Small Towns

Small towns. What the fuck? We moved to this very small town from a huge suburban area 2 years ago. Usually I love it. I don't have any close neighbors. When they have a parade, the whole town shows up and I know or have at least seen most of them. I can let my kids wander unattended at the grocery store and at sporting events. But then I also have no anonymity. I was buying a High Times the other day, only because it had Willie Nelson on the cover and my husband is a huge music fan and of course one of my daughter's friend's dad had to walk up behind me. So now I'm certain the whole town knows. First the stalking thing, now this. I also have a habit of saying really odd things to people. They make sense to me or are really funny but then the person just stares at me like they totally have no idea. And I've just said it like it was something everyone should get. And they don't. So then I come off sounding either condescending or crazy. So next time, they just say hi and keep on truckin'. I assume too much. I give people way more credit than they obviously deserve. Well, I always aspired to being the town "crazy lady". I was kind of saving it for retirement but hell, I could be dead tomorrow. Knock wood. No seriously, knock wood.