Hiya I am always polite to my poser people (well apart from my favourite martian-Judy) I engage them constantly in (one sided) conversation. After all we are subjecting them to all manner of indignities,Hand Here,leg there, sit down, stand up, the least you can do is to be polite. My partner is used to my anthromorphising all of my machines. I often use a mirror for expressions and actually get up out of the chair and pose myself to get it right in my my mind how the posed figure should look. Luckily I work upstairs with a tree growing outside my study window or else I would have concerned neighbours banging at the door asking my girlie if I was "alright" Don't worry this business brings out the eccentric in all of us. Ask your partner why he shouts at the television next time he is watching football. PaulC