- Kirkese -- The Head Thing
- I can make letters with my head. Kind of like, watch my nose and I'lI draw letters
- I never have, nor do intend to get frustrated if you can't figure out a letter. It's OK, don't sweat.... We'll get it sooner or later
- OH YEA, I HEAR PERFECTLY
- Letters, numbers, and symbols are drawn correct to you, backwards to me
- All letters are capitals, except "h"
- I pause briefly before beginning of each letter to give you a reference point so, for example, a "D" won't look like a "P"
- An "A" looks like a triangle
- I wink for the letter "I" A wink could also mean "ya, that's right, you got it." or "right on -- good job"
- I mouth "F, O, Y, and 'why'"
- I don't put apostrophes in so "I'LL" looks like "ILL"
- People also get hung-up with "I.D." and "I'd"
- Think of how you make a "K"; you draw a down stroke, lift your pen, reposition to draw the rest of the "K" -- I can not lift my "pen" off the imaginary page. So, like in making "K, X, etc" I'lI pause to denote a "pen lift" reposition my head, pause, then finish the letter
- I stop at the end of a word until you say that word. If you don't say the word, I'll just keep looking at yuh like "OK -- anytime now -- take a hint"
- I'd suggest you keep repeating the words you have so far or you may possibly forget some of them