Who's with me?

As soon as I saw the cover of the book "A Walk in the Woods" I knew it would happen. I am completely intrigued once again with hiking the Appalachian Trail. I don't think that I would be able to be a "thru-hiker", one who starts in Georgia and hikes until they finish in Maine, but I think I would want to be a "section-hiker". Take a few weeks each year and hike sections of the trail. I must confess a few things though. I am nowhere near being a professional hiker or even a hiker for that matter. I think the last hike that I went on was like 6 or 7 years ago and it was just a day hike up a small mountain. I have never hiked with a 40 pound pack, done an overnight hike or even made food in the woods. I wouldn't really know what to do if I ever got approached by some wild animal such as a bear. I am afraid of the woods at night. I probably am not in good enough shape to even do a section. I have absolutely no equipment or clothing for something like this. In spite of it all, something about being out in the wilderness and walking from Georgia to Maine really interests me. I figure after the first couple days I would get the hang of it. I hope to do my first section in the next 5 years. So this leaves me with one question, who's with me?? I'm serious.