lisa, don't forget that you know how gears work on a bicycle AND you can play instrument(s)! All of which will help!

And FWIW I didn't learn stick until my late 20s w/o those advantages.

My mother once tried to teach me to drive a stick shift on her car (MGB, fyi). After a series of lurching around the parking lot, she cried "my baby!" (referring to the car) and cancelled the lessons.

In later years, when she asked me why I'd never learned to drive a stick, I told her I was just naturally shiftless.

Yeah, I would have to learn how to drive stick and I would need to learn to ride a bicycle. I would be fine jumping out of planes and whatnot, and then I would be standing next to my bike crying. Oh, and to scuba. I can't dive. I'm naturally buoyant.

The other thing is we're pretty good these days about travel and navigating and everything, but that all depends on us having portable internet access everywhere we go. I was less calm in the travel days before that was available, and I would be less calm if it was taken away from me.

ALSO how insulting is it to have an Italy driving-centered episode which is the FORD product placement episode? Really?

The Voice: I felt sorry for Sara (h?) and the curly haired baker guy last night. They might as well have had "cannon fodder" or "red shirt" stamped on their foreheads.

right?

I loved the sandwich guy. He was outgunned for real, but he seemed like a really cool dude and his singing "partner" seemed to love him to death.

He did seem very cool.

I missed the guy with the hair, but I really liked Sarah over the other girl. That was a bummer. I was thrilled Adam kept Kim, though. She so deserved to stay.

The Voice: Yeah, I definitely liked Sarah over the other girl. I liked her stylistically, I thought she was much more versatile, and I disliked the way the other girl refused to take direction.

That was the only decision I really disagreed with, though, over the whole battle rounds thing so far. Some of the others I was sad at, like, I liked both the preachers' kid and the single dad last week, and paired up against anybody else I think they both would have gone through. But in the end, I still agreed with all the decisions. Except Sarah, because she's awesome.

Top Shot: Man, that Greg is a self-destruct machine. It's a shame blue team managed to pull it out because surely he would be gone now. I was sorry to see Iggy go, but I like Tim, so I'm glad he stayed. That was a tough challenge. I realize they said not to try it at home, but I would totally rig up a fake moving pirate ship in my yard to shoot through the porthole if I could.

Next week? Atlatl!

ANTM: Cat Deeley!!!

Still wack drama-wise, but a great challenge.