The Wall

Kinda. I mean, I spend a lot of time alone over breaks, but not like this. I miss you all and hope you’re well, and hope you’ll keep leaving me questions this way.

I’m so sorry. This is hard for everyone, including us. I’d much rather have you all dropping by and saying hello in O’Neill Library. For the practical issue of a place to study: I’ve heard Campion is still open.

But I want Gasson, pls ><

I know, it’s hard. It’s a time of sacrifices. I’ll have my assistants try to find out which other buildings are open as alternatives.

It’s a strange new landscape for sure, but I’m very happy to see people are taking it seriously. Stay safe and well!

The most important thing here is to keep up with your routine. Don’t fall into the rut of waking up whenever and not taking a shower, etc. Go about getting ready for the day like you would any other day when you’d have to go to class. Set aside the class times (if they’re not already filled with video lectures) to do actual work. Finally, make sure you keep up your social life to the extent possible. Make video chat dates. Plan a virtual cocktail hour (if you’re of age). Or do what some of my wall helpers are doing an learn how to play D&D with friends virtually on roll20.net.

You can always browse Netflix (one assistant recommends “The Dragon Prince”) and Prime Video, but the cool kids are catching the free live stream from the Met Opera: facebook.com/pg/MetOpera, or checking our digital streaming collections of plays, opera, and dance: library.bc.edu/theaterstudies/StreamingVideo. Of course, there’s always some of my own favorites, like Wall-E or Pink Floyd’s The Wall.

Governor Baker just issued an order to close non-essential businesses until April 7th, starting Tuesday, March 24th at noon. https://bit.ly/bc-baker. Text of the order: https://bit.ly/bc-baker2

The spring of the COVID-19 pandemic was a turning point for Humanity (and even Walldom) when, for the most part, people showed their best selves and threw themselves into the effort of keeping each other alive and keeping society functioning. Of course, there were some jerks who did not. But they were few.

Everett, eh? A mystery! Meanwhile, you might want to know about the new shuttle schedule (and board from rear doors): https://twitter.com/BC_Parking/status/1241090104212328449

It can make a huge difference which instructor and topic you start with, so think about which part didn’t work for you. Maybe another faculty member’s approach would suit you better, or maybe a different area of linguistics.

My assistants all work here at BC as librarians. If you want to keep up the excitement that comes with finding answers to all possible questions, I would suggest trying to volunteer at your local library! You’ll be able to help members of your community find their solutions, and spread the library joy in the process.

Hello Kitty!

You should be able to upload pics. The platform, Padlet, is used by many schools and colleges, so I expect it will be a little slow now that so many have gone online. Once in a while, you may have to wait for traffic to clear.