unintelligentness

I was halfway done with this post on got shrimp? until I realized I was writing on the wrong blog. so anyway...

it's that time of year again. National Spelling Bee time. Semifinals tomorrow live on ESPN 10am-1pm and finals on ABC 8pm-10pm (or later =]).

The Trenton Times champion, Connie Wen, didn't advance to the third round. I think she probably scored too low on her written tests, as she spelled her second round word right.

I think I'll be rooting for Matthew Evans, Samir Patel, and Jonathan Horton. We shall see. If they make it to ESPN, which they probably will.

People actually make bets on who will win the Spelling Bee. unintelligent!

Update: The last person from NJ, Robert Hale, has er...been eliminated, for lack of a nicer way of putting it. So no hope for NJ this year. And he's sponsored by Kerry's newspaper too... But Samir, Matthew, and Jonathan are still in. Tomorrow on ESPN!! can't wait!

Sunday

At the benefit concert on Wednesday Mr. Wadley sang a really cool song by Stephen Sondheim, titled Sunday. It talks about an artist and the way he sees the world..."green, purple-yellow-red grass". yeah...pretty awesome.

So Stephen and I had to stay at church after service and choir for a couple hours while Mum and Dad had a drama rehearsal. We were mucking around outside by the creek. Having fun in general, splattering cress on each other (totally by accident, according to Stephen) and whatnot. I was in a skirt and silver heels. Fortunately my shoes have not suffered great damage. Anyway, we were trying to clear up some of the debris so the water would flow better. Hence the following conversation.

Me: So what do you propose we do?

Stephen: Dam it.

Me: WHAT did you say?

Stephen: Dam it.

Me: Oohhh...dam it. I thought you meant...you know, the bad word.

That's my brother for you. And he didn't even realize it.

Oh, then in the process of damming it, I dropped a plank on my foot, so now it hurts quite a bit.

what a wonderful world *sigh*

I feel peevish. yes, peevish, not peeved. peevish is a very fitting word. just looking at it makes me feel annoying. I'm annoying and annoyed. I'm annoying myself and the people around me and the people reading this. My blog really has no purpose.

stupid wrists.

Is $16.99 too much for a pair of (modest) shorts? I am feeling conscience-stricken. because I bought a pair of shorts for that price today. and I normally don't buy jeans for that much.

I am also having spelling problems today.

NJJCL convention tomorrow. woot? maybe. I don't feel up to it.

spent half an hour trying to figure out the piano intro to Awesome God.

I had not very good iced coffee today. from dunkin' donuts too. I am disappointed.