SO, the big news is I have finally stopped using Patsy to guide me to places that I already know how to get to. For one, it was kind of weirding out passengers, and secondly, Patsy loves driving me through the ghettos of Boston, fancy that.
Anyway, remember how I totally wanted some kind of drag queen voice for it? As it turns out, the voices are pretty easy to record. Once you have the list of commands and file names, it's pretty easy to go at it. Plus, I already know how to use Audacity. So instead of:
# 'RbBack.ogg' => 'Go around the roundabout'
# 'LnRight.ogg' => 'Stay in the right lane'
# 'AhLeftTurn.ogg' => 'Left turn ahead'
I can record
# 'RbBack.ogg' => 'Hold on gurrrrl - there's a circle of death comin' up'
# 'LnRight.ogg' => 'I told you to keep right!!'
# 'AhLeftTurn.ogg' => 'OH MARY! Turn your clicker on, we're gonna make a left!'
I was going to write about the last few records I bought, but instead wanted to explain the reasoning behind my latest impulse purchase, a TomTom. I've obviously wanted one for the tech/map factor, and while it's not necessary in my day to day life, it would be occasionally very useful. When did it become so necessary in my life?
It became necessary when someone published a Joanna Lumley voice hack, that's when. Sweetie, you have arrived at your destination.
Additionally, I want the drag queen hack ["GURL, you done FUCKED UP now. I said LEFT."] and the pearl clutcher hack ["MARY! Turn your clicker on! Turn your clicker on, we're gonna turn right!"].