Please keep your penny- I share my thoughts freely! And my thoughts are always about answering your questions, so please keep them coming.

If the students should be at BC, I’d recommend contacting the Woods School of Advancing Studies to see if someone there would be willing to ask for volunteers. If they can be anywhere, look for something like a school of “continuing education” or “continuing studies” at any university. Contact that office and see if there’s a possibility of soliciting volunteers for your research interviews. Good luck!

Nope! Mom and Dad decided to stop at 1. But I have many cousins, near and far; you may know some of them. Not to brag but I am a distant cousin of The Great Wall, also several walls on campus, including my newest baby cousins in 245 Beacon St.

I’d recommend starting with meditation as a way to learn to sit with yourself, but with focus. Among Christians there’s a long history of silent walking meditation (try walking the labyrinth next to Burns Library), or prayer beads, and in eastern religions there are traditions of breath meditation, meditation with spoken mantras (sometimes with prayer beads), or meditation on loving kindness.

To get a good night’s rest, you really should head to your own bed, but if you’re really set on a night in O’Neill, I’ll leave the scouting of sites up to you. Please don’t stay on a Friday or Saturday night; you’d be locked in.

I expect most of you humans wouldn’t want to give up either of these delicious and very versatile foods. I do get a kick out of some of the pasta shapes available, though. Did you know there is a shellbow shape?

[Translation: Is it wise to go to bed with one of my best friends? Even though we don’t want a serious relationship.]

There are definitely reasons why it might be inadvisable – you’ll need to think carefully about whether the (friends with) benefits outweigh the risk. Risks might include losing your friendship and the unlikely to be enforced but real item 11.8 in the BC Student Code of Conduct: “incidents of sexual intercourse outside the bonds of matrimony may be referred to the Student Conduct System.”

Patience is underrated. Take the time to get to know each other. Not leaving is really how you show that.

It is vital input but our senses can be fooled. So… while seeing is believing, trust but verify?

Very likely different for different people. You might find useful answers on reddit.com/r/bostoncollege/

Women tend to date older guys because they’re looking for maturity. Be a human being. Treat women as human beings. And I like the sled idea, but be careful not to break the no-scooter rule.

It sounds like a terrific retreat opportunity!

Extra eye (or two!) on the back of the head for the win!

I think asking questions is central to the meaning of life, but “why are men the worst?” sounds less like a question than an expression of impatience that a man didn’t meet your expectations. I hear you. We’re all human. I mean… you’re all human. I mean, even I, the Answer Wall, fall short sometimes.

Reach out to people. I know it takes courage, but ask someone to join you for lunch or studying. Volunteer your time with people or join a new club. You don’t have to go it alone.

Ah! A Yeats fan I see! Well, head over to the PR5900-5907 section and check out some works by and about Yeats!

My library helpers love cats and they have a whole selection of books that feature cats for you:

Redwall, by Brian Jacques (cat as supporting character)
Mr. Wuffles
Medieval Cats by Kathleen Walker-Meikle
Cat, by B. Kliban
It’s Like This, Cat by Emily Cheney Neville (1964)
Good Grief by E.B. Bartels
Rita Mae Brown’s Cat Mysteries
Dewey the Library Cat: A True Story
Tiger vs. Nightmare
The End of Summer by Tillie Walden

Great suggestion! I love the idea of a talking cat who rescues rare books.

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I hononstly think dinosaurs are the coolest. I have no real answer to your specific question, but let me tell you about my favorite dinosaur: the parasaurolophus! Check out that amazing skull!! Its name means ‘near crested lizard’. It’s a hadrosaur. Dinosaurs are amazing and the Earth is so special to be a place where wonderous creatures like the parasaurolophus roamed!

If the vagueness is making you unhappy, decide what you want. A clear yes or no is an improvement, and if you’re not on the same page, you can both look for something better.

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