diff --git a/ss/LightBounce.cc b/ss/LightBounce.cc
index 0ba6e0b..b04c71c 100644
--- a/ss/LightBounce.cc
+++ b/ss/LightBounce.cc
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ using namespace std;
 #define SIZE 5
 #define STRIDE_MULTIPLIER 1.0;
 #define ZOOM 12.0
-#define ORB_RADIUS 1.5
+#define ORB_RADIUS 2.5
 #define ORB_SPEED 20.0
 
 LightBounceBox::LightBounceBox(LogoBox * lb,
@@ -131,21 +131,24 @@ LightBounce::LightBounce(SSMain * _SSMain) : SSMode(_SSMain)
     m_orb_dir[2] = cos(gamma);
 
     /* Create the orb display list */
-    // TODO: fix lighting
-    // TODO: make it more of a "light" object and not a sphere
     m_orb_dl = glGenLists(1);
     glNewList(m_orb_dl, GL_COMPILE);
-        GLfloat mat[] = {1, 1, 0.2, 0.8};
+        /* save lights, materials, and blending information */
+        glPushAttrib(GL_LIGHTING_BIT | GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
+        GLfloat mat[] = {0.7, 0.7, 0.14, 0.6};
         glMaterialfv(GL_FRONT, GL_AMBIENT_AND_DIFFUSE, mat);
+        GLfloat specular[] = {0.15, 0.15, 0.03, 1.0};
+        glMaterialfv(GL_FRONT, GL_SPECULAR, specular);
         GLUquadric * quad = gluNewQuadric();
         gluQuadricNormals(quad, GL_TRUE);
-        glPushAttrib(GL_LIGHTING_BIT);
             glPushMatrix();
                 glLoadIdentity();
-                GLfloat light_pos[] = {0, 0, 1, 0};
+                GLfloat light_pos[] = {0, 0, 0, 1};
                 glLightfv(GL_LIGHT0, GL_POSITION, light_pos);
             glPopMatrix();
-            gluSphere(quad, ORB_RADIUS, 16, 8);
+            glEnable(GL_BLEND);
+            glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_COLOR, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_COLOR);
+            gluSphere(quad, ORB_RADIUS, 20, 12);
         glPopAttrib();
     glEndList();