<p>Yeah, I’m flying in from California, so the flight itself isn’t 10 hours, but I’ll be in crazy layovers in Philadelphia AND Las Vegas on the voyage, so I’ll have plenty of time.</p>
<p>I’ve got my Pubspeak in the second week. I have NO idea what to talk about…</p>
<p>Hmm, does anyone in UMich know their pubspeak day or their roommate?</p>
<p>I’m going to UMich. No news 
yet.</p>
<p>It’d be super great to be talking in the first pubspeak and know it 2 days ahead to prepare. No time to procrastinate haha</p>
<p>ahaha. I think they give some demos the first week. :p</p>
<p>and I totally forgot to ask. Any other UMich peeps out there?</p>
<p>UTers haven’t gotten anything yet…the holy text that is the Letter says that the factota will “give the first two PubSpeaks according to the schedule determined at the first House Meeting; TASPers will sign up for all other slots.” So we get to see our factota speak first =]</p>
<p>Has anyone else been through the frustrating and completely exhausting ordeal of trying to explain what TASP is?</p>
<p>“What are you doing this summer?”
“TASP.”
“What’s that?”
“It’s like…um…africanhistoryhollywoodbutnotextbooksorclassespersaykindajustpublicspeakingphilosophytexasfrathousetotallyfreetookmesixessaysandaninterviewtogetinimsoexcited…yeah. Google it.”
“…that’s cool. I’m helping orphans in third world countries.”</p>
<p>^^^^ ROFL</p>
<p>Thats exactly the conversation I’ve been having with people all week.</p>
<p>“I’m doing TASP”
“O, cool, whats that?”
'Texas…Six Weeks…Seminar, Africa Hollywood…Frat House…Free…Six Essays…Interview…pretty selective…SO PUMPED"
“well that sounds like fun. bye.”</p>
<p>Now i just tell people my age to google it lol. I highly doubt any of them have…</p>
<p>i got in!!!</p>
<p>not</p>
<p>ugh. yes.</p>
<p>these conversations have been like:</p>
<p>“Yeah, he’s going to…wait, where was it?” </p>
<p>“Ithaca.”</p>
<p>“oh. where’s that?”</p>
<p>“greece, ■■■■■■■■■.” </p>
<p>“oh wow! will you get to see the vatican?”</p>
<p>“Of course, it’s greece. when in…well…ithaca, i suppose.” </p>
<p>no…i’m daydreaming again. but nothing has been too far from that…</p>
<p>i got out of school on may 30 and have been explaining tasp to college interviewers ever since. it’s substantially easier than telling people our age about it. i just use the phrase “telluride association” and they all prick up their ears and start salivating. i may become a show poodle in order to receive less semi-creepy attention.</p>
<p>in other news, my guidance counselor decided to give me an award for getting into tasp at our already unbelievably long, butt-petrifying award ceremony. she had the presenter read what must have been a press release from telluride-- it was at least a page long. afterward i wanted to apologize to all of the people whose glutei maximi had grown extra numb during the random unnecessary speech.</p>
<p>have austin people gotten anything? i’m languishing for a response, any response, from a mere two states away. anyone flying out of phoenix, for any seminar? we should commune. or any taspers at national history day this week?</p>
<p>SUPER IMPORTANT THING I FORGOT: is the laundry in the sorority house free?</p>
<p>you’re already talking to college interviewers? </p>
<p>And haha, my GC doesn’t even know what TASP is. I think she forgot I was accepted…I hate public school</p>
<p>my GC told me not to apply because I “wouldn’t get in anyway”
but I don’t hate public school haha</p>
<p>When my counselor, who happens to be my english teacher as well, heard that I made it she said: Wow… but did you read my recommendation? ( probably thinking: it should have been impossible for you with my crappy rec. grrrrr)</p>
<p>I’m sure she loves me though^^</p>
<p>i did all of my visits in a grand total of two weeks, may 31-june 13. 
14 schools in 14 days.</p>
<p>really hoping here that there are taspers at natl history day. i’m getting a definite telluride vibe from it already and i don’t want my nascent tasp-sense to be wrong even now.</p>
<p>Ah class trip to Amsterdam tomorrow :)</p>
<p>hm it looks like I’ve to reschedule my travel arrangements a bit, but I’m actually happy about it…</p>
<p>I’m getting worried about the physical. I only found out last wednesday that a spot opened so I’m sure it’s understood that it might take a while to get the forms in, but aaah, seriously. TASP starts next Saturday and my physical is tomorrow, which only leaves a couple of days to get a whole bunch of tests and results done.</p>
<p>…wow. I had not even thought about TASP as starting NEXT WEEK, but it does. :o
Fortunately I’ll be occupied by my finals until then. Huzzah.</p>
<p>Holy crap. I’ve just realized this, too, lol.</p>
<p>Btw, is there anyone arriving at Michigan around 1 o’ clock? I was thinking that we can share a cab?</p>
<p>omgomgomg, next Saturday…</p>
<p>!!!</p>
<p>ithaca dreaming</p>
<p>hey the 29th is Sunday, isn’t it? if it’s not then I’m screwed oh my :(</p>