Hello, hello! A real person! Please don't exit.
Hey
Oh, hey!
How's it going?
Sorry, there's this one person who refuses to talk to me. You know? Pretty well, I think.
Awwww sad
I know, right? I don't know why. Or, maybe I do.
Hahaha
The guy is in first place, I believe.
Ohhhh lame
I'm not sure since I can never see his username, but I almost guarantee it's him. I know, right? I don't think he wants me playing against him or something?
Hmm wierd
Yeah. I'm hoping it all works out, though.
Idek how this works
Oh, yeah? Are you new?
Ya
Woo! I love new people! How many times have you chatted before? Or is this your first time?
Right now
Oooooh. Fun, fun!
First minute Ya haha
So, it's pretty simple, as you can see. Just talk. And, um, that's it.
Ya fun stuff!
I don't really know how the metrics work, but I know the more words you type, the more points you get.
Sweet!
I think 300,000 is about an hour of talking. And that's the threshold most people shoot for.
Ok good to know!
If you wanna be top dog, it's going to require a lot of time to catch up, but I suppose it IS possible. And, um, yeah. There's not much more to it. What brings you to this corner of the internet? How'd you find out about this?
It's alright haha I'm not trying to be top dog Haha idk I got some email Byu
Oh, yeah? Which major are you in? I didn't get an email at all.
CS and Econ Wbu
Wait, wait, wait. You're a double major?
Yesss
How? Seriously, how? I thought that was impossible.
No just hard
(Oh, and for the purposes of this challenge, they want us to avoid texting lingo. It messes with their data, I think.) How'd you get it approved? I thought the committee for it was a pain. Lots of red tape and whatnot.
I graduated high school early because I like school so I came to BYU early And I have a lot of credits
Wow. That's really nice. How many years until you graduate?
Thanks! What about you?
Oh, I'm nothing crazy. Just a computer science major. And in my second year no less. I don't know a whole ton about it, but I enjoy it, so I'm hoping it works out.
Sweet!
Hehe, thanks! I don't know if I could handle a double major. That's a LOT of work. How do you do it? Skip sleep or something?
Econ is a short major
Or maybe just get yourself a time turner? I can see that happening. It is? Why? Just not a lot of credits or something?
And yesss I don't really sleep And haha no time turner
How do you not sleep? You're talking to a girl that doesn't function on less than seven hours. And needs an average of no less than 7.5 throughout the week.
Wow
And sleeps about 10 hours daily in the summer.
I get around 2 a day
TWO. You did NOT say that. Rescind that sentence.
2-3 Yes
You can't. You just can't. It's not humanly possible. I swear, there's, like, something that would force you to sleep.
No I really can
Man, I wish I could do that!
No
Is that how you have time for everything? Because if I could do what you do, I'd have no problems, ever.
Ya I have insane anxiety so I'm very awake
Doesn't that make you tired, though? I can't imagine the health consequences.
Eventually I usually sleep on the weekend a lot I'm not very healthy
Hehe, but you're alive right now. And hopefully doing well.
Yes haha I'm fine Where are you from?
Technically, I'm okay one day with only six hours of sleep-or heaven forbid five--but I can't do two consecutively. I'm from here in Utah, born and raised. I like it. It's a nice place.
Fun fun
Granted, I don't have much to compare it to. Are you from out of state?
California
I see. Definitely a different state than Utah.
Bay area Silicon valley
Yup. Definitely.
Haha yesss
So, question. Why the double major? It just looked interesting so you decided to do it? "Ehhhhh, I've got nothing better to do with my time."
No
"I don't sleep, so I have extra."
I like computer science and the skills. But I want to do something impactful in the field of business
Why does that require a major, though? Why not just a minor?
So the combination of the two is perfect I'm ambitious
It seems like a bit overkill for, well, what you're trying to accomplish. Hmm. Ambitious. I haven't met very many ambitious people. Where does your ambition come from? Why do you have it? Does it drive you?
Yes. I'm a first generation American
Oh, really? Where are your parents from?
Ethiopia
Whoa.
Communist refugee
I've never met anyone with Ethiopian blood.
So when you come from that you have a lot of inspiration to pave the way I guess Haha I don't know What about you?
Nothing special.
Everyone is special :)
My mom is from Colombia, and my dad is from Chicago. Hehe, thanks. Both my parents went to BYU. And, well, now here I am.
That's super cool! Do you like BYU
I really do. I think it's the best. I thought it was the best school I could go to.
I love it as well
I wanted something that was close to home but still competitive. Oh, yeah? How many years have you been here?
Not even a whole year
Wow. It's your first semester, huh? How many credits are you taking?
Yes, I think around 16.5
That's, um, pretty hefty for a first semester. Lemme guess. American Heritage? Computer science 142.
econ 110 Stata Stats French Contempt voice Honors
You're in Honors, too?
Yes! Are you?
Jumping straight into the deep end, aren't you? I am, actually! I love it. That class very nearly broke my 4.0, but it ended up fine. The classes you take afterwards are the best I've ever had.
Honors?
Yeah, the Honors program. You know, the . . . whatever it's called?
Oh my!
The first class?
I'm in trouble
Why's that?
Haha it hasn't been hard so far And mission prep I forgot about that
Yeeesh. That's how many classes ? Eight?
I'm not even sure haha
I don't know how you'd handle so many. Or, rather, I guess I can imagine if you sleep so little. I might be able to pull off another two classes if I slept like you.
Ya it is rough indeed
No kidding. How many hours a week do you spend on just school?
How are your classes?
(And my classes aren't crazy like yours.) Well, I mean, my first semester I took 16.0 credits, but they weren't crazy credits. They were American Heritage, CS 142, uh, some sort of religion, a calculus class, dance, and choir. And then I think I had one more. Ah, yes, the Honors one. And . . . I think one more? I had a total of seven, that's what I remember.
That's definitely hard! So you're a sophomore?
I am now! It's really fun. Well, sort of.
My boyfriend is a sophomore
I'm not technically in school at the moment because I'm serving a mission soon, but, credit-wise, I am a sophomore. Oh, yeah? You already have a boyfriend? Whaaaat? How did this happen? Tell me the story. Pleeeeease.
Hahaha ok So I was at a computer science job shadow and came home and my roomates were going to some boys dorm to play board games And they invited me. And I came and he was there and we just hit it off And he's super into academics too... but also is premise Pre mission Sooooooo But that's awesome that your going on a mission!!!
I love that story, by the way. I hope you're happy! Hehe, thanks! I don't leave for four months, though.
Thank you! Where are you going?
It's a little strange, how long I have to wait, but that's okay. Argentina. Right along the coast with all the beaches.
Ahhhhh that's aqesome!
Thanks!
Awesome!
I don't really know what to think of it. I guess it's still far enough away that I can't process it. I'm thinking it'll hit me hard a lot later down the road, but I don't know.
I want to go but I'm soo scared
You, too? You sound like me.
I can't even comprehend it Ya I'm working on my papers!
Are you really? That's amazing! How far are you? What're you waiting on?
Thank you! As in the first step where I tell my bishop I want to start on my papers haha Meeting with him next week
Always good to start somewhere. And I'm glad!
And I'm waiting on my age I'm only 18
Oh, yeah? How old are you? Oh. So you can't leave for another year, huh?
No! I turn 19 in a few months But I don't want to live that soon
Oh, right! I forget that most people don't have summer birthdays.
Leave
You want to finish a full year?
Yes
That's probably wise.
Yes!
It's a little strange to leave after a single semester.
Yes that is true
I hope that, wherever you go, whatever you decide to do with your life, that you're happy. I hope your ambition drives you to good places.
Thank you! You as well!!!!
I hope you go far in life. D'aw, thanks!
You'll be an awesome missionary!
I'm not super ambitious. Heh, I hope so. I don't really know.
Haha that's fine! I think I'm going to study econ!
Like, right now?
But best of luck to you! You'll do great on your mission!