Dear reader,
I live in a small town. I live in a shit town.
'You know you're from a small town when you have to reference a larger destination in order to explain it to others.'
^^That may work for y'all, but that still doesn't cut it for me.
I've tried referencing a tourist destination close to me; I've tried referencing my county as a whole. You name it, I've tried it. I always get the same response: a clueless, moderately confused look. I've honestly just resigned myself to explaining what part of the state I'm from.
I live in a town with a population of 7,210 (last I checked). And, on top of that, I live outside city limits. Three miles outside city limits. I live in the boondocks outside a small, shitty town. And all I have to show for it is friends that laugh at me when they visit, "Wow, you sure live in the boonies." YEAH, I KNOW, SHUT UP. But, really, it's not like they'd visit me because the closest is a 20 minute drive. Ya girl has to drive elsewhere to socialize because nothing happens in my podunk little town.
When I say this is where I'm from, I mean I have lived here from 2000 to 2014. I grew up here. I managed to escape for a few years, under the guise of going to college. Unfortunately, I'm back and as I said in my last post, I'm here until August. How will I survive.
Can you hear it? Stayin' Alive is playing in the background. It's my theme song for the next month and a half.
I live in a small town. I live in a shit town. Please send help, I hate it here. Send me memes about the city or comment pictures to give me life.
Sincerely,
Jay
