New Photos!

New photos are up!
You can see them HERE.

Oh the things I find online!

It's etched into your retina's now isn't it?


Apparently this has been floating around the internet for a while and I have no idea who took it or where it originated. If it's yours speak up so I can give you credit for it!

New Bunnies!

New Bunnies are HERE!
Warning: Swallow and then put down your drink before watching.


While I am at it, I have noticed I have been posting quite a bit this week. I have had much to say, lots of birthdays to share (what is it about October that's made our parents so randy?), and I have found a few gems to show you. I actually have about 6 drafts ready to go, but I am doling them out a little at a time. Keep checking back for new goodies and info, and don't forget to scroll down and check out all the other crap from this week. Oh! I still need your face!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to Heather!
If I recall correctly, she's 6 days younger than me.

Hope it's a blast babe!

Gallery Opening!

If you dig bikes check this event out! It's free and there's tons of great restaurants nearby. We are chillin' at home this weekend, but that doesn't mean YOU can't go! Enjoy!

Too funny!

Check out this 1979 Star Wars drunk driving clip!

Eat, Pray, Love

I just finished this hilarious book called Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert and HAD to tell you all about it. I think many of you folks would dig this book, and more than a few of you NEED to read it.

After a terrible divorce Ms. Gilbert goes on a year long journey to rediscover herself, and have a little fun along the way. She spends 4 months eating her way through Italy and absorbing the language, 4 months in an ashram in India finding God and herself, then 4 months in Indonesia putting the spit polish on her soul, and finding a little love along the way.

I suggest you all go to your local library or bookstore and get this book right now.

Go on...

GO!

Just Say YO!

I had some pretty bizarre dreams last night. The one that stands out is the one where me and Stan ran around blowing up chinese restaurants. I don't remember any details, but let's just say we weren't happy with our order.

In other news I was at the supermarket yesterday and as I was heading out to my car two guys who looked about 17 tried to sell me stuff for the D.A.R.E. (drugs are really evil, or something like that) program. They had t-shirts and other stuff, but I was in a hurry so I just blurted out "What, did you guys lose a bet?" and they starting saying "Aw, c'mon... buy a shirt!" So I said "You know what they say..." and one boy goes "What?" and I said "Just say NO!" and continued to my car.

Yeah, I'm a bad person and I am going to hell. But there are days when hell sounds good.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to Carlos!
I hope it's a good one kiddo!

The Faces Project!

I have to shoot 100 different faces by

August 1st.

If I don't see you on a regular basis, you live in eastern Massachusetts, and you would like to help me out by letting me shoot your face please drop me a line at reallystrangegirl {at} gmail {dot} com or at my other email address for those of you who know it.

Go figure.

You Are Creepy

Serial killers would run away from you in a flash.

How Scary Are You?

The Traveling Journal!!!

The Traveling Journal has returned home!!!
It's already been to Cherry Valley, Framingham, Worcester, Asheville N.C., Roslindale and Leominster and is now back in my hands.

Anyone who wishes to receive it when I start it back up again drop me an email with your current address. Anyone who was on the original list to get it and hasn't received it yet will be at the top of the list. Anyone who wants to contribute to it again feel free to sign up again.

The Rules:
- You may keep the journal for only one week, then you must send it on to the next person on the list.
- If you move you must notify me ASAP.
- Contents may be of an adult nature. Children may participate at parents discretion.
- The book currently weighs 8.6 oz which will cost approx. $2.31 to mail, before packaging. If you can't afford to mail it, please don't sign up. If this is a problem and you REALLY want to play let me know and I will try to put someone after you that it can be hand delivered to, but I can't make any promises.
- Anyone can play... you just have to know me or know someone who knows me.
- If it has been sitting your basement for more than a year you are not allowed to play. You know who you are.

Deadline for signing up for Round 2 will be July 14th, 2006. I will send it out into the world on the anniversary of its creation, which is July 24th.

Current sign up list:
- Dawn
- Carla

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Dany!

Dany turned 2 yesterday!

Artist of The Week!

This weeks Artist of The Week is

Angela Cartwright!

Ms. Cartwright is a former child actress who has grown up to be a wonderful artist and photographer. Her mixed media work is stunning and I am just a teensy-weensy bit jealous of the many talents of this woman. Take a look at her website and you will see what I mean. She even has a blog!

Angela Cartwright Main Page

Photography

Mixed Media

Quick and Dirty Update!

It has been a VERY busy weekend!

We saw lots of people, I had school, I turned 34, Dany turned 2, we saw a show, I took a ton of pictures, and I haven't been home a whole lot in the last couple of days. Artist of the week will go up tommorow, and I will be trying ot get caught up on pictures... or at least a few more posted.

The Traveling Journal is back in my possession! I want to scan the pages in it and read through it some before sending it back out into the world. I will post more about that later too.

I also have a pretty massive homework assignment that I need everyones help on. Thanks to everyone who has fallen victim to my lense so far... I will post more about this tomorrow as well... You have all been warned!

Now I must crawl into bed and catch up on some sleep.

Insert your own damn headline here.

Yesterday was a bad day. Weird, interesting, enlightening but overall a bad day. I can't really talk about it but I feel terrible about what happened and that's all I can really say.

In other news, this is going to be a fun weekend! DAMNIT. I am on my way out the door to Chinatown with Carol, then on to Hell's Belle's with Ron and maybe Stan & Ali(?) then I have school tomorrow, then chillin' with my friends tomorrow night for a little birthday drinking, then we are potentially off to a bacteria party! Er, I mean birthday party! Little Dany is going to be 2 years old on Sunday. and poor Taki is sick. I can't believe she's 2 already... but then I can't believe Jack is 5 either. Sucks to get old...

I am slowly catching up on photos and you can see what's new HERE.

Happy Solstice Everyone!

So this is the photo I came up with when I googled "crazy druid" and thought it was appropriate for a fun solstice picture. Enjoy!

I found the DICK at Dick's Sporting Goods!

I went in to Dick's Sporting Goods in Natick, Massachusetts in search of a less dorky looking sun hat than the one I've been wearing. I like the ones John and Brigitte bought recently so I thought I would get one too. I find my hat and it's the only medium sized left and on my way downstairs to pay for it I spot a display of backpacks.

Since I started school I have been trying out all the old bags and backpacks I already own hoping one of them would suit my book carrying and technology toting needs. So far none of the bags already in my possesion are working out so I thought I would take a look at what was on display in case something jumped right out at me.

After looking at 3 diiferent bags and starting to open them up and see what the pocket situation was in each of them and older (well, older than me anyway) gentleman with a bad hairpiece, looking alot like a manager type startles me and says "How are you today?" I respond automatically, intent on the bag in hand, with "fine and you?" not thinking anything of it. He says "Fine. Is there anything I can help you find today?" He takes a step closer to me. I take a step back and say "Nope, just looking at the bags" and I start looking for a price tag. He then looks me up and down and says "'Cause if you're looking for conversation, I would be happy to provide it."

Now, I don't know if the guy thought I was going to steal something or if he was hitting on me, and after a few more trivial but increasingly creepy exchanges about the bags I grabbed the hat I came in for and headed for the escalator. Why does a sporting goods store have an escalator anyway? Of course, once I got down to the register the hat I had chosen did not have a price tag on it. All I could think of was "Oh that's just GREAT. Now creepy wig-man is going to think I was trying to rip the store off." Fortunately the guy at the register took my word on the price of the hat, rang me up and I got my ass out of there.

I don't think I'll be going back.

Artist of The Week!

This weeks Artist of The Week is Frida Kahlo!

If you have never seen Frida Kahlo's work before I highly recommend you seek it out. Go to the library and check out one of the many books about her and just look. Her work is amazing and was often very personal. She suffered a terrible accident when she was 18 leaving her in constant pain and unable to have children and her work explores all of the physical and emotional turmoil stemming from this tragic event in her life.

She married another famous artist by the name of Diego Rivera. While his work isn't my cup of tea it is worth checking out as well. Their relationship was a rocky, but a very interesting one.

Anoyone who is interested in reading more in depth about Frida Kahlo and her life should read Frida: A Biographyof Frida Kahlo by Hayden Herrera. The movie Frida starring Salma Hayek is also a good introduction into her life as well as a good film full of stunning visuals.

It's the cheesiest!

As most of you know I love old advertising, especially from the 1940's to 1970's. Check out these OLD IRANIAN AD's!

Hmmm...

Your Personality Is Like Cocaine

You're dynamic, brilliant, and alluring to those who don't know you. Hyper and full of energy, you're usually the last one to leave a party. Sometimes your sharp mind gets the better of you... you're a bit paranoid!

What Drug Is Your Personality Like?

It's time to play... GUESS THAT SMELL!

That's right folks, it's that time again!
Only this time you folks can play along too!
(I know, I know... too much excitement for one post.. get a hold of yourselves)

I have noticed a particular odor while driving through Framingham, Massachusetts. If you drive through the area containing Irving Street, Blandin Ave, Route 135 at Dennison Crossing, and the end of Arlington Street there is a foul stench in the air. I noticed it a few weeks ago and have since started rolling up the windows at this point of my daily commute. I only mention it now because my mom mentioned it to me on the phone this morning.

The smell can only be described as a decaying dead body that hasn't been found yet, with a healthy dose of rotting garbage. It's truly foul. My poor sister apparently suffered uncontrolable dry heaves upon smelling it so you have been warned.

I want to know what the hell it could be. I can't imagine anyone living near there putting up with that for very long. I wonder if anyone has called the Health Department? Or perhaps the newspaper would be better? Maybe there is a crazy cat lady in the neighborhood and the smell of her house is wafting through town? Maybe it has something to do with all the damn rain we've had lately? With the heat and humidity of a New England summer upon us I can't imagine this smell getting better anytime soon.

I know some of you folks live near, drive through or work near this area... have you noticed this smell? Am I crazy? I thought I was until my mom called. If it's still there Monday when I go to work I may call the Health Department myself.

Random Randomness

I know I haven't been around much this week, but I have been busy. John has been visiting with his niece Brigitte, and it's been a cramptastic last couple of days. Poor John drove his 21 year old van all the way out here from California only to have one of the cylinders crap out on the way. Funny thing is is that he bought that van out here back in 1985 and now that is back where it came from it has died. There's a poem in there somewhere. The van is stuck here for a few weeks while a major transplant operation is in the works. He has rented a car and is revising travel plans as I type this.

I have new pictures to put up too, and I promise I will get to them soon. School has been going well, and I love my new work schedule... I should have cut my hours YEARS ago.

Now it's time to drag my crampy, bloated, cranky, achy ass off to bed.


note: I apologize to my male audience for my tendency to dwell upon my monthly misery, but if you bled for 5 days every month and didn't die, however much you wanted to, you would talk about it too. so there.

Dear Aunt Flo...

I just love those weeks when ibuprofen goes from being a medication to a religion. Muslims stop what they are doing several times a day to pray, I stop what I am doing several times a day to pray that these lovely little pills will dull the pain of my twisting guts, aching back and throbbing head.

Now I just need a steak.

File Under Wow.

WOW.
All I can say is WOW.

George Bush singing Sunday Bloody Sunday.

WOW.

Artist of The Week!

This weeks Artist of The Week is You!

Yes, YOU! Or Me! Or your mother! Or that dude in the corner!

No, this isn't some lame ass cop-out because I don't have an artist for today... this is a post that has been brewing in my head for a while now. This weeks featured artist is the artist in all of us.

And don't give any of that "I'm not creative" crap. If you have ever sung in the shower, decorated a room, chosen one shirt over another to represent how you are feeling today or otherwise put something out into the world that someone else can see, hear, touch or enjoy or be annoyed by, then damnit, you are an artist.

If you have ever written anything, doodled while on the phone, planted something, baked a cake or put a Halloween costume together then my friend, YOU are an artist!

Now get out there and flaunt your artist status and have some fun!

Terrible Tacky, but Oh, Such Fun!

Check out THESE PICTURES by Velma!
Good golly gosh! How long ago was this?
We MUST do this again sometime.

Not that anyone cares...

I was in my beloved Target (pronounced Tar-jay) last week because I had an hour to kill before I had to go to work. I was on a hunt for bra's and pants. Bra's were no problem.... found 5 that fit (a miracle) and they were comfortable and cheap, but pants... no such luck.

I was surprised and sorely disappointed to find that all of the pants I found were those capri length ones that stop between the knees and ankle. I think this style of pants works on shorter women, and they look comfortable, but I don't like the way they look on me. They also require footwear styles that I do not own. When I finally caved in and said oh what the hell, I'll give them a try I found none that were in my size. If it weren't for the bra success it would have been a most frustrating shopping experience I have had in a long time.

Target also seems to be taken over by buyers with the worst case of ugly fashion sense I have ever seen. Who chooses this crap for their stores? Am I going to have to *gulp* suck it up and take my cheap ass to the mall? Target was my safe bet for black work pants and comfy, servicable work shirts. Alas... those days are gone.

Where have all the long black pants gone? I'm over the the low waistline thing now that I have seen enough bellies in worse shape than mine (and whiter) being flaunted by the low-waist/short shirt phenomenon of the last year or so but I couldn't even find a pair of those! What's a long legged girl to do?

Oh Target! I stayed with you through some growing pains... such as your questionable birth control prescription dispensing policies, but I am afraid I cannot shop there if there simply is nothing I want to buy. By the way, I did a quick Google search on those birth control policies and could not find anything that said what the policy currently was in Target pharmacies... can anyone else find anything? I thought I read somewhere that it was a rogue pharmacist, but I couldn't find anything definative.

Well, I'll stop now before this becomes a rant on birth control and womens rights... that my friends is a different rant for a different day. Today I was feeling mildly bitchy and chose to bitch about pants. I really need to find something more interesting to bitch about...

6/6/06

Happy 666 Day!

Yesterday, Ron posted about God, so today I thought I would share a few interesting tidbits about this devilish day.

Did you know that the fear of the number 666 is called hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia? And Ronald and Nancy Reagan were thought to have suffered from it? Now have a shot of Jagermeister and try to spell that.

Hell, Michigan (Population 70) is planning a hell of a day today with parties, t-shirts... you can even buy a deed to a 1 inch plot of land in Hell for, you guessed it, $6.66.

Many bands have albums coming out today. Slayer is releaseing a new track today on iTunes at 6:06 am (I want to know what Slayer fan is awake at 6:06 am.) and they have a special shirt to honor this day. Check THIS SITE out to see how you, yes you my friend, can participate in the National Day of Slayer. Poor Deicide didn't get their act together in time though, so they will be missing out on this evil marketing ploy.

Even David Lee Roth has a new album out today called Strumming with The Devil, though he denies any relation between the album title and the date. Some see the release of this album as a sign that VanHalen is getting back together and if that is the case, then goddess help us all! The film industry is all over this bandwagon as well with the opening of a remake of The Omen today.

Today is also National Emo Kid Beatdown Day. Further proof that I am a bad person, because it made me laugh. I don't condone violence, but I have been known to want to kick a few of these kids myself.

Some folks think today is a good day to get married:

Marketing executive Low Hong Ling, 28, was quoted by The Star as saying over the weekend that it was a special and practical date to be married. "It is very special because the particular sequence only happens once in a lifetime. Also, the date is easy to remember so we will never miss our anniversary," she said. Full Article HERE.

For those of you who a little concerned about this day or the state of your souls in general can join in a 24 hour prayer marathon or go to RaptureReady.com. There's even a section for those of us who will be left behind and THIS little tidbit is pure entertainment. Just feel like praying? Try THIS. Some folks believe if you pray hard enough it will even lower gas prices! Is God not great and merciful indeed! (I am so going to hell.) And becasue I can't stop stumbling on these religious websites, HERE is another one for you... scroll down the the part that says "If you just now prayed this prayer - Click Here." and click it.

Sorry about the religion tangent... it's just too easy to resist. THIS pretty much sums up how I feel about the whole religion thing, and the human race in general. Check THIS out if you want to see what The Church of Satan has to say about this day. (scroll down a wee bit once there)

I would love to hear any stories from people who had strange, unusual or scary things happen to them today! Anyone got a birthday today? Anyone buy and album today? Get a hangnail? See Satan? Drop a comment and share!

Have a good one y'all!

Artist of The Week

This weeks Artist of the Week is Jaclyn Shoub.

We saw an exhibit of hers at the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography and just fell in love with her work. She mixes painting and photography to create pieces that I think are simply beautiful. You can see more of her work HERE.

File under Ouch.

A while ago I bought a jump rope. A cheap form of excersise that requires no skills other than the ability to jump. Jump ropes are about $5. I loved jumping rope as a child. I can do this.

I did not however, have breasts as a child.

Jump rope: $5
Time it takes to get in shape: about 10 minutes per day to start.
Investing in a good sports bra: priceless.

The moral of the story is look for proper support before you jump into getting into shape.

At Long Last...

The vacation blog entry!
Better late than never, eh?
What a long strange trip it has been!

On the Road!
If there was a traffic jam anywhere between Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, we found it!
Random Shots from the road are HERE. And they are really random... boring even.

The Mutter Museum and Walking Around Philadelphia
The Mutter Museum was great! It was as beautiful, gross, creepy and interesting as we hoped it would be. Sadly they don't let you take photos inside without special permission. There was a wall of skulls, the death cast of famed cojoined twins Chang & Eng, lots of things in jars and a giant colon, otherwise known as the mega-colon. I shit you not.

After the Mutter Museum we walked all over the city. We went through Chinatown, the historic area, the fancy shopping area... then we had to walk all the way back to our hotel! We were T-I-R-E-D! But it was alot of fun.

My Photos:
Walking Around Philly
Christchurch Burial Ground

Laurel Hill Cemetery
It wouldn't be a vacation without at least one visit to a cemetery, or in this case two! We saw the final resting place of Ben Franklin yesterday, and today it was off to the premire cemetery at Laurell Hill. This is where anyone who was anyone after the the mid-1830's was buried. It was modeled after the Famed Mount Auburn Cemetery here in Massachusetts and was part of the Garden Cemetery Movement. Unfortunately this cememtery is now located in a reazlly rundown section of the city. I'm tallking REALLY rundown... burnt out shells of buildings, boarded up windows, scary kind of area. It looked like a war zone. The buildings look as if they were once beautiful, but it would take alot of love and alot of money to return them to their former glory.

Warning: Anyone who visits this cemetery should not go alone. Bring a buddy and a cel phone for safety's sake. Actually, you should bring a phone when visiting any cemetery no matter what, and a mono-pod doesn't hurt either.

My photos:
Laurel Hill Cemetery
A Cemetery Alphabet #2

Eastern State Penitentiary
We TOTALLY fell in love with this place. If ever there were a place on earth full of beautiful decay, this is it! It makes me yearn to be bold enough to break into an old mental asylum and explore. I want to go back there badly, and I want to take all my friends with me.

What this place is i sthe worlds first true penitentiary. The first prison with reforming the prisoner in mind. Built in the 1830's this place was way ahead of it's time with its indoor plumbing, heat and wagon wheel architecture. Closed in 1971 it was left to rot until it re-opened years later as a museum. Rather than totally restore the building within its walls they are attempting to simply halt further damage and make it safe for the public to explore, calling it a "suspended ruin".

Steve Buscemi reads the audio tour by the way.

My photos:
Eastern State Penitentiary Vol. 1
Eastern State Penitentiary Vol. 2
The Ghost Cats of Eastern State Penitentiary

Eastern States Official Website can be seen HERE.

The Martin Guitar Company
The Martin Guitar Company in Nazareth, Pennsylvania was alot of fun, interesting and FREE! We like free! Just an hour and a half drive north of Philly we decided to make a day trip out of it and spend an extra night in Philadelphia to hit Eastern State Penitentiary again. We could have hit the road and done Guitars and the Houdini museum in one leg, but we would have been rushing around to do it and what's the point of rushing while you are supposed to be relaxing.

Anyway, The Martin Guitar Company has a free tour daily where they take you into the factory and explain how and why they do pretty much everything. Did you know it takes approx 6 months from beginning to end to build a Martin Guitar? Neither did I! They also let you take all the pictures you want of whatever you want, as long as you stay behind the yellow line and keep up with the tour. There is also a museum that you can spend hours and hours in and a "picking parlor" where you can sample (and fall in love with) the guitars to your hearts content. Ron does not own a Martin, but I bet you a dollar his next guitar will be one!

My photos:
Martin Guitar Company
Official Martin Guitar Company Website

Rodin Museum
This small, but pretty museum boasts the largest collection of works by Auguste Rodin outside of Paris. It was pretty much across the street from our hotel.

My Photos:
Rodin Museum
Official Rodin Museum Website

More Random Philly shots HERE.

We checked into the days Inn in Dunmore (right next to Scranton) and enjoyed the least expensive hotel room of the trip, but the first shower with water presuure. Ahhhh.... We had to check out at 11am the next day, and the Houdini Museum didin't open until 1pm, we killed some time by doing some laundry.

Houdini Museum
Where to begin with the Houdin Museum? This place was small, but stunning. Located in Scranton, PA. this museum is in the home of John Bravo (aka Dick Brooks) and Dorothy Dietrich, the first woman to do the catching a bullet in the teeth trick. They show you a short film about Houdini, take you through their huge collection of Houdini stuff, then on a stage they have built in a surprisingly large space they put on a magic show that is over an hour long. Simply fabulous!

My Photos:
Houdini Lives!

Official Houdini Museum Website
Official Dorothy Dietrich Website
Official John Bravo Website

Niagara Falls, Ontario
Okay, I'll admit, the falls were indeed beautiful and there is a certain elemental side of me that has always been attracted to bodies of water but c'mon... it's falling water. They also looked alot smaller than photos and documentry videos lead you to believe. Framkly, we were a little underwhelmed, but we can cross that off the to-do list called life.

I find it funny, but not really surprising, that an entire regions economy is totally based on this random occurance in nature. Much like the tourist traps where you pay to have your car mysteriously roll uphill, or the over-hyping of a gorge for a quick buck. The merchandising was incredible! The Clifton Hill area reminded me of a mini Las Vegas, only colder. And wet. And not flat. We had our first real rain of the trip here, but that didn't stop us from walking around... actually we had the streets pretty much to ourselves because of the rain. It rained quite alot the second day we were there so yes, we saw falling water while standing in falling water.

Two days are really all you need. You can walk to the falls and see everything there is to see in a matter of hours. Because of the touristy nature of this area the local restaurants are open pretty late, so if you don't get in until after 10pm you should still be able to find something pretty good to eat. The Guinness World Records Museum is total crap by the way, but Ripleys Believe it Or Not Museum was worth the ticket price. We also splurged on the fancy room with the jacuzzi in it for this portion of the trip. After walking so much in Philly our legs were aching for a long, hot soak.

And there were Amish people everywhere! I don't know why, but they were there. It was surreal. I also discovered something calld and Oreo Earthquake at Dairy Queen. Vanilla ice cream, Oreo brownies, Oreo crumbles, hot fudge and marshmallow = heaven.

My Photos:
Niagara Falls

Jell-O Museum!
There's always room for Jell-O and this trip was no exception. We crossed back over the border into New York to stop at The Jell-O Museum. This is another small museum, but it's very well thought out and thorough... obviously a labor of love for the folks in Le Roy, New York. They had a cool gift shop as well, and gave us a free box of Jell-O on our way out the door. It's also another cool place where photography is allowed.

My photos:
Jell-O Museum

Official Jell-O Museum Website

Crossing into Canada, again.
We crossed the Canadian border in the Thousand Islands area and immediately spotted an observation tower. I first thought it was part of the border patrol, but nope, it was a tourist trap, and it nabbed us! Hook, line and sinker! The view was amazing and the Thousand Islands area may be worth another visit someday, though something tells me it will be buggy in warmer months. The dude who created Thousand Islands dressing built a castle on an island around here which is now open to the public and would be nice to see one of these days.

My Photos:
Heading Back into Canada

Ottawa, Ontario
I love Ottawa! This was our third visit to this beautiful city, and even though it rained, we had a blast. We toured Parliament and got to go up into the tower, we ate REAL poutine and met up with Charles DeLint again! We went to the National gallery of Canada and saw a giant freaky baby head! And we walked, and walked, and walked! I think we walked more in this vacation than we have in years, and were probably in better shape because of it.

My photos:
Ottawa, Ontario

Official Pariament Website
Official Charles DeLint Website
National Gallery of Canada Website
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography


This whole trip was PERFECT. We saw weird things, art, people, tasted new foods, heard great music, had interesting conversations, got away from home and relaxed.

Many, many thanks to Kenny for the last minute loan of a laptop. It came in very handy for booking our hotel rooms while on the road! And thanks to Ron's dad for loaning us the GPS thingy. That gizmo kept us from getting horribly lost on more than one occasion and I don't know whose voice the use for the commands, but I feel like I know her personally now.