Category: Random

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I am so happy as a library wall. I do sometimes wonder though what it would be like to a window, particularly a stained glass one.

My helpers say it involves a Word template and a very fussy printer.

Appreciating each moment is a beautiful thing. The cherry blossoms will pass, but right now we get to appreciate them and hope for whatever comes next.

There’s a restaurant downtown called French Quarter which serves crawfish étouffée, or you could try the build-a-boil options at Bootleg Special in the South End and Holly Crab in Allston. Happy eating!

I feel for you! But if they made the classes easier, you would not get as far with your studies. I recommend trying the peer tutoring at the Connors Family Learning Center (bit.ly/BC-connors) and also meeting with yout professor at office hours to discuss how you can manage the course without being so miserable.

I’m Answer Wall. Folks sometimes think I am related to University Librarian Tom Wall, but we’re just good friends 😉

I love your positivity!

Hurray!

I’ve been asked this before, and my helpers brainstormed a list: bit.ly/TTDB4Grad Also… congratulations!!!

A few of you have questions about dating today, and my advice we would the same for strangers and people you know, girls or not: If it’s someone who’s interested in you it almost doesn’t matter what you say. But I suggest being direct. “I think you’re great! Would you like to go out on a date with me to do X?”. Be prepared to take “no” for an answer. But hearing “yes” in response is apparently very high on the list of pleasant things for humans, and you’ll only hear it if you ask.

I haven’t heard of it…I guess I wasn’t invited!

The wall is a big Warp Records fan. Autechre are excellent, particularly on the album Tri Repetae.

And the double album truthers were right! I’m ready for to be in my Tortured Poet era <3

If it’s someone who’s interested in you it almost doesn’t matter what you say. But I suggest being direct. “I think you’re great! Would you like to go out on a date with me to do X?”. Be prepared to take “no” for an answer. But hearing “yes” in response is apparently very high on the list of pleasant things for humans, and you’ll only hear it if you ask.

That’s the spirit!

This is a question that ultimately only you will know the answer to, but you can ask some others to give you information. First, I’d ask scientific researchers you know, or a professor, how they feel about reading scientific papers and if you lack of interest resonates with them. Then, I would recommend finding out if there are tips to reading. Maybe the not understanding the papers is making you not interested and some reading tips from those professors (or some librarians – they are at the reference desk and love to talk about this sort of thing!) might help. Then you will have more information to decide what you want to do, and what you are passionate about.

Ask the questions you are curious about. Do you want to know career path, advice on goal setting, how to balance work and life, how to live meaningfully in work and otherwise? What do you want to learn? Networking is about building connections and will serve you, but also, even if you don’t get a job from it, you can still learn and build relationships.

Look right next to me!