The Wall

Goes great with nachos! So many great recipes online!

Are you having trouble with your silk thread? https://bit.ly/bc-sleave

If it’s a one-off headache that isn’t so bad, I tend to wait it out or take the appropriate dose of either aspirin, ibuprofin or aleve. If you are concerned that this is something worse, please contact health services: bit.ly/BostonCollegeHealth

Microaggressions are a documented and researched topic. I am sure that Fr. Leahy understands what they are and that they exist. That said, even well-informed people can be unaware of specific microaggressions, so you need to decide if and how you will respond. Assuming you feel safe doing so, a common response is to ask for clarification on what they said.

I’m not aware of any specific complaints. Planning huge events is hard, and it’s basically impossible to plan an event that at all 15,000 people on campus will enjoy, so I’d sort of expect them to get grief even if they were doing an inhumanly good job.

And that, while not a comfortable place to be, is a great reason to be at BC. Talking with your advisor is a good place to start, as well as having conversations with faculty in classes that interest you. Remember, you major is not your career – there’s some terrific BC data available that highlights that: public.tableau.com/app/profile/bcirpa/viz/shared/6TF6732PP

I’m sorry you feel lonely. I’m certain that with your authentic self courageously shining like a lantern, you will find companionship.

That’s a very interesting question. I think you might be interested in Matthew Battles’ book Library: An Unquiet History. (O’Neill Z721 .B28 2003). You might also be interested to know that the Pew Research Center surveyed people in 2013; though the majority wanted quiet, many didn’t. (pewrsr.ch/3tYu6cm)

Love is always a choice, and in general I think there are many possible someone’s for everyone. To answer your question: do you want her to be? does she want that also? Then yes.

I don’t think I have anything useful to add to all of the discourse already expended on this unfortunate incident, which I’d like to think all involved parties regret.

Absolutely, all these disorders should be part of the conversation and removing the shaming/judging aspect of it is vital (and let’s go further and remove all the body shaming in society that promotes treating yourself poorly to achieve some “ideal”.)

It’s mostly snobbery. People from particular social and educational backgrounds dominate the publishing industry, including the prestigious book awards, and for a long time they have favored literary realism as a style–that’s a genre also, BTW. SF and mystery and romance were all originally written to be cheap entertainment for mass audiences. Parts of the Establishment still look down their noses at them. While other parts of the Establishment make billions of dollars from it. Read what you like.

When Franz Schubert’s Symphony Number 8 comes to an end. https://bit.ly/schubert-8

I’m actually curious. I watched the musical 2 days ago and, ignoring how incredibly cringe it was, Evan seemed to have a …particular… obsession with trees, he often took pride in his tree-“knowledge” in situations that had more or less a semi-sexual mood. Also, can you recommend me any musicals? I’m trying to Take a Break from Hamilton (since I’ll be seeing it in June and, you know, Taking a Break before something as important as this is necessary to make the effect of watching it bigger and more impactful). I watched all Starkid and TinCanBros musicals and, of course, watched In The Heights. I really want something new to satisfy me for the time being until I watch, nay, experience Hamilton live. Then I’ll return to my daily schedule of watching it at least once a day on Disney+. sigh.

As a wall, I don’t have a Disney+ or Netflix account, but I do appreciate a good musical. If you’re looking for more Lin Manuel Miranda-realted content, my helpers have heard that Tick, Tick, Boom on Netflix was a great watch!

But do you want a _new_ duck? youtu.be/3KvgQIBcdRk

When? The Magic 8 Ball says “Cannot predict now” but, know that there are wonderful resources to help you including the BC Career Center (bit.ly/BC-career) and the CSOM Undergraduate Advising Office (https://bit.ly/CSOM-advising). Also we have a wonderful CSOM librarian (Doug!) so swing by O’Neill and introduce yourself!

BC has a whole interdisciplinary program in Women’s Studies, but you might start with something like this: https://bit.ly/bc-gender

As a wall, I don’t actually eat. But I am enthralled by the endless combinations and techniques, and the way groups develop their food cultures.

Travel; find things that bring you joy other than your phone; patience; kale, connect with the arts; don’t be a sheep (even though they’re cute); and be kind, and be brave.