Greeting from Iowa City (belated...)

Now, greetings from my living room, surrounded by Iowa City bootie! Bwah!

Things my mom thinks I need, which I now have in my living room (Thank you thank you, mom!):
- A humidifier-air filter-air cooler thingie. It went on super sale at Tuesday Morning. Thank you mom!
- A piece of luggage. The cool thing is that mom let me pick it out. Mom's generally feel like you need luggage.
- A watering can.
- A car first aid kit.
- Vinyl spackling.
- One utility knife.
- Fancy chocolate.
- Vacuum attachments
- Flannel pajama bottoms (3 pair).
- Cesar Dog food.
- Underwear and socks.
- About six pairs of fishnet hose. I told mom that I actually use fishnets (two shows, at least). I am now a'swim in fishnets.
- A CERAMIC PIRATE BUNNY!!
I have the best mom in the world. Teeheee - - it's a telling collection of odd stuff. Thank you, mom.

Things my sister sent me home with:
- A new fancy bra. (She's convinced me of my true "size", and recommends buying fancy bras. Collect them even. Fancy bras = happiness. I will try my best..)
- A bag of pie.

Things Iowa City sent me home with:
- A food baby (we ate alot)
- The only places I can afford to shop, generally speaking, are second hand stores. However, Kay took me to some of the best damn second hand stores. AGHHH!!! Cute cheap crap, that only other purveyors and collectors of cute cheap crap will understand their importance! Design websites, take that! Dammit. If I lived in Iowa City, my living space would be filled!!! .. But I don't.
- ...A sense of okayness that I don't live in Iowa anymore. Living in Minnesota has made me an g'damned Iowa cheerleader, basically out of spite (which I don't have to be when I travel ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE NATION... I have a serious brick on my shoulder, people.) It's a lovely place. But I'm really familiar with it. And even Iowa City - - lovely hippie tasty cool Iowa City - - doesn't glow anymore. Which is fine. ... I'd love to retire somewhere like, or actually in, IA City. But, for now, I'm okay to be removed. Am I saying that MN or Mpls is better? Hell no. I'm still bitter towards you, Mpls. Sorry. In some/many ways, Mpls offers wayyyy more opportunities (obviously) than a sweet little college town, but... Iowa City is damned fine. But, I'm okay to be out of Iowa right now.

I guess I should put on some fishnets, a fancy bra, some pajama bottoms and water something.

Instead, I might eat a little something and exercise. I feel like a bag of pie. bleach. But it was a wonderful trip. yea. Hoping your weekend was lovely too.

Onward.