How do you get a boyfriend?

How do you get a boyfriend?
How do you get a boyfriend?

I’m just a wall. I’m not sure how you humans go about this. You could ask someone to be your boyfriend although you cannot guarantee they’ll say yes, so prepare for possible disappointment. But most importantly, be yourself.

Where is the friend’s house?

Translation of Persian text: Where is the friend's house?
Translation of Persian text: Where is the friend’s house?

“Where is the friend’s house?” Thank you for this reference both to Sohrab Sepehri’s poem “Address,” (bit.ly/sepehri-address) and the first film in Abbas Kiarostami’s Koker Trilogy. We have both in our collection. The Koker Trilogy is on DVD (bit.ly/bcl-koker-trilogy), and Sepehri’s book The Green Volume, in which “Address” was published, is in an ebook, The Eight Books, as Chapter 7 (https://bit.ly/bcl-green-volume). I hope your fellow BC students & others explore the poetry and films you’ve alluded to!

My cards won’t shuffle. -help plz.

My cards won't shuffle. -help plz.
My cards won’t shuffle. -help plz.

You could try gently bending the cards in stacks or (carefully) individually. Or try a different deck…

My cards also won't souffle -help plz.
My cards also won’t souffle -help plz.

Make sure you separate the eggs carefully, beat them to stiff peaks, and fold into the card batter gently (don’t stir vigorously!) That should help your cards souffle.

Tell us more about your parents.

Tell us more about your parents.
Tell us more about your parents.

Mom: seawall on the N Shore. Dad: LBR of an FDR in a prewar classic 6 on the UES. They won’t tell me how they met or why they separated, it’s like they’ve put up a wall around their personal lives. Dad has heard amazing conversations and is writing a tell all; draft title: Tell (W)All. Mom’s passion is ship spotting!

Every melody I write sounds like poopoo help? Over ii-v-i

Every melody I write sounds like poopoo help? Over ii-v-i
Every melody I write sounds like poopoo help? Over ii-v-i

I conferred with a local expert: Three thoughts on improving melodies over the ii-V-I chord progression: 1. This classic (jazz) chord progression emphasizes the return to tonic or the I chord. Try putting other chord sets in front of ii-V-I to extend the theme, altering the feel of each chord with flat 5’s and 7’s, or ending on 2 as a surprise. 2. Jazz is improvisational and collective – play with other people/instruments and enjoy the melodic journey. 3) Please refer to these books in the BC Libraries collection: Analyzing Jazz (bit.ly/bcl-analyzing-jazz) Interaction, Improvisation, and Interplay in Jazz (/bit.ly/bcl-interaction-improvisation).

When am I ready for a relationship?

When am I ready for a relationship?
When am I ready for a relationship?

You don’t have to achieve a state of perfection – people continue to grow throughout life. If you are willing to be open and keep the other person’s best interests in mind, you are ready. But maybe take things slow if you are unsure.

How do you pass finals?

How do you pass finals?
How do you pass finals?

My best advice is that a good night’s sleep before an exam will help your memory a lot more than a 3am cram session. Try and prioritize your studying around the really important topics in each class, the things that came up repeatedly. Some professors and TAs will do a review session; if they don’t, you and some classmates could ask for one. Good luck, you’ve got this!

How do you “rizz” a woman? – Asking for a friend

How do you "rizz" a woman? - Asking for a friend
How do you “rizz” a woman? – Asking for a friend

My advice is… just don’t. I don’t think rizz is something that promotes a sustainable, satisfying relationship. Being yourself, being honest, being kind… they’re not rizz, but they’re terrific!

Thoughts on rizz being the word of the year by Oxford?
Thoughts on rizz being the word of the year by Oxford?

Equally excited as I am by Pantone declaring Peach Fuzz 13-1023 color of the year…