6-1-06

My dad caught the national spelling bee on TV tonight and called me over. It was very entertaining, and I regret not having seen any spelling bees earlier. My favorite word of the evening was icteritious, meaning "jaundiced" or just "yellow." I also liked heiligenschein, which isn't in the dictionary but according to this site means "A diffuse bright region surrounding the shadow an observer's head casts on a irregular surface." A really arrogant guy went out on that one, which surprised me given how frequently it comes up in everyday conversation.