So many good options. Now? Maybe the fifth floor facing the Boston skyline. In a few weeks, when the trees begin to flower, maybe the little tables facing the plaza.
Best place to read on campus?
Can you recommend a tragic love story? Not basic!
If you’re looking for a book, I’d recommend Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield. It’s a visceral depiction of how sometimes it doesn’t matter how much you love someone, sometimes you’ll still lose them. If you want something to watch, I’d say The Haunting of Bly Manor on Netflix. It’s a ghost story, but it’s also a story about love and sacrifice.
Hi wall, what are your favorite questions to receive?
Ask me again on a different day and I’ll probably give a different answer, but today I’m feeling the warm glow of all of your interests. We’ve got religion and dating and pork products and books and movies and cats. It’s all great.
Recommend me a book that has a LOT of drama & the worst characters
George R. R. Martin’s series Song of Ice and Fire (bit.ly/bcl-song-ice-fire) on which Game of Thrones was based, is a good bet for both. But if you’d like the OG multigenerational epic, Three Kingdoms by Guanzhong Luo (1330-1400) (bit.ly/bcl-3kingdoms) is a wild ride through a few hundred years of the warring states period of China. It has everything: court intrigue, backstabbing betrayals in love and war, huge battles, a magic flying Daoist priest, and more.
Do BC people like Spain? :)
Of course. Spain is awesome. Why would they not?
Finish the poem: Man is born, Man lives, and Man dies.
“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher, “All is vanity.” (Ecclesiastes 12:8) On that note, the voice in the Cake tune is from a 1950’s recording of Christian comedian Don Lonie. The tune itself is a remake of Belgian Latin band Chakachas’ “Stories.” In case you were wondering.
Thoughts on Bridgerton? <3
I don’t even care about the anachronisms, it’s such a fun show to watch and it’s a travesty that the next season is 2 years away!
Thoughts on Beyonce winning “Best Country Album”? -A fellow Beyhive
It was very much deserved!
thoughts on the singer Hozier?
Amazing, ethereal, one of the best artists of all time.
Best Hunger Games movie + man (Peeta or Gale?)
Catching Fire was just top tier for how well they translated the visuals from book to screen. And Peeta, obviously.
How do you feel about Sonic the Hedgehog – quickest hedgehog ever?
IDK, I think this desert-dwelling long-eared hedgehog who’s quick enough to attack a venomous viper might give Sonic a run for his money: bit.ly/quick-hedgehog.
Thoughts on the book Circe by Madeline Miller?
Miller is known for her novel adaptations of ancient stories and mythical figures, and for good reason! In Circe, Miller shifts the narrative focus of the Odyssey, telling us the tale from another perspective, a practice that makes us consider whose voices are missing or misrepresented in the stories we know and tell. Fun fact: Did you know the author was born in Boston and lives just down the road in Cambridge?
I’m told by my assistants that this is another excellent novel by Madeline Miller! And if you’re interested you can find it on the 4th floor of O’Neill (look for the call number PS3613 .I5445 S65 2012)!
Team Yuri or Team Minho?
This is such a hard choice that I can’t decide. Hopefully we will see who wins in this season of XO, Kitty!
Will BC men’s hockey team win it all?
The Eagles are ranked #1 in the nation and they beat the Terriers 2-0 the last time they met so it’s looking good for them!
Does my friend [redacted] look like a turtle? [drawing of turtle]
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Not sure! It might be a good idea to ask them.
Why is Wesner such an amazing teacher? :)
I’m told he has an engaging lecturing style– Sounds like you are a fan too!
Do I ask fine shyt out
Short lesson in pronouns*: “My” might be a turn-off for someone, so start thinking of them as a potential “you.” When you see someone for who they are, that’s validating. Some might even say “hot.”
*Technically, “my” is a determiner, the adjectival form of the pronoun “mine.”
Why are book so cute!
Awwwwwwww… I love the little word-pods, too, all snug in their shelves, ready to be cradled lovingly in the hands of a reader.
Why all the hate for Notre Dame?
You mean the football team, I assume? Probably for the same reason the NY Yankees are hate-magnets: success. But this wall has only the fondest feelings for Notre Dame’s library: www.library.nd.edu
Will I get a formal date?
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I agree with the response I was asked to translate: “Take a chance… out there and find someone you think you could have a fun time with and ask!” I’d add trust to the equation, and remember, it might be a memorable fun time, and it doesn’t have to be more than that.