
I haven’t experienced it myself, but it sounds like Herrd is full of lonely laments post Valentine’s day. Call me old-fashioned, but I’m not sure algorithms are the best way to find a life partner. Tried and true: friends of friends.
Answering questions at Boston College O’Neill Library
Just be yourself and have patience. If love is meant to work out, it will! As singer Doris Day said, “Que Sera Sera” (Whatever will be, will be).
Looks like other friends got to this first and said the same thing: being yourself is always a wonderful starting place.
I don’t really eat or play games, so I think maybe I’d go with bacon so I could have little snacks available for visitors. But I encourage you to embrace moderation. Endless amounts of either of those can be unhealthy, but a bit of each sounds pretty awesome.
If you’re a BC student you might start by reaching out to the Muslim Student Association. The Yusuf Mosque in Brighton might also be a good place to reach out to for advice. And because I’m a library Wall I can also recommend something to read. Maybe try this introduction to Islam for a little context and history: bit.ly/bcl-intro-islam
I don’t have the experience (or money) to gamble with you but go ahead! Just remember that you need to be at least 18 years old to gamble in the State of Massachusetts (bit.ly/mass-gamble-age).
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.
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.
âVanity of vanities,â 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.
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)!