Category: Random

Congratulations! And no worries: you get to decide that for yourself, when you’re ready. And then change your mind as often as you like. Wear that thought lightly, and maybe try to be a slightly better version of yourself than you were yesterday. You’ve got this.

No problem. When you think of a question, share it with me!

Woe to those (woe to those)
Who spurn what goodnesses
They are shown

I enjoyed it! It’s fun to experience how different each album is from the one proceeding. Favorite track: The Fate of Ophelia, I’m a sucker for a Shakespeare allusion.

Beauty, eye of the beholder, etc. But there does seem to be a growing consensus among reviewers that her work as a whole on this album isn’t the equal of her earlier work. A consensus of reviewers doesn’t mean much, though: Moby Dick was panned in its time and didn’t sell well. Perhaps the work just doesn’t match the moment.

I love a challenge! Unfortunately a) I have no hands and b) that would be unethical & would get us both in trouble with the academic honesty board.

If you can see. If your hair is in your eyes, time for a trim.

Two thoughts: 1) That may be more of a fifth date revelation. 2) If you’re doing sweaty debate Nixon, you could try the one from the movie Dick. Also, there will be boys who will get this.

It is my strong belief that there are many possible Someones for everyone, so yes, don’t sweat it. But not sure why autism is called out here.

One version goes, “…for dust you are,
and to dust you will return. (Genesis 3:19)

If you feel ready to tell people, by all means!

I think so! I get to be around all of your with your wonderful questions every day. For me, that makes life truly wonderful. 

Most will hold a couple at least, but your results will be highly dependent on variables like shoe size and how supple the material is. Try it out as a weekend project and report back.

A clock as well!

Trading in markets isn’t something I know much about. Sorry! If by ICT you mean the YouTube account Inner Circle Trader, keep in mind that any investment advisors worth listening to consider day-trading little more than gambling, and any strategies marketed as foolproof aren’t.

Sometimes even our favorite foods don’t agree with us. Well that’s what my friends with stomachs tell me. It might be time to appreciate the pumpkin spice gnocchi from afar.

If you mean songs with lyrics that hold up on the page without the melodies, possibly Patti Smith, Bob Dylan (can’t argue with a Nobel for literature!), or Lou Reed, or just about any rap or hip hop artist for sheer virtuosity (Check out Doechii!) If you mean an imaginative or sensitively emotional style of expression that blends with the music, a lot of people are saying Taylor Swift. I’d go with a much older classic: Robert Burns.

Anything from manage the life of a fictional wealthy layabout (Jeeves, for Bertram Wooster in many P.G. Wodehouse novels) to manage the staff of a fictional great house (Mr. Carson in the British tv serial Downton Abbey). Household staff were so frequently the culprit of murder in mystery fiction that people were warned away from the cliche as early as the 1920s. (bit.ly/butler-did-it)

Dropping out of a program is always a big decision. But you’re already doing one of the best things when deciding something: looking into options and spending time with the decision. Some other job possibilities for neuro majors include teaching, nurse practioners, and researchers. You might also talk to someone in the program or one of your professors to learn more about options.

PLEASE don’t try this. Not really sure how you’re envisioning this working, as helium is only solid at a temperature around absolute zero. But in gaseous form, the answer is an amount of helium that would cause death by hypoxia a long time before any floating happened. Estimates of number of balloons required to lift 100 pounds: https://www.uu.edu/dept/physics/scienceguys/2000July.cfm.

If you’re in student housing, use your local lounge, which ought to be pretty quiet while everyone else sleeps. Academic building locks are set to open at 6:30am on the weekends, so you could, for example, go to Stokes and use the seating on the ground floor near the Chocolate Bar.

So many of them are good, it’s a tough call. Here’s one ranking that you might productively disagree with: bit.ly/metal-gear-ranked.