-father sent the above photo.  They are the "Micky Mouse" tulips my mother planted in the back yard.  They are her favorite, and they are as beautiful as ever.

Letters from TyTy

AHOY, Scallywags.

Listen, I'm going to jail, on 5/12/2011,  it's no secret.  I have a lot of personally meaningful important things to say about this experience before I go, and I will say them here.  You will be moved, I promise... I will be saying none of those things now.

I'm not K-Mart material.

At this point I am more or less ready to accept any job on the face of the Earth.  Including but not limited to:
Talking to plants
Washing toilets with my arm hair
Carrying people, either cradled or piggy back style, across streets
Manually plucking rogue hairs
Farmville surrogate mayor
Listening to plants

Thank You to @soVERYcontrary

A big thank you to everyone's favorite human @soVERYcontrary on Twitter for the wonderful blog redesign.

She's a great friend, wonderful sounding board, fabulous muse and incredible talent.  This simple blog redesign is something she accomplished in very little time. It's something that would have taken me a full box of nicotine gum over the span of several weeks, and it would still look like an unreadable piece of shit.

Contrares and I have plans to collaborate in 2012 on a legitimate web experience.  It will combine her natural artistic talent, her professional graphic design skills and feminine sensibilities with my natural ability to sound like I know what I'm talking about, be an obnoxious jackass and relentlessly ridicule everyone and everything on Mother Earth.

Talent will exist at that location.  You will enjoy it.  Many promises, more deliveries.

Thanks again, Case.

Tyler