The Wall

Scared to leave. Give me a parting quote or poem about life, Wall?

Rebecca Solnit: “Hope locates itself in the premises that we don’t know what will happen and that in the spaciousness of uncertainty is room to act.” If you have 20 minutes to spare, listen to this moving commencement address by the author Richard Powers, from 2023: bit.ly/powers-commencement

Why can’t I do things as fast as my peers? o(n!) 🙁

Everybody works at their own pace, and you probably do some things faster than others. It’s all OK–take the time you need.

ZH

Snoring in French? New sub-class of Library of Congress Classifications for Library Science? Zulu Hotel? Interrupted while writing “zhoosh”? I am intrigued.

I have said time and time again that I am all for communicating and giving it a try, especially when you know the feelings are mutual. Go you!

I would have to disagree. Asking people out can be hard, but so worth it.

I’ll let you two sort this one out amongst yourselves.

Well, if we’re just talking about the observable universe, then the answer is billions of lightyears. The entire universe, though? The answer is 42.

A lot of it starts with loving yourself and being grateful, even when it’s not easy. Sometimes slowing down, decluttering, practicing mindfulness, can all help you get to a place where you can love yourself, not be defined by your past, and be at peace.

Take a look in our MLA Bibliography database, and also do a search at library.bc.edu for “dante criticism and interpretation”. You may find it helpful to think a little about what kind of pain you have in mind, or who is having it, as those tend to be the ways critics talk about Dante.

I have always wondered about being a window. I’m also very very happy as a Wall and look forward to each day in this life.

Follow your heart!

Being a wall, I don’t have a lot of experience playing video games, but this one sure looks exciting! Hopefully the gameplay is as satisfying as the graphics and music

Beautiful. Also remember as graduation approaches to be gentle with yourself too. Live life fully, and savor it.

Take a deep breath and go talk to your professor. Ask them what you’re missing in the instructions and in the course of that conversation one or the other of you will figure out what the problem is. It’s a variation on rubber duck debugging.

Sometimes people who are in a lot of pain write to me. It can be very hard to decide how to give advice or make suggestions in this format–I do my best, but I can still only offer a Post-It worth of help. Easiest question? Yes, you should ask your crush out.

Right now? Probably none.

I’m sorry to hear you’re having a hard time with your programming. It definitely sounds frustrating, but you’re not the only person who’s had to learn this before. I’d recommend checking in with your professor to see if they have any clear explanations for you.