i got you covered man.
Hey, hows it going? Thanks Im starting to get a little worried. That guy in the past hour or so has made a lot of ground
I can't let you fall behind on points. That would be way bad. Why are you getting worried? He has just been messaging, and you havent.
Ya, Im getting a little worried. Yup
Your are still in first place, he just doesn't have the same lead.
I think while at school this next week I will be able to gain a bigger lead too Yup. Thats true.
You just need to send some bigger messages and make sure that you are racking up the points.
We just need to continue getting higher up. He has seen the gain that he has gotten and I think that they are thinking that he can do this, we have to put an end to this! haha ya, thats true. I just need to focus on that. that is really how this is going to be won. Did I tell you that this morning, I ended up talking to him for a little bit He has a crazy fast typing skill
Does he really type that fast? I think you type faster considering that you pulled ahead of him.
I am just hoping that I can keep up and keep the lead. This will be a battle of the typing speed. If you need to go for taking a test you can leave whenever you need.
You just have fallen behind becasue you have not been typing enough. You just need to start sending a ton of messages in order to get ahead.
I appreciate all the help you are giving me. He types around the same speed as me, but he also understands how the points thing works with bigger messages too Ya, Im working on sending more, its just a bummer, because literally noone has been on for the past hour, so its just been dead.
Why didn't you text me and tell me that. You ended our conversation, so I assumed that you were talking to someone else.
Also I think he has either a friend that is typing him as well, or he is typing to himself using a friends account, because yesterday I noticed that he had like 4 million four hundred thousand points and with only one chat and the next closest one to him was only like one hundred thousand. So the other person wasnt typing hardly that much. But whatever, its all part of the game and competition haha I was talking to someone else, then I was going to go to soccer, I got there and they were like your hair is too long so I came home and since then no one has been on.
Ya, it is kind of like a game or a competition. Did our team have enough guys to play?
I feel bad asking you because I know you have tests and stuff and dont want you to have to worry about me trying to get this ipad. Its just that I know your really busy too! Ya, they had enough players to play I think. I felt bad today going and while they were playing, they pretty much told me I couldnt play. haha So I just had to go home, and I wasnt able to actually tell them why I had to leave. I dont think we had any subs though, but neither did the other team from what I saw. I hope that they win so that we can play again. If not though thats ok. Its just all about having fun. Its a good break from all the homework that we are given too! Haha And all the midterms, you know the ones that we get more than once a semester, more like anywhere between 3-10 times a semester or at least thats what it feels like. haha Ive been checking this chat scoreboard and he is pretty good at keeping up with all the scores and everything, I am hoping that I can continue to pull a little lead out of it. If you could pick one sport that you would like to play the rest of your life, but couldnt play anything else which sport would it be?
Ya, my physics class has like 6 midterms, and I normally spend 6 to 8 hours studying for those tests, so that really sucks. Man, I'm in it to win it. I know I won't be getting the IPad, but I sincerely want you to have it, because I know you can use it for your classes. We are going to win it.
Oh, man that really sucks! I cant believe you have 6 midterms! Do you have a final too? if you do that is an amazingly high amount of course workload. I just cant believe any class making you work that much Especially with having to study six to eight hours for each. Thats insane, just rough math but that is around 36 hours in studying just for tests, thats not to mention all the homework that you get as well. I know that you always have physics homework too! It seems like every time that we talk you have physics. Thats a rough class, and Im not looking forward to it. I just found out that I do have to take that class. I just looked at it while I was registering and realized Im going to be hating life a ton! Ya, I really think that I could really use an Ipad in my classes too! Its a whole heck of a lot better than lugging my 10 pound laptop around with me. Did you see the new ipad that has come out? Im wondering if that ipad is going to be the one that is given away. It would be pretty cool, if it were the ones that come right out of the store! Are there a lot of differences between the new ipad and the last one? It just seems like thye are fairly similar except for the fact that they dont have the button at the bottom anymore I think that is a little weird not having that anymore after all the years that they have had a button down there. Especially with the fact of trying to stay diverse in the phone and tablet industry Where is the touch unlock going to be?
I bet they will give out the old ipad, but it is still pretty cool. What physics class do you have to take?
Maybe they are going to have it on the back of the ipad, another design choice that seems a little interesting is the fact that the camera juts out the back a little. Not a ton though I have to take the 121 or something like that. And there is another physics that I have to take as well. I cant remember the names or numbers except for maybe newtonian one or something like that Its all good, i will take the old ipad too! They are both still pretty sweet! I just like the fact of the pencil and the updated CPU and Architectures that are in the ipad Coming from someone who isnt really an apple kind of guy, i have come to actually really like ipads and iphones. Mainly because the industry hasnt really come out with anything more powerful than what the iphone and ipads have. Almost all the phones and tablets are on the same playing field and no matter what phone or tablet you get it will cost a ton Like for instance, a couple of months ago I was debating about actually getting an ipad or a samsung galaxy tab, I actually really like both, and I was really leaning towards the samsung, but the fact of the matter is, having IOS is a real game changer. I love Android dont get me wrong, but lets be honest the better apps are on the IOS devices. I have used the photoshop and drawing programs on Android and I know that they arent really that powerful, but I have also used and read many reviews on some of the software that people use on the ipad and some of them like the Procreate app are actual software that they use in production. The iPad pro has become a content creation tool, and so has the samsung galaxy tab, but it lacks the apps as of right now Anyway.... On another topic. I watched my film for my film class and it was pretty good. I actually probably would recommend it. Im actually not sure if I told you about it earlier, but it has a similar feeling to the chocolate factory movie, and it has the child like feel that you just cant go wrong with. haha Makes you feel like a kid! Hows your physics going?
its probably physics 121-i got a b+ in it, its doable but not enjoyable my physics right now is going ok i have an a- i also spend my whole life at the school
Oh, thats not too bad. I think I have an A- in my religion class. I feel like it is harder than even my CS and Calc classes. Not because its hard material, but because the TA just makes it hard Are you at school right now?
what movie did you have to watch for your film class?
For some reason I thought you were at home. But that actually makes more sense that you are school, because now you can go to the testing center to go take your test and you
no im at home studying for a test that i have to take
dont have to travel. I had to watch 5000 Fingers of Dr. T.
do you have to write papers on them sadie doesnt let me go to school on saturdays it is her day
Oh, I gotcha, so you will just go and take the test in a little while. I have to write papers on the movie by midnight tonight. Its almost done though. I spent that time that I was waiting for people to chat Oh, that makes sense. And now I feel even more guilty now. Im taking you from her. On the bright side though, Im really looking forward to tonight Its going to be a ton of fun!
is that class just a bunch of essays? and yah tonight is going to be a blast weve been looking forward to it all week hopefully its not too cold
Ya, pretty much, its just movies and essays. Its kind of crazy, that we just write papers on movies and analyze them just for our TA to look at us and say you didnt analyze
is your TA bad in that class
that correctly, even though its a meme on the internet it has a very high filming value. That guy used his camera angles correctly to show this and that. haha No joke she used a meme the other day to explain a filming technique of a man jumping off a bridge. Ya the entire class is a joke. She is our teacher and teaches us using youtube as her main source. Its really stupid. I think there can be really cool things on youtube, but you dont spend your entire day on youtube analyzing those videos. Im with you I really hope its not too cold too! I should probably make sure I bring my heavier coat or something just to be prepared
yah that does seem like a joke
Oh, holy cow the guy right under me is getting really close! I dont know how he is gaining so quickly He is doing the same thing that we are doing. I just dont think that the other person is participating hardly at all.
so hes just writing to himself a ton
Anyway... I do think our class is a huge joke. Its really crazy. But honestly that is how most of my classes are this semester. I have like two classes that are pretty good, but the other ones are weird and not what I was expecting when I signed up for them. I think he is just writing to himself a ton. I think he is just spamming words, when I was talking to him this morning thats what he was doing a little just with me, now he probably is sitting somewhere with a second user that isnt doing anything and he is just typing away! haha
maybe you will have to do that to rack up some points
Oh well, we can overcome that. I think over the next few days Im going to pound out a few more million than he can try to catch up too Im going to spend some late nights but it will be all worth it in the end
are you jsut gonna type the whole way down to salt lake tonight
No, probably not, I dont want to be that guy. haha I really think that I want to still be a normal person and not be rude while around other people When Im with people I want to be with them. When Im typing i want to be typing, if that makes any sense, but if we arent talking or anything I might check and see if he has gained or surpassed me. haha
haha the important things thats good on you though
There is a chance that he will pass me up tonight, but it wont be by enough of a lead to get me down or make it impossible to come back, as long as he sleeps. After that whole moral talk, I can always spend my entire night typing and church sleeping. haha
how long do you think it will take you to beat him out so far that he gives up
I know he can type and he knows that he can type, but we both know that I can go nights without sleep. I can power through this guy, in just pure mental strength. haha I want this more than he wants this. Haha I think I will spend Monday typing while at work and I think that will finish the whole thing up As long as I continue typing a little tomorrow. I dont think I will type at church though. Thats just off limits at this point. And if I dont type at church I will have God on my side. haha Thats something Im going to need! Oh, hey, Ive been checking the scores again, and he dropped a little, he is either getting tired or realized that we are typing and can out run him a little, but not by much honestly. I also found that if you fluctuate between the big and little conversations I think you get more points That actually might be how it determines points. I think that actually makes more sense, because if you do it that way you are having more engaging conversation At least thats what it seems Oh well, either way. Hey, I think the soccer game must have just gotten over. i think someone posted something on the chat or someone like my hair note that I put Haha
haha did we win?
I just cant believe that I couldnt play. That was one of the weirdest things I had seen. I know I am getting long hair, but honestly its not that long. haha
yah sadie was way suprised, she didnt think your hair was long at all
I dont know they didnt post anything about that. Someone just thumbed up my post is all I really think it was because I didnt do it this morning. I think its the just the fact that in the back its getting kind of messy, but other than that I dont really know why It could also be the fact that it is a little over my ears I dont know though. Do you have any suggestions for great barbers around here in provo? Im trying to figure out the best place for the price
i always just get my hair cut by my mom but my brother is in the provo area and he can cut hair
I think the otter has just slowed down or stopped, we just got a 50 lead on him! Woohoo!
im just too stubborn to ask him to cut mine awesome, lets keep it up so we can get you that ipad
No way, do you think he would cut mine? Or is that just weird? I would even be willing to pay a little Lets get back that two hundred lead, so I have no worries while watching pumkins tonights Im really looking forward to that. I feel like we just never see travis and shantel that often anymore I miss the High School days when we were all in the same classes because we tried. For some reason I felt like people who didnt try were somehow the only other people that
yah we are super excited to see them. it works perfect because salt lake is a good halfway point. also the pumpkin thing is suppose to be way cool and i can ask him
werent in calc or in our literature class or stuff like that. I dont really see it as a division in smart but rather the effort that we put into our work
im not sure how many different hairstyles he can do haha
ya apparently its only in just a few different cities around the United States
yah highschool was good times
Its all good, I only need a 2 on the sides and a 4 on top. Its fairly easy and I like the way it looks
yah he could probably make it work sadie has cut my hair once
Its nothing professional, but I still really like it. Haha. Just out of curiousity, does he also do straight edge blades?
but i dont think she would be comfortable doing it
Oh, Id trust Sadie too Oh, just saw that Either way, its really hard to mess up a 2 on the sides and a 4 on top
im not for sure haha and i messed up my hair really good right before i left on the mission cut the hair over my ears like right off had to wear a hat for like 3 weeks
I find that hair that size is really easy to be able to comb and do, mainly because you dont have to a ton, its almost like its always done and ready to go Haha And thats the best way to have hair haha, that pretty funny. Do they let you wear hats when you entered the mission field. We couldnt wear hats until just right before I came home or so, then we could also wear
it was about 2 months before i left so i wasnt in the field yet
sunglasses too, which I thought was pretty weird, because I think eye contact is one of the best tools that I used to engage people quickly when contacting them on the street
but yah towards the end of my mission we could wear hats and sunglasses, but you had to take them off everytime you talked to someone so it just wasnt worth it
Oh, that works so it grew back by the time that you were in the field. That works perfect While in my mission, I was trimming my hair one time and asked him if I thought that this height would look good, using a comb to show how far down the back He said ya, and I cut it, and after we both realized I had like no hair in the back of my head. haha Oh really I dont remember there having to be a rule like that, but that makes sense. I didnt think it was worth it to have sunglasses and hats either, I just havent ever
haha how long did it take to grow out
really liked wearing them
i wanted sunglasses like my whole mission cuz the sun burns your eyeballs, but then by the time they came out with the rule i was used to it
It took a while, but we went to a professional barber shop to get it fixed a little. It was one of my first months in the mission. I think it was the first hair cut that I needed in the mission and thought I could save a quick buck on the hair It was a mistake, but honestly because it was in the back it didnt really matter, because most of the time that we talk to people we dont great them from our backs. So they never even ended up seeing that my hair was like that. Or at least they never ended up telling me that they did haha
haha they probably noticed as you walked away
Ok, I think we are back in the game, we have a one hundred lead on the next guy now. Whew! I was getting pretty nervous there. Ya, they probably noticed as they showed us the door, maybe that s why we didnt get any baptisms that month. Haha I thought, it was a lack of the spirit, but maybe it was more the fact that they thought members of the church go bald. After all we do have a lot of white bald people Haha
haha and that they have to wear suits for the rest of their lives
Oh, ya, that was probably a total turn off. Except the fact that we didnt wear suits to anyones houses That would have killed me and I think I would have apostasized just to get out that situation. haha No, I actually probably wouldnt but 110 degrees to 120 degrees in the heat with a suit jacket, is literally the definition of the place where Satan lives. hah So, we know what California is! haha
dude try barranquilla we would have died
Oh, I bet its probably even more hot there
thats why i didnt need any suits for my mission missionaries would be puddles in the street with wet books of mormon in them
Oh, thats nice. They told us to get suits, but we only had to wear them during church, because there is AC in the buildings, and we can survive that Haha That would be quite a scene, it would be a real big mess to have to clean you all up too! Do they have a lot of buildings that have AC in them in Barranquilla? Did I also spell that correctly>? Dang that greater than sign
yah you did, and no not really, very few had ac
Oh man that sucks. And when you say a few are you talking like houses or church buildings? Cause none of the houses in california have AC unless they are billionaires but for some reason the churches did.
the church buildings had them, but  it all depended on if it worked or not. i had a couple houses that had ac that was heaven
We would always plan our lessons in a way that we could take a five minute break in between them to go to the bathroom and enjoy the AC. Haha Oh, man, that is nice. I dont think any of the houses that I lived in had AC but they did have fans. But the church buildings were always doing well, except for one time. That church building got really hot too when it broke, but they got it up and running it just took a couple of weeks. The cool part of the heat though, is that during the winter, its always just sweater weather or short sleeve weather. Did you ever have to wear a coat on your mission? Hey, also I think I have a theory of who the guy right beneath me is? Well... not exactly who it is, but I think he is a TA This is the reason why, he is in the computer science major, I found that out after visiting with him and I have noticed that as I have checked online he is off after 7 and he was off today at 2 and those are the times that the TAs work His score just stopped at around 2 today, we are now nearing the 200 thousand mark of being a little higher than he is. Also, I know that all the CS TAs if they dont have people that they need to be helping then they can do homework, play games or do practically anything that they want to. Is the guy that plays the ukulele, still a CS 142 TA?
hey i will be back in like 5 minutes
Wait... Are you taking a test today? I think the testing center closes at 3 Ok no worries, talk to you in a sec
this is sadie i will talk to you while tyler is at his test and yes you are correct about the testing center tyler says he just is taking a short test
Oh, hi! hows it going? For a minute I somehow missed over the this is Sadie and was thinking that tyler was talking in the third person haha
when you chat for too long haha:)
If he hasnt left yet, tell him good luck! And thanks for helping a brother out! Its all going to be worth it in the end! haha Anyway, are you looking forward to the pumpkin nights tonight! I know I am
haha it would be too bad if you spent all this time and got nothing so i feel as though it is my duty to help you haha and yah im way excited:) also the lion house is one of my favorite restaurants although they arent serving lionhouse chicken tonight which is also my favorite but i guess ill live
thanks! youre the best, did tyler tell you he could also win stuff in this competition?
haha yah he said he could like be put in a drawing for a computer or something
just for participating I think that there is a MacBook pro on the line. We are all put into a drawing if you reach over three hundred thousand or something.
thats cool
Im also pretty sure he hit it last time and I think he'll hit it this time if he hasnt already hit it.
i could upgrade:)
Which puts it at like 1 in 20 because there was only like ten people who were in the top ten last time and im guessing it was like that for the other rounds too and I think it will be similar to that in this round so that is fourty and he and I will have 2 chances So in reality the chance that one of us will get a macbook pro is like 1 in 10, thats not too bad odds really Anyway... Pumpkins.... haha This whole competition has me going crazy
yah that really is pretty dang close odds
Does UVU have a lot of midterms like BYU or is it set up differently
and hey i won an ipad once so maybe we will get lucky:)
I feel like tyler has to take a test every single week or something, and Im really close to it.
and we have midterms but i dont have a ton becasue alot of my classes are art clases
Really when did you win an ipad
and yah tyler as like 2-3 tests like every week its ridiculous remember in highschool? i won the ken garff keys to success thing
that is really crazy Oh that makes sense, when I was doing animation in the fine arts I didnt have many midterms or finals either. Thats a good point. You should stick to the art. It will be worth it in just the amount of stress you will save. haha Oh, ya, I almost forgot about that, thats pretty sweet. Who won the car giveaway?
haha yah i enjoy doing projects much more:)
Or was that just a regional thing?
and someone who wasnt me won the car i got really close but they jsut spin a wheel i got free chick-fil-a....they got a car
Projects and drawing, and other stuff other than math are way more fun! Thats not even a competition. haha Well... chick fil a is almost comparable in value... I guesss?
i know:) its like i dont even really have schoolwork:) except im worried about next semester
haha Whats next semester look like.
i have to take a 7 am class:/
Im worried about next semester too
and that programming class and a 3D modeling class
No way, thats like against the rules
all of which are things i dont feel like i like and i know right! but its like the only time they offer it!
Oh, hey, if you need help with any of the programming and 3D Modelling I would love to help you
and to apply to my program i need it
Especially the 3D modelling
haha i totally will probably ask you when i have questions about things:) because i probably will:) i really enjoy learning the different programs but it takes me awhile to actually pick them up
The 3D modelling is super fun and you will fall in love with it, the trick is just dont get frustrated with the programs. Just as a warning because the programs will fail you once or twice, but as you learn more about it, its almost like you will become one with the program haha
haha you kill me:)
If you learn Maya, there are lots of bugs that will probably drive you nuts. But those bugs have work arounds. Youre taking a sculpting class right?
right now i have a 3D design class so kind of like sculpting
Oh, and just another tip, dont read manuals for Maya, it wont help. You can search for tips on things but manuals on Maya will make it more confusing haha
but we dont use clay
Oh, gotcha, 3D stuff is so much like that you would be surprized
ya i never read manuals anyways:) they confuse me.
Good!
thats why tyler reads all the instructions to card games:)
youre already one step ahead
but im glad you can help me when i have questions-your the best matt! and is maya expensive to get on your computer?
Oh, that makes sense, the only issue is, do we trust tyler with the rules? haha
haha sometimes we have to check up on him:)
Just kidding! actually with Maya you can download a free education license of it they just know that if they get students hooked, they will buy it after they graduate when they do have money! haha
oh perfect! so i can download it for free?
I think the hardest part about doing art is coming up with an idea Ya, its just on autodesk.com Just make sure you find the education part of the website and then its free You might have to take a picture of your UVU ID to send them. I think they just use it to make sure that you are a student and not just trying to rip them off
awesome, i might have to ask you for that information again at a later date:)
Ya, no worries. How old is your mac laptop?
and yah thats totally the hardest thing about being an art major, it takes me so long to decide on an idea that ill want to stick with and i got my mac before my mission so like 3 years old now im guessing
Ok, as long as its fairly new I think your ok. That should work, I think
oh no:)
What? Oh the computer thing. haha If nothing else, maybe there will be a new macbook pro in the future! Haha Do you know how much RAM you have?
i have no idea im not that good at computer stuff i just know that i could probably clean it out and update it and it would work alot better
I think you can just hit the cmd and spacebar and then type in RAM and it will tell you
its a mess:)
or maybe you have to type system info or something like that That spotlight search on the mac is super cool I really like macs, they just seem really expensive. I have actually really loved learning about macs at my job Also the macbook pro would run not only Maya but you could almost run any kind of software that you would want besides games. Macs just arent for games for some reason. But lets be honest here, tyler is more of the gamer. Haha
yah i dont game:) but yah i love macs alot they just seem to work better to me
I think the best part of macs is that spotlight search and they are just really easy to use. Also they use really premium materials like aluminum on the body of the computer which gives it a very modern feel and makes the computer seem like its part of the 21st century, and not clunky like my 10 pound laptop that looks like it walked out of the nineties. haha
haha your laptop kinda does look like that:) also matt! you have to come ot the nickel arcade with us! its super cheap and you can play tons of games the games really do only cost like 3-4 nickels so you can put in 5 bucks and play like a bajillion games
Ya, thats also another reason I really like iPhones Oh, man I have got to check that out
yah it was really fun:)
I have been to a nickelcade in ogden before I thought it was pretty cool and there are tons of really fun things you can do there for under ten dollars I just was planning on going to bed early, then one of my roommates walked in and started talking to me for like an hour. Haha But thats ok, it was cool, I like talking to people. Which is one reason I dont even mind doing this crazy chat thing! Haha Its just a way to vent and get things off your chest without even knowing the other person. Unless its you or tyler, or a few other friends. Then they know who I am, but still. haha
haha i think its funny that the program gives you funny prompts :)
Did you read the prompt for this one? If you cant see it just refresh the internet and it will bring the prompt back. Just click on the ok when the dialog telling you the rules. It will look like I sent the prompt Its just weird, like this prompt is just so far out there, that I dont even know how to answer. but other people get really creative in how they answer it! Haha
haha yah that is a wierd prompt i dont even know how id start on it but i think its funny to hear what people would have to say:)
Its definitely a topic for a nerdy conversation. haha
some people are super creative and yah thats another thing about alot of the prompts
ya, they really are.
they are kinda nerdy so sometimes i dont actually know anything about them haha:)
Did tyler tell you about the catfishing story? Oh, shoot, thats why you posted that on the group chat didnt you? I was catfishing under the name Chantel for Shantel. But only because travis set it up by asking if I was Chantel. haha I wasnt sure Shantel was even there, so.... this was the perfect opportunity to jump into. Is Shantel going to school in Salt Lake? I thought she was at Utah State? when are we meeting up to head to salt lake? I forgot...
haha yah sometimes i see your guys conversations:) and yah she goes to utah state she would be coming up with sydney pond im still not sure if she is coming yet or not though and come to our house at 5:) and we will head down
Oh, they are just driving a ways to come up! Its going to be a real party! Ok, that works out perfect!
i have to go pick up tyler real quick and then he will be back to chat with you hows your lead coming?
Its coming, I think I have the lead that I was hoping to get before the pumpkin nights thing so thats good. I think Im going to go get my laundry then. Thanks for chatting! Its helped more than you know
haha no problem:) see you soon!
See ya soon!