Friday, February 24, 2012

interview trail: alabama




This picture was actually taken in Arkansas, but I would not be surprised if most people didn't know there was a difference between Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, and probably even Louisiana.


When you're driving through middle of nowhere Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, it's important to have a backup plan in case of boredom when your passenger falls asleep and your iphone transmitter won't work. I didn't have one. All I had was Mississippi/Alabama border radio on scan. And it was all country. Over. And over. And..

And then... I found my backup plan. As snippets of country songs played, one after the other, I realized that country lyrics were all so similar that they blurred together to form little country poems.  This entertained me for hours.

My favorites:










If Y ends up matching in Alabama and I can't find a job, at least I'll have a really productive hobby.


Y has been flying around the country for residency interviews since October. I've been writing about it. To see the rest of my notes from the interview trail, click here. 

3 comments:

  1. Oh, gosh. I grew up in Utah. It's not the South, but it's pretty...Countryfied {?} All I listened to in high school was country music.

    But, then I moved to L.A. and everyone made fun of me and then...country music kind of went downhill...as you see...

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  2. haha such a unique way to entertain yourself!
    Country music definitely holds a special place in my heart but some of the lyrics just leave me giggling they are so cheesy.

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  3. I love this! So sweet and cute with little bursts of inspiration.

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