aroraborealis

Do you have any idea how aggravating this??

yes, yes i do.

i agree with both signsoflife and formlesspassion: those are good things to try. my personal suggestions would be very similar. for instance: try posting the questions to lj -- friendslock it if you like -- and tell us what you think about it and why it's hard to answer. or, try writing an lj post to explain to us why you're so excited about the program. if we were all, like, "but rosa, wtf, i don't see what's so interesting about that -- why do you keep saying it's awesome?", then, well, what would you say in order to explain your interest?

i would start with that, and consider it part of a multistep process. try to turn off the internal editor/proofreader/critic; don't bother writing formally, and don't worry about whether things "flow or feel good." just talk to _us_.

what you're likely to come out with is not something you can submit as a personal statement -- but then again that's ok; it's like mining the ore that you're then going to melt down and craft into your, er, finished project, or gold earrings, or something. anyway, the point is not to worry about flow or form at all; the first part is to help draw to the surface and make visible the content that you'll be able to use later.

anyway, whatever approach you end up taking, keep us posted! we want to know how you are doing. :)