diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index b3625db..b6099bf 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -25,28 +25,37 @@
 
 	<script>
 
-		var words = ["fun", "exciting", "about not giving up", "being helpful", "being open", "what I learned at CodingDojo!"],
-			el = document.getElementById('magic'),
-			word_counter = 0,
-			character_counter = 0;
+		(function() {
+			
+			var words = ["fun", "exciting", "about not giving up", "being helpful", "being open", "what I learned at CodingDojo!"],
+				el = document.getElementById('magic'),
+				word_counter = 0,
+				character_counter = 0;
 
-		function updateText()
-		{
-			el.innerHTML = el.innerHTML+words[word_counter][character_counter++];
-
-			if(character_counter == words[word_counter].length)
+			function updateText()
 			{
-				word_counter++; 	//choose a different word
-				character_counter = 0;	//start over with the first character of the word
-				el.innerHTML = '';  //set the html to be blank
+				if(words[word_counter][character_counter] != ' ')
+				{
+					el.innerHTML = el.innerHTML+words[word_counter][character_counter];
+				}
+				else 
+				{
+					el.innerHTML = el.innerHTML+ '&nbsp;';
+				}
+				if(character_counter++ == words[word_counter].length)
+				{
+					word_counter++; 	//choose a different word
+					character_counter = 0;	//start over with the first character of the word
+					el.innerHTML = '';  //set the html to be blank
 
-				//if we're displaying the last word, go back to the first word
-				if(word_counter == words.length)
-					word_counter = 0;
+					//if we're displaying the last word, go back to the first word
+					if(word_counter == words.length)
+						word_counter = 0;
+				}
 			}
-		}
+			setInterval(updateText,300);
 
-		setInterval(updateText,300);
+		}());
 
 	</script>