What was your childhood like?

What was your childhood like?
What was your childhood like?

It was happy and secure. I spent time doing traditional wall activities – like standing and being – with each of my devoted parents. Mom is a sea wall, Dad is an apartment wall – very different folks, living apart from each other due to work obligations, but very loving.

How do I stop snoring?

How do I stop snoring? My roommate is getting angry! (Drawing of smiling face with curved eyebrows)
How do I stop snoring? My roommate is getting angry! (Drawing of smiling face with curved eyebrows)

I’d recommend visiting University Health Services. Meanwhile, there are certainly some low-tech, low-impact solutions, such as tape strips to hold the mouth closed and/or hold nasal passages open.

What is love?

What is love? (Small drawing of heart baloons at the bottom of the stickynote)
What is love? (Small drawing of heart baloons at the bottom of the stickynote)

If you are interested in it from an academic perspective, we have the books! Many are in the BD 436 call numbers up on Level 5, around row 35. But from a personal perspective – I feel that when you feel it, you know it! ❤️

Cell bio exam

Cell bio exam (drawing of frowned face with tears). Good luck!
Cell bio exam (drawing of frowned face with tears). Good luck!

Hope it went well! It is not a gut class, for sure. If you are struggling, peer tutoring at the Connors Family Learning Center (bit.ly/BC-connors) can be a great help.

Is it possible to fully move on?

Is it possible to fully move on or get over someone?
Is it possible to fully move on or get over someone?

Honestly this depends alot upon the situation and how you are refering to terms such as “Move on” and “Get over”. Although I think that it is possible, and sometimes even necessary depending on the circumstances, to put a relationship and the other person or persons behind you, I don’t think it is possible to ever completely go back to normal after most events or relationships. I think your best approach would be to learn from and use this knowledge to determine future actions/decisions.

Why are we here?

Why are we here?
Why are we here?

Because as far as we know, nowhere else in the universe could support the miraculous variety of life that’s here on Earth.

Because of evolution ➡️ It all goes back to Bio. OR Because we're all hard-working BEASTS who got into the school of our dreams
Because of evolution ➡️ It all goes back to Bio. OR Because we’re all hard-working BEASTS who got into the school of our dreams

Those are also great answers! Or because you’re all the kind of people who want to light up the world.

Favorite kind of pickle?

Favorite kind of pickle?
Favorite kind of pickle?

Thanks to this question, two of my helpers had a conflict over gherkins v. kosher half-sours that I’ll need to step in and mediate. I’m partial to post-its, myself, and don’t understand why anyone would want anything else.

How do you know what kind of life to lead? I don’t know what I want!

How do you know what kind of life to lead? I don't know what I want!
How do you know what kind of life to lead? I don’t know what I want!

Sigh… humans have so many choices, it’s hard for me to say. My life choices were fairly constrained to being supportive to the floors above me. The late Father Himes of BC had the great wisdom to boil it down to 3 simple questions: “What brings you joy? What are you good at? And who does the world need you to be?” Here’s a short lecture by Himes: bit.ly/himes-3key