Spelling Bee: EPIC Journey!

1. hamster
2. affliction
3. interchangeable
4. pleonasm
5. vaalhaai (I spelled it wrong)
6. acquiesce
7. dirdum (I spelled it wrong)
8. pharisaical (I spelled it wrong)
9. leporine (I spelled it wrong)
10. plagiarism (I spelled it wrong)

My brain got tired at the end. I tied with Norton. Norton is nice.

Spelling Bee: Queen of Third Place

1. marginal
2. flack / flak
3. nightingale
4. dynamitard
5. deasil (i spelled it wrong)
6. bagatelle (i spelled it wrong)
7. apparatchik
8. iambelegus (i spelled it wrong)
9. kobold (i spelled it wrong)

I got 3rd again. I am so good at almost getting prizes. Also, Mike visited the bee. Hi, Mike!

Spelling Bee: At Least I Got to Spell A Lot

1. pension
2. abundance
3. ebullience
4. epiphytic
5. gangue (I spelled it wrong)
6. deshabillle (I spelled it wrong)
7. ziggurat
8. dizen (I spelled it wrong)

Robert won. Good job Robert.

Spelling Bee: Half Right, Half Wrong

1. nard
2. allude
3. stygian
4. eructation
5. zamacueca (spelled it wrong)
6. haubergeon (spelled it wrong)
7. epicede (spelled it wrong)
8. moit (spelled it wrong)

It brings you down, spelling so many words wrong in a row, and having to go up and do it again. At least I was a little witty. She defined "haubergeon" as a 'a sleeveless coat of mail.' "For summer wars?" I asked.

Spelling Bee: The Family that Spells Together

My Words:

1. lore

2. vegetal

3. splenic

4. parget (i spelled it wrong)

Conn's Words:

1. inherit

2. hearth

3. pharaoh (he spelled it wrong)

I tied for 3rd with about 6 other people

Spelling Bee: Happy Times

1. biscuit

2. convertible

3. acquaintance

4. dihedral

5. mallophaga (i spelled it wrong)

I got 3rd place!

Spelling Bee: 2nd or 3rd, Depending On How You Look At It

1. awning
2. zucchini
3. pisco
4. cromlech
5. dithyramb (spelled it wrong)
6. tauromachy
7. rhabdomancy
8. tsuga (i didn't know it but I followed the other lady's lead)
9. cosymmedian (when we unsuccessfully spelled the first 5 letters one at a time, i conceded)

I stopped the madness by saying "I WILL TAKE THE DRINK TICKET INSTEAD OF THE GIFT CERTIFICATE" but the lady thought i was pretty cool and gave me the gift certificate afterwards and I gave her the drink ticket. So... we were 2nd and 3rd, whichever you'd like me to be this week.

I also got a banana Tootsie Roll Pop from grandfather, which is weird. I bet it's gross.

Spelling Bee: I Will Buy You A Vowel

1. purse
2. amend
3. epoch
4. farouche
5. capoeira
6. axolotl (spelled it wrong)
7. coulibiac (spelled it wrong)
8. ascaris (spelled it wrong)
9. sheitel (spelled it wrong)

MAN, it is painful to have to keep spelling after you get so many wrong. I ended up in 3rd place. Robert was once again victorious, good job Robert.

The guy from Everclear was there, which was slightly surreal like a boring dream. I got 3rd place and a drink ticket.