So I actually don't have much to write about, but I don't think we should let this die.
How's everyone's senior year going?

A Note to Stewart (But open to all)

Stewart, in the house you maintained that there is a time and a place where cursing is appropriate. I think I kind of folded on that issue at the time, but I have since become more firm in my position, that it is neither appropriate, nor healthy to curse. The Bible says that life and death are in the power of the tongue, and then admonishes us to choose life, "that it may go well" with us. Basically, that words are powerful spiritual tools that play a very real role in the events of one's life. At this point, I would like to mention that I'm not trying to preach at you. Actually, quite the opposite, I'd really love to know what you think about this. (I miss our TASP-y debates like...well, I can't actually think of anything that I miss so much--other than you all, of course)

Let's Have That Conversation, Dennis (Just Pretend it's Over Coffee at Cafe Royale)

You and I never did get to discuss libertarianism and spirituality. Why not online? If you're interested in a TASP-wide discussion, post a comment to this blog. Did you have a specific question you wanted to talk about?

Nonsense, Plain and Simple...

Oh, how I love you all. Truly. You're all in my prayers. I'm excited because I'm getting ready to go to South Africa, but I am also seriously concerned that I might not be able to go to Swarthmore discovery weekend because of it. (Amir, you may not be the only one left out of the reunion. Of course, if you all--except for Melissa and Stewart and Joe who have UChicago, Deep Springs, and Columbia in the bag, respectively--come to Brown...) OMG. Can't believe I actually made a sentence out of that last bit... Anyhoo, I talked to my parents and decided that since I definitely want to go to Brown, there's no need to apply to billions of other places, so they suggested I apply E.D. to my school and R.D. to two others. I chose Hampshire and UChicago as my two others, because I might apply to Columbia for grad school and I don't want to have a record of snubbing them, even for Brown. If you guys get to the point where you're sure of where you want to go, let me know! College stuff excites me to no reasonable end. BTW, for those of you who will be in the New England/New York/Almost anywhere on the East Coast one short year from now, I plan to spend every available weekend detracting from your much cooler college friends. I can't wait to see where we all end up (for all those who don't join me at Brown...) Say, I wonder if you can request a roomate at Brown...? Wendikins, is Yale still your first choice? I know I talk a lot about one school in particular, but I really do want you all to go to the school that makes you happiest. Wow, this is such a weird, fully random post. Forgive me my scattered mind. I'm a nut. No, I'm a squirrel. Okay, Okay, I'm getting off now. No more bad, if nostalgic jokes...

aw, one week. it's kind of weird to think how just one week ago we were sobbing our hearts out on the front lawn of alpha gamma delta.

hope everyone is well. i just started my job today (as many of you already know, i mash up ice cream on a piece of granite for minimum wage for disgruntled princetonians) and i accidentally forgot to put the lid on the milkshake machine before turning it on. so... i guess some things never change.

miss you guys.

love,

Oh, how TASP curses me so...

It haunts me, I swear. In a good way, of course. I'm still seeing you guys everywhere.

Anyway, today I went out for Chinese and got a fortune cookie. And guess what it said? "Put special emphasis on old friendship." Naturally, I thought of all you and decided for the seventeenth bazillionth time that yes, we all need to stay in touch with each other for the rest of our lives. The fortune now lies in my TASP Godiva Chocolate bag, soon to become the TASP memory box.

Then I went to see Harry Potter. But all I could think about was our trip to the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village and the IMAX theatre. The movie was less than satisfactory, by the way. Cho Chang? Who would actually fall in love with such a ditz?

On a side note, I used one of the four samurai swords I brought home to kill a spider. I knew that the decision to bring them home was not in vain. I'm scared to touch the spider (it's rather huge - it was quite the battle to bring it down), though, so now it lies, curled up in all its glory, on the carpet in the middle of my room.

If I haven't stressed it enough, I love you all! Let's make a reunion committee, who wants to join :D

hi tasp

tasp,

last night i was cleaning my room at 1 am and i had such an urge to go downstairs and talk to everyone...i could just picture people around the house so clearly, reading and watching tv and talking and sleeping and writing and singing and throwing water and playing piano and tossing a football and baking and eating and talking some more. i just can't believe that it's never going to happen again. ugh i'm so sad! i agree with susan and elexis- tasp is not describable, and the more i talk about it the more my friends are like shut up and get over it...which is clearly IMPOSSIBLE.

i think i'm gonna go make some RAK cards to make myself feel better and to procrastinate doing my summer work. i miss you all and love you all

ann