Do you think that would be appropriate? To forgive people for being wierd? As an example there is this overprotective, but very braggy mother in Octavians. She is a single Mother of one. And, please forgive me, falls into the category of people who I cannot understand how they ever got married. Divorced yes. I know that is rude. I am sure there are men out there weirder than this woman. But not by much. she irritates me with her "Oh look what I did for Miss Anna. That was hard work.." Yes, mam, sweeping the back of the stage and rolling paper to look like cigars is very hard work. Get out of my way so I can cut out 8 capes for the snow frost. I don't need anyone to pat me on the head for what I do. And i guess she does need that. Picture a cocker spaniel that's her. Well, a small cocker. A yappy one. Her son on the other hand is even wierder. He is the kind of kid reads the history of the era the show is set in and then try's to correct every little thing. "Miss Anna, you shouldn't use the name of the town as Estonia. Because Estonia hasn't been discovered in this time period." Miss Anna replied with "Too Bad" I was thinking "Bite me." He is also the kind of weird kid who thinks all the girls are wild about him but he is too shy to talk to them. Oh I know, think Russel Wright. Some of you know him. Russel Wright as a kid, with bigger ears, and no chickens. I dated Russel a few times. He went by the nickname "Disco Putt" It was the 80"s. On our first date he ordered me shrimp. After I told him that there was no WAY that I would eat them. But he was smarter than me, see. so he KNEW I would like them. Knew I would like him too. After our third date he called me on the phone and I told him I couldn't talk. (Blake was in the other room) He had apparantly driven passed my house and knew that. He had seen the car with teeth outside. When he started accusing me, like I couldn't have another guy visit, I said, "As a matter of fact, Blake is standing here beside me, with his arms wrapped around me." Suddenly Blake was there with his arms wrapped around me. Then when Russel made another comment I I continued with he is just about to kiss me on the neck..." Which of course he did and Russel hung up. And wasn't it so nice of my future husband to make sure I was't a lier. Well, I digress. The point is, or rather the question. When people are just irritating because of who they are. How do you get past that? How do you keep from avoiding the wierd kid and his hovering, adoring, cocker spaniel mom? Is it a form of forgiveness I need? Or acceptance? Or ???? Well, I just don't know. And sometimes I wounder. To someone else am I the weird Mother of 49 children who does everything and it just makes them sick? I don't know... But it is possible.

i recently used the tom tom while driving my parents into New Orleans airport. On the way home the kids were saying how they thought the tom tom needed more choices for voices. the one we prefer is an english accent. I prefer the man's voice, my husband prefers the women's voice. I guess it seems natural to him to listen to a woman telling him where to go. (Not that i ever do that.)
I don't know why but it seems easier to "take the motor-way" than it does to take the freeway. Or whatever the american says. I really cant remember. I have been listening to the english accent so long.
for a long time I have thought that they should have some kind of punishment attached when you don't go the way they say. Instead of "Make a u-turn" they should say. "Hey dummy, what did I say?" Instead of turn right then turn right, then turn right. they should say "dude, you missed it again." Casey thought maybe thhey should just list how many times it had to recalculate at the end of the trip and suggest possible punishments. "you made 42 errors while driving, please punish yourself accordingly. We suggest cutting off your testicals and sending them in." I pointed out to Casey that men have already metaphorically cut off their testicals when the bought the tom tom by admiting that they need help to find anything. so maybe that wouuld not be a an appropriate punishment. What if you had to provide proof that you punished yourself before the tom tom would work again? Or maybe I just found out why it doesn't always work right.
You've all heard the stories. The ones where the tom tom sent someone down a cow path to find the freeway and then it was gated off. Or the simplier ones where it sent someone on three rights instead of one left. Or takes you down odd back roads when it could have taken you down the main streets down just as easily. My new theory is that the punishment is built in. One more wrong turn and tom tom is going to have you lost for 20 years. (Oh dear)
But the real subject of this blog is that there are only so many options to the accents you can hear. Casey and devon have listened to too many bad dubbed anime and they thought a japanese accent would be wonderful for tom tom. "tun wight." or "tun a wound when wossible." that might make the whole experience of screwing up a little more humorous. Casey thought a grandma voice would be good. But then you have to add the editorial's. "Now sonny, be a good boy, and turn left." then he came up with the idea of a family tom tom. Which would be just like driving now. the wife voice would say, "honey, you have to turn left." then a voice in back would chime in and say "turn left.  turn left!" and another would say "are you turning left? is this left? " I vote no to that.
don't get me wrong, i love my tom tom. But it needs a little spice sometimes. Maybe it could tell jokes. or soothing mantra's "You are a good driver. You never get lost. You always follow directions." Oh I know. Now i am not discribing a tiom tom. I am describing a wife. hmmmmm.....