Man and Woman and Love

[ragnarokt]

On Venus' transit of the sun

Comments

[jdvn1]

In UTD I met this girl who was like, " *shrug* Yeah, I've been to national spelling bees." Apparently she hates spelling bees now, though.

Although I feel like I need to use the word 'bee' more often.

[ragnarokt]

I guess that could be hard, unless you started saying "I bee" instead of "I am".

I once lost a spelling bee on "forfeit". To Kirstin Quinsland. Grrr.

[jdvn1]

Nono, a bee is 'a social gathering where people combine work, competition, and amusement'! That's a much more broad definition than I expected.

I never got to participate in the spelling bee, but I only tried to get in once or twice. The closest I got, I lost on 'canoeist'. Three vowels? Come _on_. I was young and naive. "No way there are three vowels in a row" I said. "Yes way" said the teacher when I got it wrong.

[ragnarokt]

Oooh! In that case, what a very quaint word to use: in an age where people "hang" at "cribs," you would be calling people to "socialize" at a "bee". I find that you are a champion of words. It seems amusing as well that people rarely realize the classic definition of geek when they use it. Now you're a geek for liking computers and whatnot; you used to be a geek for eating live animals and sticking sharp objects into yourself. Either way, I guess, people stare at you.

Three vowels is totally not fair. Did you ever have math bees?

[amykouai]

I kind of want a job this summer, but I'm not sure there's any chance of my getting one. Sigh.

[ragnarokt]

Maybe you should organize your own business and be a freelance...something. Or maybe you could be a tutor. Or maybe one day you'll be randomly talking to someone and they'll know someone who needs help. So...talk to a lot of people? Or, enjoy the break.

[jdvn1]

You could teach flute lessons! I know a place, I think.