CAMI LAVENDER’S ADVICE CORNER

What is the best Christmas attire to impress my crush?

From: Benny White

An ugly sweater referencing something you like—something in pop culture is best for this. This gives you a talking point for the initial conversation with said crush. 

“Wow, Benny White! That sweater is soooo cool! I love *pop culture thing*!” 

Boom, conversation started. Additionally, wearing this ugly sweater will make you appear confident, as if you simply don’t care. You are rocking that sweater, and your crush will see it. Another reason this sweater needs to be ugly is that your face will look all the better by comparison. Your crush will notice the shining light in your eyes and how kissable your lips are. In essence, this ugly sweater will be the key to the start of a flourishing relationship. 

What’s the best part of Christmas?

From: Muffin

The food, the cuisine, the culinary artistry. The Christmassy things one gets to eat and drink: eggnog, gingerbread cookies and the houses they live in, candy canes, turkey, the stuff that was stuffed into the turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, hot chocolate, apple cider, sugar cookies—or any kind of cookie, really—pumpkin pie, pecan pie, or any other kind of pie.

I mean... the feeling of community and mutual goodwill.

How many owls is too many owls to see in a day before you start to think something is going on?

From: Lady who has seen too many owls today

There are a few natural reasons why you might have spotted so many owls in a day. Owls can be seen roosting together during the day as the temperature drops, sharing shelter. Long-eared owls are best known for this activity. It could also be a boom of certain prey animals in an area, drawing owls to take advantage. Or it could be a migration bottleneck, such as weather or geographical features, bringing owls together as they travel. This is, of course, assuming you saw these birds of prey in an area.

However, if you saw these owls all over as you went about your day, I can only assume that there is something else going on. Many cultures see the owl as a sign of wisdom, but an equal number see it as a sign of death. Based on your proactive action to ask a knowledgeable person like me, I am going to assume the former in your case.

According to my live-in wildlife biologist, twenty to fifty owls is a rare occurrence. If that is close to the number you saw, you should call your local wildlife centre, because your sighting could make some biologists very excited.  

How would you go about becoming a famous artist?

From: Klaus

It’s hard to say. I don't know which medium you refer to, but fame surrounding artists seems to be completely random— a matter of chance and unknown probabilities.

Thank you so much to the mysterious strangers who submitted these questions, and thank you for reading! If you’ve got something on your mind for next time, send it my way!