Figuring out my future...

I have this annoying habit of speaking in an accent for hours upon end sometimes. Tonight, for instance, I said a phrase or two in my "Southern sophisticated debutante" accent of a persona that I created once and ended up speaking like that for the rest of the evening. My poor mother. She has to put up with so many pet names. When I use my southern voice, she's "Mama" and when I use my Indian voice she's "Mamaji", British and she's "Mother" or "Mum", and when it's just a normal day for me I call her "Maj". So many names. But I digress. There was, at least, a point to the accent this evening. I have decided that of all the regional personas found in the US, the most romantic and sophisticated is probably the Southern persona. Not that all Southerns are sophisticated. No, no. Just that the Southern ideal is the most glorified. After all, there isn't really an ideal "Bostonian" image or "New Jersey" image. Therefore, I have decided that if I am to ever adopt a regional attitude, I want to be Southern.

I imagine I could assimilate fairly well.
I was an officer in one of the largest national sororities (sorority life = Southern).
I love to talk (women who gab and gossip = Steel Magnolias = Southern).
I love Chik-fil-a (Chik-fil-a = Atlanta = Southern).
I love Coca-Cola (Coca-Cola = Atlanta = Southern).
I own my own set of pearls (pearls = Southern).
I love warm weather (heat and humidity = the South).
I love lemonade (drink for warm weather = Southern).
I have tons of sundresses (sundresses = Southern).
Really, the only hard part would be learning to refer to my father as "the Yankee".

On a completely unrelated note, I have set a new goal for myself. I want to travel to all 7 continents before I turn 30. That leaves just 9 years to hit up Australia, Antarctica and South America. I'm figuring roughly $20,000 total would be necessary due to flights and the Antarctic boat/ship I'd need. Gotta start saving... In a perfect world, I'd have a substantial sum saved so that in 2014 I could go to the World Cup in Brazil and then hop on down to Argentina where I'd then take my Antarctic cruise. World cup, South America and penguins- oh my!