heyo how ya going anyone there?
Hey, Its me again! Hows it going?
hey dude! good just at school
Yup I am here, I am her, I am here! Haha can you name that movie
ummm it's the horton hears a who? that's my guess
BOOOM! You got it! I just finished my homework for the weekend! Now in an hour or so I can go have some fun! haha Have you heard of the Pumpkin Nights that is going on in Salt Lake? I think im going to go there It should be pretty fun and go hang out with friends. Wait... Did I tell you that already today? Sorry, sometimes chats just blend together
oh awesome how did soccer go?? did you score anything nah I don't know anything about anything social around here hahah I do know all of the grocery deals though I can tell you what's off and what's on discount
You wanna know something that is kind of funny? I actually went and was about to sign in, when they told me, that I couldnt play I guess I need a hair cut. Its not really that long, I guess that I just need to not have it over my ears or something I really think it was because I had just gotten out of the shower and my hair was a little scraggly but not really that long
wait what???
Haha
okay that's nutes
Ya, that what I thought
that sort of thing really drives me crazy about utah culture I've seen some wild hairstyles get a pass here
There were two guys there and the one was looking at him like what the heck, do you actually do that
it's all subjective and it turns us into judgemnetal monsters instead of loving your neighbor it's more like police your neighbor out of your care for their soul and salvation
Ya, its true, it drives me nuts. I just left, I didnt care enough I guess to get back at him and try to argue my way into playing. The funny thing is I just took a test like a
yeah....
day or two ago and played another soccer game. Haha
pretty silly especially, because none of it's doctrinal
ya, have you heard of the tattooed mormon and the book she wrote?
I've listened to a few of her vidoes but I have not read her book awesome person
Ya, it just sucks that, thats the society that we live in that will just point fingers and judge people
right....
I think its ok to find patterns in cultures, however I dont think that it is ever ok to judge or think yourself to be better or worse than anyone else
it's definitely something we will always have. I'm just get frustrated that the church culture perpetuates that and makes it worse right for sure well I'm sorry that that happened to you
I feel like there is a culture here in Utah, although, it has gone down a lot I feel like. Oh, dont worry about me, I dont feel bad at all. I just mainly feel bad for other people who have things that they can change. I can change it next time I guess by just doing my hair or cutting it. Either way I think they will let me play then. Anyway... You said you know discounts on groceries. Which are the bargains of the day? I still need to go.
it has gone down a lot indeed. Things have changed really fast. Especially in the two short years over my mission which are the bargains??
Ya, no kidding! I feel like when I got back things were way different!
Ranchos is really really good place to shop
Ranchos? Ive never even heard of that. Where is that? Wait... Is that on state street
umm look it up! it's a really good place to get deals
Ok, thats a fair point haha
and they have an app with a great selection of stuff yeah sorry hahah!! I'm kind of talking to my mum on the phone at the same time and my attention is divided
Oh, its right by carriage cove and maverik! Thats where I was thinking. I used to live at Carriage Cove
oh nice I've heard stories about Carriage Cove how was it over there
Its all good. That is really hard, I was doing that once and I just ended up telling the person I had to go because it was so hard to concentrate on either side of the
apparently it's kind of far from campus
conversation
hahaha
Ya, its right by rancho markets, so its kind of far, but they have a bus provided by BYU that takes you right to school. I loved it, the management is kind of funky, but thats whatever, the people seem to be really nice, at least  most of them seemed to be
oh good I feel like all college housing have bad management or that's what it sounds like I just picked the cheapest place I could find and went for it it's been alright so far as long as they aren't to crazy about the cleaning checks and deposits etc h
I just moved, because I wanted to try new things out and meet new people. Ya, no kidding all the places around here have management that are just trying to take advantage of
I'm cool ah true...
the college situation that BYU living has
Man, I seriously have no idea how people afford to pay anything more than 350 a month with a campus job
Ya, thats what I went with now. Its been pretty good. I actually wanted to try on-campus housing, and Im at wyview. Its pretty cheap too
Assuming you work 20 hours a week at 10 dollars. That's about 800 a month, but you have to think about tax and boom maybe you have 200 left over for the month
No kidding I only pay 325 and its hard enough
how on earth do you pay for dates, petrol and other stuff yeah my rent is 319, I spend 50 dollars on groceries a month and I bike to and from everywhere
Theres taxes tuition, housing, food, and anything else that you need to do
and I still feel like I'm dying
yup I feel the same. Luckily for me I make a little extra on campus but its still not like im a millionaire or anything. Im still eating the cheapest things that I can find
oh woooow what are you doing the digital design thing at the library or was that someone else that I was talking to?
The only thing keeping me alive is the fact that I have parents that sometimes will send me back with food when I visit them every few months
oh and are you going to go to the chit chat party thing?? I was suprised when they sent that out. I didn't know that that was a thing
Ya, I was doing digital design in the library!
yeah for sure. I eat at my grandparent's every sunday
you remember so well!
hahah I have a very selective memory....
Thats impressive!
ever since that conversation I've just been looking everywhere for all kinds of jobs
Ya, I plan on going to the chit chat thing. If nothing else its a free dinner that I dont have to worry about paying for or cooking! haha two things that I really dont want to do
yeah I know!! I always map out the first two weeks of each semester and fill it with lots of opening socials for clubs lots and lots of pizza but hey it's free
It can be hard to find a good job. I have no idea how I ended up landing this one I really got lucky
that's amazing man, if they are ever looking tell me!!
Ya, and pizza is one of the best foods I think
right now it's between TAing and doing researcht
I never get sick of it unless its dried out and left in the fridge Ok, Ill let you know.
I think that doing research will actually be pretty cool. It'd be like being paid to do a project related to the major
Although this chat is like the only way to contact you. haha
nah I'll meet you at the chit chat thibng!
Ya, I also heard that research assistants can get paid pretty well too
that will be so weird...I'm totally going to go disguised '
Oh, thats right!
the pay is actually pretty average, but the flexibility and opportunity is definitely the huge plus
Thats going to be crazy meeting all the people who I have talked to but not known
and access to special campus tools and connections to professors etc yea I know!! I'm totally going to keep my username a secret hahaha "what was your username" "Uhh I forgot"
Ya, special tools is super nice! I wish I had more, but the adobe suite is still super nice though
"something like talkingboy23"
Ya, me too! That sounds like a good plan
do you get that for free? or just on the computers that they give you for work
Ill just say I spent a couple of minutes on it or something haha No they give it to us for free on our personal computers as well We get 2 free licenses So, I even get it on my laptop and my desktop
yeah for sure I can't keep track of all the weird things I've said on the chat or all the stuff that I've written when the other person isn't online
my username is a little harder to hide though. Its practically my name just mispelled. Haha
oh and are you one of the top two? Because you're killing it if you are aahh yep that will be a problem just call yourself matt
haha. Ya, I never know what to do when they leave their computer, but I dont want to wait all day for them to come back Ya, thats what ill do, then when we meet Ill be like hey, Im matt, and you will be like.... Im talkingboy123 Haha
well that's the plan aye there are a few people that I would be really keen to meet though I've gotten quite a bit of career advice from people that I've talked to in the ealier rounds almost CS grads etc some of the best conversations I've ever had for sure
Ya, no kidding like the winners of the previous ipads and how they are crazy enough to spend all the time that they did to get them haha
yeah that is a lot of dedication
oh, thats true... I havent had too many people that are graduating soon, but I have had quite a few people that are in the same situation as me around sophomore time or so
yeah most of the chit chatters seem to be in the CS program I've only met a few other major people on here
Ya, its true Something that could be effective for this chat thing is setting up future times with people to chat later. haha There have been a few people that I have loved talking too though, just because of the fact that they have had really cool experiences. I absolutely love it when they tell me a story or two. Its just so fun to hear what other people are doing with their time, and it inspires me to do fun stuff too!
dude did you see the message on the slack channel just now?? FB internships! I I'm putting in my application right now haha I would love to intern at facebook
No, I didnt even know that we have a slack channel What slack channel?
umm give me one sec
Oh, by the way, im going mobile so if im a little slower thats why
byucompsci.slack.com really neat stuff
Oh I'll have to check that out. What else do they post on it usually. Just cs news? Or Oops didn't mean to put the or there
um I think general usually check out all the channels. there's a lot of gems that come up occasionally
Sounds like there are a lot of gems. I'll check it out in just a second
yeah. In general I try to keep as many lines open so that I can get lucky
Internships at Facebook would be really cool
it and it sounds like they're only accepting first and second year students
Yup the more places you are the more chances you have Oh man that's perfect for us!
now I'm just frantically looking for my highschool transcript
Oh thats scary I don't know where mine is either.
yeah for real where is that thing??? Now I need to text family back home to scan me a copy of it
Oh, that sucks. I think I might have to do the same thing. when is the due date for application? Does it say?
not sure I would send you the link but I can't copy and paste ....
No worries. Im logging into slack but I forgot my password We are both struggling hard right now haha
yeh I would kill for an internship at facebook but I feel like that would cost a lot of money....
No kidding, do you know where that could get you into the industry
with logging and everything but I also would love to work for a smaller company
Wait... its probably a paid internship. How would it cost money?
is it?? I didn't read all of it I saved it away, to do later when I have my transcripts
Oh, I didnt read it but every big name business Ive seen is a paid internship usually the big ones are the small name ones arent And they probably pay for you moving there too! I know most of the places I have looked at will pay for housing as wel well Ive looked at pixar, blizzard, ILM, Lucas films and they all do that
seirously?? that's amazing CS people are so spoiled even more so for CS girls the world literally bends over to give us what we wnat the benefits of studying something economically relevant
No kidding, in my job someone just got back from getting paid 27 an hour and their housing was paid for as well Yup, she was a girl too! haha
incredible that's amazing
You got it!
I feel bad, almost
Dont! Youre just playing life a little smarter
because other people are seriously struggling just to find a job after graduation and here we are complaining about how much they match our 401ks and how many days off we get but you get it right?? I can't help but feel really guilty whenever something good happens that's probably why I feel the need to be studying so much. Because there would be a billion people who would kill to be where I I'm at right now. And I need to outwork everyone to make it worth while and make the most of the opportunity
No, that does make sense
but it never feels like it's enough
Thats true! I get it, there are a ton of people that just dont have the luxuries that we will have once we graduate Hey, I got to go now, I think im heading over to the pumkin nights thing but im sure Ill see you around. I love visiting with you!
yeah dude!! have fun on behalf of me too
oh wait... actually we might not be leaving yet
oh okay haha well yeah. How do you deal with that guilt?? There has ot be a more healthy way to deal with it
I just think im going to be going through a lot of pain in the Computer Science program so it will all equal out. But other than that I try not to think about it
hahahahha that is a fantastic solution
Im also going animation side, so that makes me even more marketable to companies But ya, just dont think about it too much. ignorance is bliss Haha
ahhh yes plato allegory of the cave
yup. But honestly I dont think we deserve to beat ourselves up over choosing things the way that we did. And the other thing to consider is that other people like doing other majors and that makes up for the money sometimes
yeah I'm just dead set on sponsoring a ton of students to go to university so I need to make some cash on my own quick
Ya that would be really cool to be able to do that in a couple of years when we are making bank
yeah I know huh I get so excited about stuff like that honestly I'm really happy with my standard of living right now. I can't imagine wanting anything more than what I have now. As long as my phone and laptop isn't total crap and my flat has warm water with great water pressure. the rest is fluff
Its almost like we can see the future and it looks so bright Yup that's the life right there
yeah I have zero plans for relationships and whatnot though haha sounds like you're probably married
One day. One day Nope I'm single I'd love not to be though Haha
oh true hahaha I feel like it would be such a hassle a massive handicap were you going to go to that halloween thing???
Marriage? Ya. I'm heading out now. Good talking to you