     stage.update()
     @stage?.stopTalking()
     @stage = stage
-    f = => console.log 'new canvas style timeout', newCanvas.attr 'style'
-    setTimeout f, 1000
 
   onThangBeganTalking: (e) ->
     return unless @stage and @thang is e.thang

  clearSpeaker: ->
    if not @thang
      @$el.addClass 'no-selection'
    @setThang @thang
    @switchToThangElements()
    @speaker = null
    @speakerSprite = null

    unless @speaker
      if not thang? and not @thang? then return
      if thang? and @thang? and thang.id is @thang.id then return

    @thang = thang
    @thangType = thangType
    @$el.toggleClass 'no-selection', not @thang?
