Apparently if you think Peoria is awful, you're awful as well. 

Peoria does have an awfulness that I like.  It has a lot to improve on. It's very slow in its improvements.  However, it is slowly improving.  

I've had to find things that I like to do.  I like art and nature.  I also like food, but, I can always make food.  I like a variety of humans.  

I've found these things in Peoria.  

I once found love here.  It lasted 7 years then it was gone.  But I was quite unhappy during those years.  I found it was mainly the company that I kept.

I'm competitive and a hard working person. I find that I hit against a very take it easy nature in this town.  Very apathetic.  Someone with drive can make things happen here.  However, it's hard to find others with the same drive and you begin to burn yourself out.

I want to contribute to making Peoria more interesting.

I don't have a lot of time.  I work full time and strange hours.  However, I am an artist, writer, and musician.  Promoting myself and all that I create is one way of making Peoria better.

Everyone being their own creative selves have contributed to making Peoria more interesting.

Find something you like to do and go and do it.