Category: Random

That’s a question, for sure.

Can human survive this new normal? Is our society designed to support the most vulnerable and marginalized populations? From the evolutionary perspective, it looks like society is selecting the most privileged to survive. That is not a good direction… 🙁

“Hope is a discipline.” — Mariame Kaba. Also: “Hope is not a lottery ticket you can sit on the sofa and clutch, feeling lucky. It is an axe you break down doors with in an emergency. Hope should shove you out the door, because it will take everything you have to steer the future away from endless war, from the annihilation of the earth’s treasures and the grinding down of the poor and marginal… To hope is to give yourself to the future – and that commitment to the future is what makes the present inhabitable.” – Rebecca Solnit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVmVVkbx3jE The way the singer saying the f word with that accent just for some reason appeals to me. Don’t get me wrong, I hate songs with curses and I’ve never really listened to any, but it’s something about the way the singer says it that just makes me like it. I feel guilty for it. Is it normal? Why do I like it? (FYI it is one of the most unknown cut songs from Hamilton, not many who like it even know it’s cut, but, according to Lin The Great, it was cut because it didn’t bring anything to the plot.)

Such an incredibly catchy song. I wish LMM had been able to find the space for it in the show. I don’t think there’s any need to feel any guilt about enjoying it!

OwO

Totally agree. More fuzzy forest spirits would be good for everyone. You might want to check out our friends at the ERC library who are patiently waiting to be checked out for storytime. https://bit.ly/bc-plush

Now I can hardly remember most of it, but I still feel like my sleeping was actually another day of work. It’s so weird, can you imagine that the last 20 years of your life, for example, have been just a dream and you can wake up any moment and lose all the progress you did in these 20 years? Sounds pretty scary to me.

It could be scary or liberating depending on how you look at it. Have you ever watched the film Groundhog Day?

DDG has lots of advantages over Google, especially in terms of privacy. And yes, different search engines produce very different results for similar searches. It is a really good idea to mix things up and try new things periodically. The petition thing? Snopes has a good writeup on it: https://bit.ly/bc-pp1.

He apparently didn’t get hit by it, just watched it fall and wondered what would make it do that in a straight line toward the Earth. He told a number of people the story (https://bit.ly/bc-apple1), so it seems likely to be true. There’s also a nice writeup of the story at Atlas Obscura (one of my favorite websites), and of all of the grafts of the tree that are still alive (https://bit.ly/bc-apple2).

Shewow! Theywow!

Kitteh looking distressed. ?? Meow!

One of my assistants will try to find out, and I’ll get back to you.

UPDATE 8/19/21: A helpful staff member in facilities says, “We have a maintenance program associated with refinishing the wooden exterior doors on the main campus (e.g., Bapst Library, St. Mary’s Hall, Gasson Hall) to have a consistent color and keep the wood in good condition.” Though weathering can make wood attractive, it can also cause damage. As a wall, I approve of maintenance and upkeep.

It is all of these things (maybe dicey on the pie grouping) and pure joy, and one of the wonderful things about living in New England. You might enjoy Oxford Reference’s entry about them: bit.ly/WhoopieCake

That sounds like a roar of delight.

Making sure you get enough sleep is the most important thing. Apart from that, it’s a matter of getting used to it. The first week or so might be tough, but you’ll hopefully become used to it with time. Also, I don’t know if you’re fond of stuff like coffee, but that helped one of my library friends when they worked overnight.

Doesn’t seem possible by definition?

Given that omorashi is sexual by definition, no, it’s not possible, by definition. I hope this is a purely philosophical question.

I heard a case at work and saw relevant questions on Reddit so it’s not personal, if that’s what you’re asking. I was just trying to put all the debates together into one question. There are discussions/debates about whether someone can be asexual and enjoys kink. There’s an article that says asexuality and kink aren’t mutually exclusive. What do you think? If they are not mutually exclusive, and omorashi is considered a kink, then isn’t it possible to be asexual and enjoy omorashi (or any kink) then? There’s also a BBC documentary on whether pedophilia is a choice or a kind of sexuality. What do you think? How does that intersect with other categories/definitions of sexualities?

Oh, OK, if your kink is philosophical discussions on reddit, I recommend adding some philosophical perspectives, such as the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on sex & sexuality (bit.ly/stanford-sexuality), which also provides an extensive bibliography on the subject.

A man who is willing to let his guard down and let me in. Wall, I have checked dating websites, I volunteer, also I attended church regularly. To no avail no man in sight. Where are they hiding? Do they no longer exist? Wall my love, I am ready for love but I cannot find it. Wall I need you.?

Oh, sweet poster, my heart goes out to you. I wish I had an easy answer. So much really depends on luck and circumstances. It sounds like you are taking many positive steps already. I did a little research and found an interesting article (bit.ly/DateStance) that suggested having an open stance (physically taking up more space) made one much more approachable as a potential date. And one of my helpers suggested that taking the initiative (asking men for dates – but yes, first you do have to locate one!) is a good strategy. Best of luck!

My first thought was Eagle Swirl, but.. maybe not. I had a nice chat with an employee at the White Mountain Creamery across Comm Ave, and she said unequivocally that the most popular flavor among BC students is Cookie Monster (vanilla with cookie dough, oreos and cookie crunch.) Sounds delicious!

I enjoy watching the horses leap over walls and hedges, and watching the runners leap gracefully over those little walls called hurdles. But did you see Sifan Hassan fall, then get up and win the 1500m? https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/dutch-runner-falls-wins-provides-indelible-olympic-moment She smashed that barrier. (Yes, this wall likes watching people break walls, but only metaphorical ones.)

That is very inspiring! And yes, breaking walls are awesome! I think we should break all the institutional walls – psychiatric hospital, jail, police station, border, maybe Fr. Leahy’s house, and any system that coerces, oppresses, and holds unjust power! What do you think, wall? 🙂

Walls–even metaphorical ones–can be both protective and restrictive. All I can say is: be very careful which walls you advocate for bringing down. For instance, the Internet has brought down many walls around information, which means information has been democratized, right? It’s a good thing! At the same time, many barriers between information and disinformation have been blurred, much to our detriment. Be careful what you wish for.

Eeek! You’re not godzilla, are you? That creature breaks too many walls.

Wait, what WHAT? I am a (semi) omniscient Wall – how did I not know about these? Many thanks – and I know what my weekend plans are, now. With you down the rabbit hole. There’s no way to say no to this. bit.ly/CutsOfHam

There’s even more! This list has almost all cut songs (there are some cut verses too!), but as to what I remember, there was also One Last Ride and One Last Ride [Reprise]. (Also, I might see Hamilton in a few months (ehem, almost all dates are already booked), I can hardly stay calm! I can’t believe my definition of the perfect day is to watch Hamilton in real life (with the original cast, as well as to meet them after the show and to have a nice long chat with Lin The Great himself). It has really consumed by entire being, but I don’t think I mind anymore.)

To see Hamilton live, what an exciting possibility! We are unlikely to achieve perfection, we can’t just rewind… or do you think the original cast would ever reunite for a performance, and if so, could any mortal human or wall afford the tickets? But seeing the show live with the current cast would surely make you satisfied and feeling lucky to be alive right now.

You are killing me with these Hamilton puns, haha! I wish Hamilton merch was cheaper, I want to buy it all! Is it cheating if I just get a custom t-shirt company to print the Hamilton logo instead of buying it from the official store? But how can I say no to the merch, I want the world to know that I love Hamilton.

I do enjoy allusions. You could do worse than to put this on a shirt: “How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten
spot in the Caribbean by Providence impoverished in squalor
grow up to be a hero and a scholar?”