It's natural to 2nd guess. Sounds fine. Get through the whole thing, get some feedback, don't muck it up. Keep flying through it.
Posted by jk at May 24, 2006 07:20 PM
Hoi, I tried that typekey thing. It never works. It's like pulling teeth. I don't know, but perhaps you should try writing in a Scottish voice. Sometimes these sort of things work themselves out better when confronted head on. Perhaps if you try a Scottish voice, you won't be able to do it, just like if an American were to really try to talk like an America, the whole ruse would fall apart. Beside, Scottish accents are great. Did you ever see that movie "rat-catcher" by Lynne Ramsey? that was one of my favorite movies of all time. Of course, I had to watch it with subtitles.
Posted by snyder at May 24, 2006 07:40 PM
Yes, the jelly is in the donut, and depending on the variety, the pastry is sometimes covered in powdered or finely granulated sugar, or has the lovely glaze. Haven't had one in quite some time.
Posted by clay at May 24, 2006 09:24 PM
Ontario's definitely more donut-friendly... although, you know, isn't that spelling itself very American: donut? My fingers want to type "doughnut"...
Posted by Gail at May 24, 2006 11:47 PM
Mmmm, the glazey ones. I love them, too.
Posted by Nameless at May 25, 2006 12:59 AM
I like the ectoplasm and ghost comment. Go Sherry!
Posted by Frits at May 25, 2006 10:29 AM
Just use your voice. Keep writing. Everything will be fine. I'm enjoying the bits you post!
Posted by Camilla at May 25, 2006 01:39 PM
My grandfather said back in the old days in Philly, Danish people were called "Squareheads". This is because Americans think they are better people because of their loose way of socializing, which is part of their endless and childish rebellion against Europe. Even today Europeans are still coming over here as an act of rebellion against Europe. These people have been populating colonies in Africa and everywhere else causing no end of trouble for natives, simply because of their desire to rebel from European soil. What's interesting is that Americans are losing their ability to socialize. The more time that goes by, the more mental problems like autism occur. Autism is steadily rising to epidemic proportions in the U.S., and this is a problem of generation after generation who are forced to socialize like they were on a sit-com tv show. Even businessmen are forced to use the words "Dude" and "Awesome" which even in my short life I remember when these words were not used by adults. The cutification and kid-adult reality of America is slowly giving birth to kids who have no social skills whatsoever, complete autistics. I feel I was an early birth of something like this disorder with my inability to socialize properly, a sort of foreshadowing of things to come. In the future, more Americans will be born who are can't help but act like robots. I remember once in Istanbul Turkey I was working as a web-designer, and the Turks wanted me to talk on the phone to an American, they wanted me to be an American for the other American, and I couldn't do it. I tried speaking like an American, you know that sort of blase social slickness, half business, half informal banter. While I was talking, the Turks started laughing their asses off! They could impersonate Americans better than me! As you can see with our current president Bush and his informal approach to the presidency, the ways of Americans are coming to end. At what point does a country get old, and for how much longer can America retain it's belief in itself as a youthful country full of promise? The future will be owned by the squareheads! Viva la squareheads!
Posted by some-one at May 26, 2006 11:59 AM