diff --git a/ss/LightBounce.cc b/ss/LightBounce.cc
index 89705ae..073cb0f 100644
--- a/ss/LightBounce.cc
+++ b/ss/LightBounce.cc
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ using namespace std;
 #define STRIDE_MULTIPLIER 1.0;
 #define ZOOM 12.0
 #define ORB_RADIUS 1.5
-#define ORB_SPEED 12.0
+#define ORB_SPEED 20.0
 
 LightBounceBox::LightBounceBox(LogoBox * lb,
                                float x, float y, float z,
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ LightBounceBox::LightBounceBox(LogoBox * lb,
     m_dl = glGenLists(1);
     glNewList(m_dl, GL_COMPILE);
         glPushMatrix();
-        glTranslatef(x, y, z);
-        glRotatef(xr, 1, 0, 0);
-        glRotatef(yr, 0, 1, 0);
-        glRotatef(zr, 0, 0, 1);
-        lb->draw();
+            glTranslatef(x, y, z);
+            glRotatef(xr, 1, 0, 0);
+            glRotatef(yr, 0, 1, 0);
+            glRotatef(zr, 0, 0, 1);
+            lb->draw();
         glPopMatrix();
     glEndList();
 }
@@ -144,19 +144,12 @@ LightBounce::LightBounce(SSMain * _SSMain) : SSMode(_SSMain)
     glEnable(GL_BLEND);
     glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
 
-    GLuint tex;
-    glGenTextures(1, &tex);
+    glGenTextures(1, &m_alpha_texture);
     glEnable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
-    glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, tex);
-    GLfloat pixels[] = {1, 1, 1, 0.5};
-    glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGBA, 1, 1, 0, GL_RGBA, GL_FLOAT, pixels);
+    glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, m_alpha_texture);
     glTexEnvf(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_TEXTURE_ENV_MODE, GL_MODULATE);
 
-#if 0
-    glEnable(GL_COLOR_MATERIAL);
-    glColor4f(1, 1, 1, 0.3);
-#endif
-    m_last_elapsed = m_elapsed;
+    m_last_elapsed = 0;
 }
 
 LightBounce::~LightBounce()
@@ -166,12 +159,16 @@ LightBounce::~LightBounce()
     int sz = m_boxes.size();
     for (int i = 0; i < sz; i++)
         delete m_boxes[i];
+    glDeleteTextures(1, &m_alpha_texture);
+    glDeleteLists(m_orb_dl, 1);
 }
 
 /* called every time this screensaver mode should redraw the screen */
 void LightBounce::update()
 {
     SSMode::update();
+    if (m_last_elapsed == 0)
+        m_last_elapsed = m_elapsed;
     glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
     int numMonitors = m_SSMain->getNumMonitors();
     int width = m_SSMain->getWidth();
@@ -182,7 +179,7 @@ void LightBounce::update()
     double viewer_dist = SIZE * ZOOM;
     float viewer_x = viewer_dist * cos(angle);
     float viewer_z = viewer_dist * sin(angle);
-    float viewer_y = SIZE * ZOOM * 2.0 / 3.0;
+    float viewer_y = SIZE * ZOOM * 0.2;
 
     /* update the orb position */
     float multiplier = ORB_SPEED * (m_elapsed - m_last_elapsed) / 1000.0;
@@ -241,12 +238,29 @@ void LightBounce::update()
         {
             if (m_boxes[i]->getDist() < orbDist && !drewOrb)
             {
-                glPushMatrix();
-                glTranslatef(m_orb_pos[0], m_orb_pos[1], m_orb_pos[2]);
-                glCallList(m_orb_dl);
-                glPopMatrix();
+                glPushAttrib(GL_ENABLE_BIT);
+                    glDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
+                    glPushMatrix();
+                        glTranslatef(m_orb_pos[0], m_orb_pos[1], m_orb_pos[2]);
+                        glCallList(m_orb_dl);
+                    glPopMatrix();
+                glPopAttrib();
                 drewOrb = true;
             }
+            float dx = m_orb_pos[0] - m_boxes[i]->getX();
+            float dy = m_orb_pos[1] - m_boxes[i]->getY();
+            float dz = m_orb_pos[2] - m_boxes[i]->getZ();
+//            float orb_box_dist = sqrtf((dx * dx) + (dy * dy) + (dz * dz));
+            float orb_box_dist = (dx * dx) + (dy * dy) + (dz * dz);
+            orb_box_dist /= m_half_size * m_half_size * 1.5;
+//            orb_box_dist *= M_PI;
+            if (orb_box_dist > 1)
+                orb_box_dist = 1;
+            float alpha = 1 - orb_box_dist;
+//            alpha = (alpha + 1.0) / 2.0;
+            GLfloat pixels[] = {1, 1, 1, alpha};
+            glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGBA, 1, 1, 0,
+                    GL_RGBA, GL_FLOAT, pixels);
             m_boxes[i]->draw();
         }
     }
diff --git a/ss/LightBounce.h b/ss/LightBounce.h
index f25b726..b1e1767 100644
--- a/ss/LightBounce.h
+++ b/ss/LightBounce.h
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ public:
     void draw() { glCallList(m_dl); }
     void updateDist(float x, float y, float z);
     float getDist() { return dist; }
+    float getX() { return x; }
+    float getY() { return y; }
+    float getZ() { return z; }
 
 private:
     float x;
@@ -56,6 +59,7 @@ protected:
     GLuint m_orb_dl;
     float m_half_size;
     Uint32 m_last_elapsed;
+    GLuint m_alpha_texture;
 };
 
 #endif