Iowa was none too kind

I have returned “home” from my journey home to Iowa. Oh I was the happiest girl in the world, and also the biggest dweeb, as I drove into my hometown of State Center. I had the biggest smile on my face and was giggling…pure dweeb. It just felt so good to be back in my little town of 2,000 people.

It was kind of weird to go back home. Already, it’s starting to not even feel quite like home. My room didn’t feel as inviting; it just felt so vacant and old. I didn’t like to see the bare spots where some of my possessions used to belong. Sleeping in my room was not the same either, something just didn’t feel right. But then again, when I took up my usual post at the kitchen island and began to watch some quality tv that I have missed for a week, it felt as though I had never left. Ah well.

During my stay, State Center has wronged me, and I just don’t understand why. I always speak highly of Iowa and of State Center, no matter how many other residents, as well as non-residents, put it down. I talked of how I could leave my car unlocked in the drive-way with my keys in the ignition and I’d never even have to worry. Well, this morning I get into my car to go down to Casey’s to get a couple o’ donuts. As I get in, I notice that my glove box is open and I find that strange for I hadn’t gotten into it. Then I look at the floor and see that the adapter to my cd player is just lying there, and there is no cd player. Also, my little “book” of cds wasn’t in my car. Someone stole my fucking cd player and cds! They got my fucking Franz Ferdinand and Modest Mouse!!!! Ooh, I was so pissed off! The cops were called but none were available and so…now I’m back in Minneapolis without a portable cd player and missing some of my beloved cds. Now I’m looking back on it and kind of laughing. I mean, it IS funny. I talked so highly of State Center and how it’s so safe and trusting there…and then my shit gets stolen out of my car. Yeah, it’s funny. It was probably one of the kids of a younger generation. I really am not liking what kids these days are turning into. Kids are just becoming worse and worse at a younger age and we just have these little hoodlums running around State Center breaking into and vandalizing shit. A couple kids this summer were breaking into concession stands and pop machines, and even into the library to steal money. Stupid kids….
But oh well, so my cd player and cds got stolen. It’s nothing that will stop me from living. Though State Center wasn’t the nicest to me this time, I’ll still be going back this Thursday night and staying until Monday. Oh yes, I want to go back already.