Results dump:
From a close friend I’ve had for two years. She’s never been the repeating letters type, or even the clingy texter type. There’s also some from a group chat where we just naturally had a banter going and she was using emojis (she’s also barely ever used emojis before this). I don’t really want this friendship to turn romantic but small things like this are fun.
I sat next to this girl in the class and she asked me a question about an exercise I just so happened to be well-versed in, so I spent some time explaining it to her. I’m usually in my head when it comes to academics so it took a little bit of rephrasing, but she was able to understand it in the end.
A friend I spent time with last year just so happened to be in a class with me, completely by chance. Also another subject area I’m well-versed in. It’ll be nice actually being able to take a class with him. Someone sat next to me in that class and immediately introduced himself to me. Nothing beyond pleasantries since the professor walked in a little after, but it was nice learning another person’s name in there. This class revolves around a lot of things I’ve already done in my major and research area compared to a lot of other people, so I ended up answering a lot of the questions that were asked (not in a
way though, there are too many of those here already).
Once I walked out, I saw one of the girls from my original WDB report a month ago and we waved at each other.
In my next class, I was a little wary since I didn’t know anyone going into it. Maybe 30 seconds after I sit down, this girl asks me if I’m friends with this one girl. Turns out we’re both mutual friends and she asked to sit with me, so I made a class buddy within the first minute. Then an ex-situationship walked past me and we awkwardly waved. Could just be coincidence but I’m excited to see what the semester brings. Another friend I don’t know too well walked in late and we crossed paths on the way out, so I know I at least have people in there.
EDIT: Halfway through class I started thinking about one I really enjoyed last year, just for someone that took the class with me to walk in 10 seconds later.
On my way to my last class of the day I was thinking “okay, that was all great, but no way that kind of thing continues.” I promptly realized I was walking next to my next professor. I worked as a TA for her and the other professor last summer. She didn’t recognize me at first but it was nice talking for a bit. My other professor recognized me immediately and automatically marked me down in attendance, also smiled and waved at me when he noticed me. I originally went to sit in the front of class and walked past someone I had in a group project last year, but am not close with. I then get a text from my friend I haven’t seen in like a year and turn around to find her sitting in the back, so I went and joined her. We both are in the same lab section as well, so we’ll be seeing each other a lot again. I texted my friend about the guy from our group project, once he realized what class I’m in, told me his gf is also there. Same lab section as me and my friend too. Knowing the professors already is nice, I told one I needed to miss a lab day for something, and she reassured me that it’s okay since they already know me and that we can find time to make it up.
Also from last night, I got a free dessert from the bakery/sandwich place I frequent. They had a ton of extras and even wanted me to take more. The workers usually recognize me and do a little catch up every now and then, but this one that offered was new.
Something I’m only just noticing now is that since starting subs here, I almost never have to introduce myself to people in classes. A friend either happens to be unexpectedly taking it or someone new just introduces themselves, which honestly makes life 10x easier. I don’t usually schedule my classes with people in mind, but that part almost always seems to work itself out.
A few days ago my mom also started talking to me about her plans to have multiple streams of income flowing. It was out of nowhere and kind of felt like that result people experience where the sub they run spreads to the people close to them as well. It’s interesting that it just started now though (something related to internalization? not too sure but I don’t mind it now).
There’s another thing related to career things and a text I just got, but I’ll probably wait to report on that in full for a little bit. Let future me who has more perspective do the talking.