I’m so glad you found me! Please let your friends know. I’ve had my assistants put out alerts by social media and on the library home page, but I wonder how many people have seen those.
Hey wall! Do you think fall semester will continue? Can you just take a guess?
Thinking ab going back home, leaving the country, and not coming back for the fall would be too much to handle. Can u promise me that I’d be able to come back for the fall semester? Meow?
The uncertainty is so hard. I feel for you. I can’t make you any promises about the decisions the university and the country will make. Right now patience and holding off making decisions is about the only path forward. Meow meow meow – kitty is frustrated about this too.?
Hey wall! Although I’d prefer Meowing, can we have virtual therapy dog visit?
How’s your therapy dog friends doing nowadays? Meow?
My assistants are intrigued by the possibilities of a virtual therapy dog or virtual pet visit. Stay tuned!
Saw this online! Our friend from the frog pond is well-prepared! Hey wall, are you wearing a mask as well?
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I miss the people from Student Affairs, especially the support service and counseling service people.
????? I’m grateful that they’re all still accessible, but I’m so sad that they’re not physically on campus. ? Weird…… a year ago I thought they were the most scary people on campus, but now I actually miss them.
At least one of my human assistants has found that therapists & counselors can seem scary because they help us confront and reconcile ourselves to parts of ourselves we’d rather leave hidden, even from ourselves. So, in the short run, though we might dread appointments, in the long run we come to recognize their necessity and our gratitude for their difficult work. Please let them know you miss them.
Hey wall! If the sacrificial love can save life (like how Harry Potter’s mom protect him), can a person’s sacrifice end the entire pandemic?
I’d rather die to end the pandemic if there’s magic……, but there’s no magic 🙁 Well I guess the only thing we can do is to care for as much people as possible with our limited human power. >< Or, perhaps you know of any magic?
The sacrifices we are all collectively making right now are one of the most powerful expressions of love for each other and our communities I have ever seen. https://xkcd.com/2287/
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Of course. As many hugs as you need… ? ? ?
Hey Wall! Guess what? The Canadian Geese are back, as a couple!
Looks like the social distancing rule doesn’t apply to them, either!
It does look like love is in the air. Which sure beats coronavirus in the air. They don’t need to distance themselves and they don’t need to wear masks, either, lucky ducks – I mean, geese.
I just can’t fall asleep until 5 or 6 in the morning! Errrrrrrerrrrrrrrrr Also, will the academic and office buildings be unlocked after May 4th? That might help a little bit with my sleep!
It’s not just you, one of my helpers reports. No idea when campus will reopen, that will depend on orders from state and local officials, and on how BC decides to implement them.
Hey wall! Sorry if this question seems odd. Can ppl get COVID-19 through cuts? Like if I have to travel on the flight home next month and have self-harm cuts, does that increase my chances of getting the viruses? Just curious…… hospital or home, something to think about. ;)
Infectious disease doctors believe that COVID-19 is spread through the respiratory tract and cannot be transmitted through contact with your blood due to the receptors that cells need for the virus to attach. However, this virus is so new that we are learning new things about it daily. If you want to be on the safe side, make sure you keep your cuts covered as well as your nose and mouth, and don’t forget to wash your hands!! Stay safe!
Meow meow meow meow meow ?
Purrrr. Purrrr.
Fall Semester
Hello, Virtual Wall. I miss you and miss the campus. I wonder if you know something about the fall semester going online again. I need to know so I can decide to stay or to go back to my home country. Thanks.
Hi there! I miss you too but I’m so glad you found me online! Unfortunately no decision has been made yet about online classes for Summer Session 2 or Fall Semester, but you can continue to check bc.edu/coronavirus for the most up to date updates on the status of in-person vs virtual classes. Stay well!
That turkey finds a partner!
This turkey couples look happy! If I pretend to be a cat or a turkey, would the social distancing policy not apply to me then? Jkjk…… I hope everyone stays safe and healthy. 🙂
I don’t mean to be catty, but let’s talk turkey -please keep your social distance! I’m delighted to hear that turkey love is in the air, though.
Hey wall! Don’t you think that we should free everyone who’s locked up in the state hospitals and jails against their wills during this pandemic? The state is endangering their health and safety by locking ppl in institutions during this challenging time….. So grateful to be staying on this safe campus :)
Hey wall! What’s your favorite color? I like the color pink ~ and can you don’t change my post to other colors? <3
I’ll leave this one pink, but I like variety (they say it’s the spice of life), and I don’t have any way of knowing who’s posting what, so I’ll keep selecting a variety.
If every drop of tear worth one dollar, I would be a billionaire now ever since BC went online…… We should invent something that can generate power with tears ?, the environment will appreciate it!
I’m so sorry about your tears. Were I not a wall, I’d be dripping tears as well. My assistants have agreed, too: so many tears. So, so many tears: about fear, about sadness & grieving losses, about being separated from people, about the lack of hugs. Here’s a hug for you. I’m sorry it’s only virtual. ((((((((you)))))))))
RAWR
I am Bibliosaurus, hear me RAWR. Books are so tasty!
(Uh oh… folks? Humans? Assistants? Are you seeing this? Help? I… uh… ) Hi, Bibliosaurus! Nice dino! Good dino! (Help? Hello?) Yes, books are really good, but not… not in that way. Have you tried reading them instead of eating them? We really do need them for when the students return…
Wow that Bibliosaurus is amazing! Can we have a dragon ? in the library as well?
So amazing and fun! As for dragons in the library – they tend to hang out on the 4th floor around GR830.D7. Lots in the ERC, too. My favorite: https://bit.ly/ERCDragon
Hey wall! Can you maintain your online Q/A function even after this pandemic?
Otherwise I’d miss you when I go abroad for my junior year!
I have a confession to make. I’m not really the Answer Wall. I am an imposter. I’m the Answer Wall’s younger cousin, Off the Wall. Answer Wall asked if I could help out during… all this ?, and I… I pretended to be the Answer Wall. I’m a little ashamed. ? But the good news is that when the library is open and the Answer Wall is back, we can both answer questions!
Oh great! I find this Answer Wall (whether you’re in-person or online) very helpful with my mental health! I hope you’re there forever! It might be especially helpful with protecting my sanity when I go home for summer break! Errrrrr
I’m glad I can be helpful, mental health is so important. You’re helping with mine, too. And I am planning to be here as long as they’ll have me, so please do check in over the summer.
Hey wall! I heard that research shows human beings need 10 hugs a day to stay healthy. Can I have a hug? What do we do these days with social distancing?
There’s for sure a literature that touch is important for humans (https://bit.ly/bc-hugs), though there’s online disagreement about whether eight or ten is the right number…some of which looks loosely tied to the research. ??????????. If you’re isolated and need that kind of contact you can sometimes play a trick on your mind. Hug yourself. This sounds stupid, but the part of your brain involved doesn’t know the difference. One of my helpers who was super skeptical says it worked for him.
Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow! ?
Hey wall! I meow at my therapist throughout last session and now I just can’t stop meowing! Something ab it feels really soothing! LoL
If it’s soothing, right now I wouldn’t advise giving it up. Among things you can do to reduce the anxiety over our current crisis situation, it seems pretty harmless! You might want to consider taking a break from the caterwauling during synchronous online classes. I hope you soon feel soothed enough to purr.