Hi! How are you?
Hey again
Hey! You disappeared but came back!
I went to grab some food then I got distracted.... Food can be so distracting
Food can be very distracting! What did you get? I work an office job 1-5 so I'm just working on some stuff and have it up my whole shift
I got some sriracha chicken, jalapeno rice and mixed green salad
Awesome, sounds way better than what I had for lunch! Which was a package of powdered donuts and a cutie
Haha I would trade Powdered donuts are fantastic I havent had one in so long
Haha yeah but not very filling, I'm definitely still pretty hungry! I normally like to get the coconut ones but the vending machines were out
Thats true, they are more powder than filling What is your favorite vending machine food?
Yeah but they do taste delicious! I go through stages, I liked the muddy buddies then I liked the vegetarian potato chips and then I liked the peanut butter granola bars and then I liked the starbursts and now it's the crunch donuts...what about you?
Those are all good My go to is the bagel Its pretty plain
Oh nice, good choice!
Though I do try to limit my vending machine use through out the week It can get kinda pricey, but some late nights its necessary if I didnt pack dinner or enough snacks
Yeah I spend way too much money on vending machine food! But you're right it's really hard if you have a lot of classes and need something to eat in between 7 hours of class and 4 hours of work or something like that It can get really expensive but it is really convenient and BYU has really good vending machine options You might have gotten distracted by food again!
Sorry my mom got home and wanted to talk about her day Im back and should be for a while now
Oh no worries! If there are other things you should be doing feel free to do whatever! What are you doing over the summer, just hanging out at home?
Ill let you know if I have to walk away again, just in case if things change I am working to save up for the fall
No worries! Oh fun, what do you do for work?
I do marketing for a contracting compnay company*
Oh hey that's awesome, is that what you're studying?
No I am studying industrial design
Interesting, what do you want to do with that? And how did you get into marketing for the company out there?
Really anything that is a design team for tech or car companies Um I do paperwork, calling potential clients, managing appointments, design logos, and creating renderings of potential projects
Sounds cool! What made you decide to go that direction?
I really like science and art so it was a good blend between the two
That's fair, what exactly is industrial design? And what college is that under?
Its creating or improving objects to be more functional and increase its aesthetics It can be from anything from a clothes, to furniture, to cars, to computers, etc
And how did you find out about that? Was it something you always wanted to do?
I was trying to figure out something to do and someone I was having dinner with mentioned they heard about it and it sounded like something I would like, and I do! Im not quite sure where it lies, Its office is in the Engineering department, but I think its an arts degree
That's way awesome! Are the rest of your family science people or art people or both?
Um there is some of both, my sister is working on her chemistry PhD But my grandpa does art and sculpture And my aunt teaches art at college, then my uncle builds planes and stuff like that
Oh cool, so lots of diverse backgrounds...your sister is crazy!! Is she at BYU? And how far are you in your program?
Haha yeah she is so smart, and she is. She works at a lab on campus. I am just getting started the program starts in the fall
Ha yeah I could never do that, good for her! A PhD is really intimidating especially in chemistry! What is she going to do after she graduates? And fun, good for you!
Maybe teach or keep working on research, I am not sure.
Well good for her! Is she much older than you?
She is 4 years older than me
Oh wow that's a bit but it's super cool that you guys get to hang out in Utah together!
Yeah I love it, I usually end up going to her lab and have lunch
That's awesome! None of my family is out here in Utah so I'm definitely jealous of people who get to hang out with their siblings away from home
Its been a long time coming though, Its been 6 years since I have really been able to spend any time with her
Oh yeah I guess so, did she serve a mission?
No she didnt end up serving one
Cool, just wondering!
Yeah no worries
Yep!
How is your work going?
Going good! Doing lots of random stuff, it's a little busy considering it isn't really the school year
Random stuff makes it interesting though! It keeps it upbeat and gives a change of pace
Yeah I guess! Most of our work is with students and faculty members and we are a little short on them currently since it's spring term so there isn't a lot of consistent work
Are you doing classes at this time too? Or just working?