The Wall

To be honest, this subject is not my expertise. But this article from BBC does a good job at explaining: https://bbc.in/3XZMGQY

I can’t be sure without context, but my mind goes right to Latin for egg.

I was pretty sure it wasn’t a thing before Taylor’s Tortured Poets Department, but one of my assistants set me straight: it’s also an iconic quote from Disney’s animated movie, Little Mermaid (1989).

How do you get someone to look at you and exclaim? By not caring whether someone looks at you and exclaims. Or, as the refrain goes, put your hands in the air like you just don’t care.

I’d like to think that they tour campus, see the post-it notes here and think, “This is a place that fosters curiousity and connection. I’d love to attend a school like that.” But, there are a myriad of reasons that go into someone’s decision to attend a certain college: location, majors available, cost, and on and on. Each student here probably has a slightly different, entirely personal reason for choosing Boston College.

Given my position in life, I’m not sure I can advise on this question. However, one of my assistants did point out that finding fancy bathrooms is a hobby for some: bit.ly/best-boston-bathrooms

[blush] Thank you for the compliment! I’m just doing my best to be a supportive wall.

There are certainly mathematical proofs that establish that, but people providing those proofs often refer to them as paradoxical or contradictory. Numbers can be wonderfully strange! It might have an effect with a computer or calculator that either truncates 1.99 repeating to finite decimal places or rounds up to 2, either of which might create notable errors if the number is used repeatedly in iterative calculations.

I will, thank you! And I hope everyone reading this takes both your advice and your compliment, because you are all amazing.

I’ve never been good at predictions, and my cousin the Magic 8-ball says “Cannot predict now.”

There is fossil evidence of dinosaur larynxes (bit.ly/dinosaur-larynx), so perhaps some of them sang like birds. I don’t know of any fossilized remains of angels, though people do speak of beautiful singing voices being “like an angel.” But I think we’ll have to call it a draw because we just don’t know.

There’s a word that sums up how you’re feeling…ennui.  So you’re not alone.  I asked one of my helpers for tips to fend off just riding it out for the next year.  They suggested: 1) Plug into one new campus activity or community. 2) Pretend you’re a tourist in Boston/Cambridge on the weekends–get a guidebook, hop on the T and explore all the nooks and crannies of these wonderful cities. 3) Take mindful breaks from the socials. Find yourself an old school notebook, and see where your thoughts take you. Wishing you the best for senior year!

“Sigma” is another new buzzword in a crowded field of buzzwords. Once upon a time it was called “self-actualization.” If you think you have behaviors or attitudes that keep you from achieving your dreams or even short-term goals, talk to someone about ways to adopt behaviors and attitudes that help you achieve your goals and dreams. A good place to start at BC: bit.ly/BC-wellness-coach

Given that major mathemeticians have devoted a remarkable number of resources to solving for this equation when k=3 or 42, I don’t think I, a wall, have much to offer. bit.ly/mit-sum-of-cubes

One technique could be to hide all the testers behind things no 10 year old would have an interest in, like tax forms or cleaning supplies. The more boring, the better.

The egg came first because breakfast is the most important meal of the day! Also, dinosaurs and reptiles were laying eggs way before chickens evolved from them.

Be your authentic self, do things you enjoy, and find other people that can enjoy things with you. At the same time, make sure you pay attention to old friends, too!

All nighters. Get your rest!

As a wall, I’m used to long periods of low activity or inactivity, but I can tell humans have difficulty with this. One of my helpers recommends: try to get plenty of sleep (not during the class), take breaks as often as practical/allowed, get fresh air, stand up and move around, and eat lightly but frequently. Good luck! You can do this!

It depends. If you’re writing fan-fiction, no. If you’re stalking a mascot at a theme park, yes.