"I thought we might be soulmates, but then I heard her spell daiquiri wrong"

Blogger and contestant Ryan Hunter has written a humorous and compelling account of his stint in the Williamsburg Spelling Bee Finals:

Yes, the word was siderography, but... for some reason (Scotch), in my final round of the Spelling Bee finals, I chose to spell the word "ciderorography," which is not a word per sé, but would certainly be a really adorable attempt at one by a retarded child.