Ursprache

..."a parent language, especially one reconstructed from the evidence of later languages"

Yes, I'm a geek. I ran early enough this evening so I could make it home to watch the National Spelling Bee. I think it's because I like seeing the little ones cry like babies when they get out, but there's always going to be a special place in my heart for the Bee ever since Adrienne, Dan and I sat down and watched it my senior year. I'll never forget "pococurante". It'll be in my head forever.

Here's something that bothered me with this Bee. There were contestants from Canada. Isn't that a totally different country? I know that Puerto Rico and such are a part of the Bee, but they're still US Territories. Why the hell is Canada sending contestants to our country?! Although, I was secretly hoping that the contestant from Canada won. Maybe if she beat out all of the contestants from the US, they'd look at what's going on in the classrooms and look to our neighbor to the north for some help. They may have something going for them...except for their own damn Spelling Bee.

School's been ok. I just feel that I'm watching over my shoulder constantly. No matter what I do, I feel like I can't do it right. Oh well, only about 2 months left there. I can deal...