This one.

Hi, I’m the Answer Wall! I’ve been perched in the O’Neill Library lobby at Boston College since February 2017, except for a year in 2020 when I went fully online. Ask me a question by posting a post-it on me in O’Neill Library. I’ll answer within a day on weekdays. I snooze on the weekends, because answering questions is hard work!

I have been surrounded by books for almost 40 years, and I have this to say about meaning: you don’t find it, you make it. And re-make it.

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!