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Confessions

by E.P. on October 18, 2008

I want to train for a triathlon. I have NO idea where to begin, and my search for teams or training groups in small town Mississippi has proved futile.

My slight Southern accent only comes out when I am speaking to Southerners with obnoxious accents. (Sorry to disappoint, y’all.) I also pick up a sweet drawl whenever I’m asking people for names on assignment.

I don’t really like country music, but I absolutely adore Dolly Parton. Don’t judge — the woman has a great voice. Until my mother convinced me it wasn’t as cool as I thought, I wanted to name my dog Jolene.

I want to move to Nashville, but I am terrified of not finding a job in my field. I don’t want to compromise that, but I want to be with my boy. The sooner, the better.

My DVR has not worked for the past four months; OK, ever since I moved into this apartment. And I have done absolutely nothing about it, even though I plan on calling a technician at least once a week to get it fixed.

The guys at work tease me because I encounter AT LEAST two really strange people on a regular work day. I seem to attract the strange ones with even stranger requests. (“Hey, you should take my picture.”-”You’ve got to be doing something.”-”No, you should take my picture because I’m single.”)

My Sunday nights are spend awaiting newTrue Blood episodes. Yes, I know it’s a off-kilter kind of show, but isn’t it wonderfully refreshing to see something different, despite its weirdness.

I used to think skinny jeans made me look like a mom, but I’ve changed my opinion of them during the past few weeks. They’re cute! And, as an added bonus, they are the best pants to wear photographing football because they don’t drag on the ground, picking up dirt/water/whatever. Win!

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  • I helped Brookem do her first triathlon. I think there's much to gain from doing a triathlon. Let me know if you need some pointers on where or how to start.
  • ooh a triathlon! definitely go for it! i trained and competed in my first two last year. i used to have a little blog dedicated to the training that i can show you. it's a wonderful experience!
  • I always wanted to train for a triathlon as well, but have no clue where to start!
  • 1) triathlons scare me. i dont think i could do the swimming part. but damnnnn i would be proud of myself if i could!

    2) country music is awesome :)

    3) randomness is always appreciated!
  • I think there are some Web sites that can help you train for a triathlon, set up a training program and everything. I know moving to Nashville could be tough on the job but it'll all come together with time.
  • i'm counting down to true blood too!! 2 hours to go : )
  • Caz
    I totally want to train for a triathlon too! But I'm a little bit nervous to start. Maybe that will be one of my goals when I do my Gym-assessment-program-start-thingee tomorrow... I'll let you know how it goes!

    In today's paper there was an article about how you should be training if you want to do a triathlon in 8 weeks. It seemed pretty easy but I dunno...
  • Put your résumé out there in Nashville and see what happens. Can't hurt! I'd say, if you plan on moving, definitely try setting up a job before you do, as it can help make the move considerably easier.

    And re: country music, I like some but don't listen to it regularly. One of my favorite things, though, is finding good country music and singling along to it. It's some of the best music to sing to.
  • You're adorable. And I'm slowly becoming a huge fan of my own pair of skinny jeans that had been collecting dust in my closet until this fall.
  • Totally agree with you on the skinny jeans - I used to think they made my hips look ginormous but I love that you can wear them with flats (I'm decidedly anti-heel, unless I'm dressed up) and I like that they don't drag on the ground.
  • Hi, ran across your blog b/c it was suggested to me in my google reader. I've moved back to my home state and I catch myself adapting an accent when I speak to those who have one. (I do not have an accent, by the way. At all.)
  • viewpoints
    Keep searching, perhaps there's a training group in a nearby city that's easy for you to get to.

    That's ok, my super fake British accent only comes out...when......I want it to come out, I guess =X

    I don't mind country music, but the only song I like so far is "Landslide" by the Dixie Chicks.

    Do some job searches in Nashville online.

    Gotta get on the ball and fix that DVR!

    Two strange people a day is a lot better than about 5 idiot customers and a narrow-minded, attention deficit co-worker a day.

    Nothing wrong with spending your Sunday nights that way, but if there's something else you know you'd rather be doing, you'd be able to do it if you fixed your DVR!

    I don't know if we're thinking of the same skinny jeans. I'm thinking of the kind that Fall Out Boy, Pharrell and Kanye West wear. Is this what you're referring to?
  • I give you credit - triathalon is hard work!! i'm too old and lazy, lol!!!
  • Huh... I'm still on the fence about skinny jeans. Of course, I've never actually tried them on, but I just feel like they would be a bad idea for very hippy me? (As in wide hips, not flower child...)

    And that's awesome about the triathalon! I hope you find a way to train and do it!

    Finally, I am the same exact way about my southern accent, but secretly, I kind of love it when the little twang slips out every now and then. I guess it feels like a little piece of home I'll always carry with me :)
  • I am right there with you on True Blood. I cannot wait for it to start and then I am sad when it ends. Great show!
  • This was a fun post!


    I think running a triathlon would be fun, but I lack the motivation to train for it. Good luck!
  • Btw, if you want to move to Nashville, go for it! Sometimes you just have to jump in!
  • I've thought about doing this too. The problem is, work is my main interest these days and when I'm not working I don't feel like training for a triatholon!

    Best of luck! I'm confident you can do it!
  • Well, if you move to Nashville, you might be more likely to find a triathlon training group! That would be a double win! :)
  • hahaha.. you're too much, I say go for the triathlon, and for moving, and for doing everything you want to do. Work through the fear because you're only young once. You don't wanna have regrets when you're older! :) Oh and I would get a pet and name it Jolene. I used to love that song when I was little and the "D-I-V-O-R-C-E..becomes final todaaaaayyyyyy" song too. LOL
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