Category: Random

This was not a particularly close election (compare: bit.ly/bc-270), it just looked that way due to the slow announcement of results because of all the mail ballots. State law on recounts is different for each state, and each campaign can request one, but it’s very unlikely to change the outcome. Example: Georgia just finished its hand recount and it moved some votes but not nearly enough to change the outcome: bit.ly/bc-ga. Recounts usually change hundreds of votes, and Biden’s lead is tens or hundreds of thousands in the disputed states.

I am totally grooving on my dual existence – and the way it allows me to connect with people all over.

I’m sorry, you must have mistaken me for a dating site. Maybe you want Craigslist missed connections? https://boston.craigslist.org/d/missed-connections/search/mis

I would like to know how to answer  a Twitter influencer back privately after you have responded to a public tweet requesting a hookup encounter and t(he)ir response to you is that t(he)y are not gay! Bear in mind that this person’s has followers which are a majority of the LGBTQ community and some females. Plus throughout the person’s page are likes and retweets from other Twitter followers who are LGBTQ who by the way have responded publicly to the posted hookup tweet that t(he)y have either liked or responded back confirming interest. So again, how does one like myself who’s not only attractive but also in great shape respond to someone like this who’s so quick to respond with saying “I’m not gay” given the facts mentioned above regarding this person and especially when I have no interest in pursuing any type romantic involvement or relationship of any kind other than a hookup with this person? In other words why must the response every time to a proposed sexual behavior be answered “I’m not gay.” when that information regarding sexual orientation was asked whether t(he)y were or not? 

I would recommend saying, “Oh, that’s disappointing” either to yourself or directly to them, and move on. Don’t make too much of your disappointment, especially if you were looking for nothing more than a hookup. It’s just not worth it. Move on. /Edit/ I’ve had a quiet night to reflect on your question, and noticed I missed a significant detail: that they had made a sexual hookup request to an audience of LGBTQ folks, so their response is confusing. Are you wondering whether you need to publicly “out” this person as not gay or confront them privately? I would respond privately with something like: “I’m confused. You invited a hookup to a primarily gay audience, so I assumed you were gay.”

Yes – totally check them out for free peer tutoring, academic coaching, and writing help. But keep in mind the last day for tutoring for Fall is Dec 10 and the last day for Online Writing Lab submissions is Dec 8, so plan ahead.

To find a purpose and live it to the best of your ability.

What is the best motivational advice that you have gotten?

“I have learned one thing. As Woody [Allen] says, ‘Showing up is 80 percent of life.’ Sometimes it’s easier to hide home in bed. I’ve done both.” –Marshall Brickman, co-screenwriter of the film Annie Hall.

Good to see ya wall! It’s been a minute since I have been here. I am approaching second semester senior year and want to know if you know of any randomly fun adventures? I’m talking random like a scavenger hunt, secret room, or any other cool little trinket of a memory I can hold onto amongst unemployment.

You can roam the world to your heart’s content on Google Earth in satellite view and street view. Add a gaming aspect to your explorations with GeoGuessr (the free version has become very limited, though). Add audio with a radio station from anywhere:bit.ly/RadioOptions.

It’s very hard to choose. I have to say Vision’s aptitude for problem solving and lifting moods is very easy to appreciate.

Best? Objectively? Difficult to say. You might be interested in this discussion of objectivity and taste in Hume and Kant: bit.ly/ObjectiveTaste. But I will put it out there that there’s a WALLa WALLa Cheese Company. Long lost cousin of mine….?

Genetic research indicates that Australia’s greater glider is actually three species, so there are two new extremely cute flying marsupials. https://bit.ly/bc-gliders

Pasta Fagioli 
Laaa-sagna!
Chicken sorrentino 
Vodka rigatoni 
Al—-fredo! 

al fresco!  (or else Quarantino!)

of course it can be nearly impossible to say a person who has murdered babies and laughed at them has “good” in them. So, what type of good do you think lays in the midst of murderers, or people who have impacted others negatively? Also, what makes something good and something bad?

If you believe humans have the capacity to change, then everyone has the capacity to be a better (or worse) person than they once were, and shouldn’t be defined only by the worst thing they’ve ever done. It’s an open question how societies respond to destructive behavior, which is one way of defining good or bad. Once upon a time, it was commonly accepted worldwide that a nation had the authority to execute people; now that’s relatively rare, though it’s still a legal remedy in some US states. IOW, opinions differ. Here are 800 books at BC Libraries on the topic of capital punishment: bit.ly/bcl-capital-punishment

As long as I can remember, I’ve had trouble shutting off my mind to get to sleep. One night, for some reason, I tried to die by willing my heart to stop. I didn’t die. But I went right to sleep. Since then, I’ve been doing the same thing to get to sleep almost every night. I’ve never slept better. I promise I’m NOT suicidal. I’m happy and productive during my waking hours. But I worry. Am I harming my psyche, could I actually induce depression or real suicidality by doing this?

Yikes – as you say, sounds ominous. I’m very glad you’re not suicidal, but since you are worried about harming your psyche (and I am, too), why not contact University Counseling Services (bit.ly/BC-counseling) and run it by them. Discuss your sleep problems, too. They may have some good suggestions for you.

Just to make sure he is straight. I know I can just ask him, but, well… no. If it is fine, and legal, to check his hystery, then I will do that. (I know that looking at somenes pornography hystery is kinda..you know…creepy… but I really want to be sure.) And he might as well be a maniac who deletes all traces, so then this question may be un-needed.

I can understand the urge to reduce your emotional risk, but, it is none of your business whether he is gay or not, so any sleuthing to determine that is inappropriate. Your motivation to know seems to be because you’re interested in dating him. If that is true, you should just tell him you’re interested in more than friendship, and let him respond. Regarding searching his phone, that’s a really bad idea for a few reasons. It’s almost certainly illegal in several ways. Even if it weren’t, it would be an invasion of privacy to snoop through someone’s phone for anything, much less something as personal as their browsing history. Hard to see how doing that as the first step in a possible relationship makes any sense.

Woodchuck is not into hypotheticals. Woodchuck is getting psyched about hibernation right now. The “wood” part of the name comes from the Native American name, anyway. More fun whistle-pig facts: bit.ly/woodchuckfacts

I’ve been struggling a lot with my sexuality lately– trying to be straight, failing at that– and I’m just kind of afraid of being out on campus. I know I’m not supposed to care about what others think, wall, but it’s difficult when you’re already viewed as a quirky girl to slap ‘openly queer’ onto your image. I’m afraid that my friends will treat me differently, because there’s still a lot of casual homophobia floating around. I don’t want to be different, I just want to be myself, wall. How do I build up the confidence to do that? xo

You are right, the outside weather doesn’t matter much to me, but I’m very attached to a wall that cares a lot about the weather. More importantly, it’s understandable to be concerned about coming out on campus and how your friends will react. It sounds like this is new to you as well. My advice is to give it the time it needs, both to feel comfortable with whatever sexuality you decide fits you and for you to let others know. There is no deadline for doing this, and you may decide that some people never need to know. When you’re ready to start telling others, one helpful strategy is to begin with those who you think are most likely to be supportive. They can help build your confidence. Once you have a few people on your side, it is easier to start talking to more people.

Do you think Bryson’s grip-it-and-rip-it strategy will fare well at Augusta?

It’s impossible to stay competitive in the Master’s without being able to keep up with those “grip-it-and-rip-it” shots, which Tiger Woods showed when he changed the way golf was played by doing just that. As long as he can maintain his short game, he’s got a chance. CBS Sports has some good analysis of what it could look like, hole by hole. http://bit.ly/bc-augusta.

I’m in medical school during fine, but I feel so stressed all the time, I don’t enjoy anything

Times are tough, and med school is no picnic, especially if you’re attending remotely. I’m sorry you feel so stressed and confused. Yes, I do feel like that from time to time. I hope it’s helpful to know that feelings like that are temporary. Here’s a helpful twitter thread by a crisis doctor about hitting limits: http://bit.ly/6-month-wall. Wherever you’re at med school, I’m sure they have a counseling center. Use it. And talk to friends and family to get grounded. If there’s a way to get together with other med students, even if it’s zoom dinners, do that, too. Connections with other people are vital.