Category: Random

Sadly, humans are destroying the orangutan’s environment to create plantations for palm oil, so it wouldn’t likely be orangutans. Most of the other apes are endangered or already on the brink. The hard truth is that it already happened a few million years ago when one group of primates stood up, and overran all the others. Now we’re in an era many are calling the anthropocene, and the apes in charge are kind of making a mess.

You look amazing! But I think you want one of my other distant cousins, the shiny one, for a definitive ruling.

Satanist is a broad and varied category: some are theistic and believe in the existence of a literal Satan, while others use Lucifer as the original symbol of resistance and bringer of enlightenment to humankind. Much like any religion or worldview, there’s a huge variety in what Satanists believe (and how scary they may be). A good place to start would be learning about mainstream American satanism as practiced by LaVey’s Church of Satan or The Satanic Temple. Or enjoy the OG Satan that inspired the religious movements by reading Milton’s Paradise Lost!

Be your authentic self. I am sure you will attract a mate who is equally authentic. Authentic is sexy.

Either you’ll just know (for some people and relationships it works that way), or you’ll make a choice to be with them until you can no longer picture your life without them. Love is a choice.

Ice Age baby is a character in an enjoyable animated film. In order to attract attention to themselves, some social media accounts decided to express violent remarks about the character, and as these things go, the tweets captured some attention for a while. That’s the full extent of my thoughts.

While not super helpful in the short term, time will do the trick. For now try exploring the neighborhoods of Brighton, Newton, and Brookline by foot with Neko Case, Florence + the Machine, and Gloria Gaynor on repeat. Sending hugs.

Why not?

Yes.

The wall has always been interested in self discovery and I have found this title invaluable over the years – An introduction to melamine, by Ashley Harris – bit.ly/bc-melamine. Caution: perhaps a little obscure and hard to acquire.

I doubt Cyrus the Great was ever addressed as “Cy,” so you probably don’t mean him. Likewise, I’d guess Cyrus Vance, Jr., the DA of NY County, is probably not “Cy” to all but his closest friends. As a matter of fact, no matter who Cy is, if you don’t know him, maybe he’s not “Cy” to you. Call him Cyrus to begin with, and if he invites you to call him Cy, then you can. Whoever he is.

The Wall is not sure what you mean by friend-zoning. Usually it means a guy wants a romantic relationship and the girl he’s interested in doesn’t. You can have any reaction you want to being rejected, but if you haven’t said out loud “I’m not really interested in being just friends with you”, how would she figure that out?

Thanks for valuing my opinion! I can’t do endorsements because I’d inevitably make someone sad or angry. There’s actually a really good list of newspaper endorsements for candidates on Wikipedia: http://bit.ly/bc-st, if you’d like to see a range of opinions backed by something other than polls. Though if you want the polls, we have databases for them as well. https://libguides.bc.edu/elections. Here’s what I think: vote for the candidate who you think will move the country in the direction you want it to go.

Have an excellent break and come back and say hi when you return!

I suggest you meet with your academic advisor as soon as possible and discuss your options and path forward. My hope is that things are not as dire as they seem, but even if you are truly failing all your classes, I want you to know you have every hope of a successful and fulfilling future nonetheless. Your grades are not you.

Good luck! And enjoy your break.

Yayyyy!

So sweet!

I’m not sure my helper had that in mind, but it does seem like a providential accident if not. Pax vobiscum.

Start by working in a library. Eventually, you get to answer questions of all kinds. Most often these are asked in person at one of the many service desks by my very helpful assistants. Or online via 24/7 chat or email. Just go to library.bc.edu/ask-a-librarian to find out how many ways library staff answer questions. They seem to live for questions. Like me.

While a nice thought, buying pets as a surprise can sometimes be more of a commitment than the person receiving it is prepared for. And if you’re around Boston, there’s a high chance his landlord won’t be keen on a dog moving in. Plus, visiting a shelter together can be such a fun experience! The MSPCA and the ARL of Boston keep updated photos and descriptions of their in-shelter pets online, and the staff there are knowledgeable and eager to match you with your perfect pet.

Imagine them at their worst: short-tempered, unwashed, and itching for a fight. If that doesn’t help, and it’s someone you really can’t get involved with, know that the infatuation will eventually pass on its own. But if there’s nothing preventing you… why do you have to stop yourself?