- when there are no big victories, focus on the little ones to make you happy. don't analyse any of these points; just take them as they are. 
- ms allen encouraging me and telling me that my point about krogstad challenging his one-dimensional stock char was well-developed and interesting 
- jonathan mock-whispering to me 
- francois saying see you soon/goodbye frequently
      
        - "hey linda, guess what, i'm taking the SATs on saturday! i'm going to be a boss in america!" 
 
- knowing what to do in art 
- ellie: "so linda, how did you get your calculator?" 
- making ben laugh (by being a dumbass) 
- "you look 17!" 
- olumide wanting to talk to me lots; expecting me to be at sahani's party (do i look popular to you? haha ;;)
      
        - getting closer to him! what a lovely guy; really wants everyone to be 'inclusive' despite the segregation of the more social and the less social~ doesn't care what anyone else thinks. told lisa to be more vocal. :') 
 
- getting told that i'm loud, but not obnoxiously loud, when i get comfortable w/ someone enough to talk
      
        - getting told that i can carry the conversation really well and i'm really chatty 
 
- ellie suddenly saying, 'aw but i love you!' after mercilessly teasing me about my 'corrupted innocence' then hugging me afterwards (0911)
      
        - saying that she thought i was really shy but when i talk i'm really fun and amazing and like? SHE'S SO LOVELY ide ;;
          
            - also saying that i am like a replacement for louisa and it's not just the chinese similarity l m a o idek 
 
 
- catching up w/ tom hill and claes just like old times, it was a brill conversation in lunch (0911) 
- raphael liking my fb photo, hello first love! 
- actually engaging and actively enjoying the english lesson; reading chapters before to formulate my opinion on the book really does help. (0911) 
         oct 8 2012 ∞
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