Shared today on Twitter

Me: “Alexa, play Taylor Swift’s album Lover.”
Alexa: “Sorry, I can’t find any album called Love Her.”
Me, in thickest Strine: “Alexa, ply Taylah Swift’s album Lovah.”
Alexa: “Coming right up.”

18 years in this country and Alexa is finally training me to have the damn accent.


@shermozle It’s so awful. I literally have to channel Kath & Kim in my mind. 😂


Just discovered @closetcasepatt through a post on the @TessutiFabric blog, and oh my goodness, I want every single pattern! Bought the Pietra pants and Jasika blazer. Feeling my urge to sew returning…


With the Snook away for work, it’s my responsibility to water his garden plants. Trying to resist the urge to go full Crowley and berate them for not growing verdantly enough… 😈


@twasink It’s pretty much a given that I’ll destroy at least one accidentally, so it’s really just spinning it as intentional to scare the others.


Hmm. YNAB 4 will be unsupported once Catalina comes out, so we’re exploring other personal finance trackers. Anybody running Firefly III? https://t.co/GBTjXSMckk https://t.co/mlqS1pYILZ


I figured out how to extract the voice file from my account. Enjoy. 😂 https://t.co/eL9tQWnSyP @saberkite @shermozle


RT @MelissaKaulfuss: I’m using this as my “next company I’ll work for” list ❤️💯 https://t.co/5GE90TK7ZX


@puffnfresh @saberkite @shermozle TRY NOT TO SOUND SO SURPRISED.


@puffnfresh @saberkite @shermozle Actually an American (one of the speakers’ partners at YOW Perth) said that I sounded convincingly Australia. @FakeSamRitchie was there. He did not agree.


@ahontwi I think it depends what language you set it to. Ours is set to Australian English.


This made me laugh until I cried. GENRE GENRE GENRE GENRE 😂😂😂 https://t.co/hoBFNxj9kH


Just discovered that my AWS Community Day video is online! Not to be vain, but… my hair and makeup look GREAT on the video. So that’s a win. But as usual I talk too damn fast… https://t.co/0a2cAimAmx https://t.co/i8uK1TpSKY


@mobywhale Yep! 👋 I’ll DM you @paulfioravanti.


@BesseIFunction I’m not happy with the fit – even after three toiles – but others also wrestled with that pattern so at least I know it wasn’t just me.


@BesseIFunction But thank you ☺️


@QuinnyPig Sold!



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