In times like these, some fashion items cross over from accessory to necessity. Like this this,for instance.* There was a time where I was going to make a necklace out of my wisdom teeth dipped in bronze, but it turned out that making it was far more work than just acting like I was going to do it until the novelty wore off in my mind.
In other news, I have lost my voice for what is now the second day. The first (yesterday), it was this little cracking, off-key, in and out honking voice that rasped up at the end of each sentence, making them all seem like questions which made it sound like I was an undergrown goose with a cold.
Today, it's so bad it's a whisper. I never have lost my voice before, but I remember being twelve and wanting to, because I thought it sounded sexy. It, as it turns out, sounds like emphysema, which is decidedly un-sexy. Luckily any jobs I have require me to write, not speak, and now that I'm working from a variety of coffeeshops and living rooms, I can just tap all day. I need that computer voice so that I can communicate with people. You know the one.**
*Thanks for sending, CD!
**How do I use that? I'm pretty inept at computer programs but assert that because I have a Mac, the option's got to be on here. I mean, I could record play the guitar on this thing, or so says some icon at the bottom of this screen that I'm not cool enough to click on.
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Honey, tea, honey tea. Feel better!
Search in your mac (apple F) for "Terminal" Open the application called "Terminal" Type "Say" any words you write after the word "Say" your mac will say. For instance you type "Say almost literary" Your mac will speak "Almost literary".
Love,
A semi-nerd
You can also set a key command (Apple whatever you want) under speech preferences in your system preferences folder.
Yup. Getchyer Hawkins on...
C-47, I just tried this but I think it wants me to login. Oh brother I'm bad at this...I tried using my passwords but to no avail--should it say Terminal-bash- 80x24?
OMG it worked! just leaving say out of the quotes. You are a genius!
say You are welcome.
They have silver and gold spray paint that you could use on your wisdom teefs. Then get Denny to drill tiny little holes for a chain. I found a deer skull in the woods and spraypainted it silver. Looks awesome. -t
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