Thought Four: Luck
Today my friend Linn received the acceptance letter from SAIC as a transfer student muahahahahahahaha. It was super cool to hear it because I had just asked her to meet super spontaneously right before she got the email.
When I saw that she got accepted I also started tearing up and I was so excited to share this moment/day with her. I wanted it to be a special day for her so I decided to get flowers for Linn. I would have made an actual bouquet for her if I had the time but sadly I did not!! The flowers today had such nice colors too :(
These little carnations reminded me of her and I really wanted to show her that I was genuinely soso happy for her acceptance.
Talking to her is always so refreshing. I strongly believe it’s because of her word choice. She’s always bringing up new perspectives and I am so into that.. <3. I don’t think I’ve ever told her this but the way she talks, her tone, and her charisma contrasts with her looks and it’s so lovable. She is one of the most charismatic people I know. I am infatuated by her.
This song reminds me of her:
The energy!!!! It’s so her.
It was only my second time seeing her in person, although we do go to the same school and have been interacting for a while. The first time that I saw her, which was actually exactly a week ago, she had an acceptance from one of her choices but was still waiting for SAIC. I was so confident that she would get in. The way she would talk about the school, how her eyes would literally light up talking about their curriculum, I just knew. muahaha. Now I am extremely excited to go visit her at Chicago HAHAHA. I’ve always wanted to visit Chicago but now I have a fucking friend there omfg,, Super excited to see Ziyue too! Linn’s friend that is already at SAIC! I love seeing them together. I receive so much creative energy and spirit whenever I interact with them.
We talked about Linn’s perfume-finding-journey last week but she hasn’t been able to find the perfect one for herself yet. I wanted to see if she’d like the two samples I got from Scentbar and she did !! hahahahaha. She liked Etat Libre D’orange’s Une Amourette between the two. Its top notes are Pink pepper, Cardamom, and Neroli. She told me that it reminded me of her grandma and that a floral scent smelled familiar. We later found out that the flowers from her grandma’s backyard was Neroli !!!!!! Guys this is why I love perfumes. It’s not even about how we smell to other people. Perfumes allow us to experience so many different kinds of scents in our own unique terms. I really hope she gets this perfume. Etat Libre D’orange is such a great brand because they carry such a wide range of bottle sizes starting from 30ml. I also thought that the perfume’s note fit very well with Linn’s situation right now:
“Is it a passing fancy, a momentary catching-of-the-eye, a brief encounter, or something else? Will it endure, will it last forever? Does it really matter? This is now, this is how you feel.”
Whether she buys the perfume or not, I was so happy to exchange this moment with her.
After having dinner we were talking toward my car and Linn said, “today is such a lucky day.” Although we both know that Linn got into SAIC because she was totally capable, today felt so magical, so lucky, so amazing because we were able to share the happiness. I’m going to try to convey this thought as accurately as I can.
Let’s say a very nicely cut gem is Linn’s acceptance to SAIC. I want to say that the sunlight that directs toward the gem is what we had today. The light that is absorbed and reflected is the energy that I feel about today. Just multiplication and explosion of emotion. I’m getting too sloppy with words but I hope this was enough to show my excitement for her. I am saddened to realize that I will not be able to see her after this summer, but Linn! Cheers to your new chapter. I will always be here as your fan.