Hey there!
Hey! Hows it going?
So good! How are you?
Pretty good! Just got done with school and got me some lunch slash dinner
Nice! What are you studying in school?
Im studying computer science with an emphasis in animation. What about you?
Wow that sounds really interesting! Animation...have you made any videos with that yet? I'm studying health and wellness. Just a major to get me into dental school
I like to do a ton of stuff with animation. I have made some personal projects with it, but Ive not ever spent anytime in a company or anything. Just stuff for fun Oh, thats pretty sweet! Health and Wellness is good too! you learn a ton of really good useful things to take care of yourself
That's really cool!! So you must enjoy drawing?
And a family I do like drawing, although, Im not the best at it. I really like the 3D art that you do on the computer I think it would be really cool to one day be able to work at pixar or Lucas films doing VFX
Yeah it's been really great! Come to find out that I love chemistry too! It's been a good major so far. I don't know if I've ever seen the 3D art before? Ugh yeah that would be pretty sweet! Pixar has some great stuff!
I for some reason really like VFX and I could end up doing that for games or film if I decide too I think making anything that you would see in a pixar film would be a ton of fun. Or the stuff that you know is fake, but its hard to tell that it is, in Transformers, Star Wars, and other films
Yeah, true. I'm sure both of them would be a great choice.  I agree! I mean it's definitely something I know I would never be creative enough to do but I definitely appreciate The films that have come out already. You can be so creative!!
Ya, I think thats one thing that Im looking forward to being able to do for my job I really like being able to get on the computer and mold things as if I were molding them with my hands in 3D
I was actually watching a new one that comes with the special edition of incredibles 2 and it was pretty amazing and had an awesome story behind it.
Which one was it? I havent seen the new incredibles though either.
I do remember what it was called but it was about a mom who had one of her dupplings (food) come to life. Just talked about how we grow up and get somewhat dependant on ourselves and how that can hurt family
Hmmm.... I have no clue what the is, but im sure it was a good one. Its probably one of the shorts that they always put at the end of the movies
Yeah it was!! Wasn't a full on movie but it had a great story behind it. Would transformers be an example of the 3D animation?
Somehow even though they are like three minutes or so they can always pack a great message into such a short time There are a ton of things in it that are animation, but itself is not. I would say its a film with tons of CGI and VFX CGI is just computer generated imagery, and VFX is visual effects
I see! That just sounds intense! Haha Do they teach you how to create stuff like that with your major? Or is it more programming?
So computer science is mainly just programming but having the emphasis in animation, we learn how to create more of stuff in 3D, but its just on top of the knowledge of all the programming. So we have to learn both of them.
A lot to learn! I look at how people program and it just makes my brain hurt!
Ya, me too! Haha And im supposed to get it.
My brother has a great job doing that and has created a great life for his family. Hahaha! You got it!
Where does he work?
He works in south Jordan with HP. He was working for a smaller company but they got bought out by HP. He actually liked working for the smaller company better
Oh, thats pretty cool though. I didnt even know that there was a HP place here in Utah. To me that would be a pretty cool place to work. Although, I think I would like to do animation stuff in a big business like that
Right! I think that would be super intriguing all the time I think doing animation would give you a bigger variety to do things too There wouldn't really be any limits to what you could do
Ya, thats one reason I think I would like to do it. Theres just a so many different things that I can end up doing
Yeah truly! Definitely wouldn't be boring!
Yup!
How did you come to find out that you like animation?
Im not really that sure how it all happened. I do remember though, when I was pretty young, I really wanted to do animations and when I turned 12 or so, I started And found out that I absolutely loved every minute of it Its just always been something that I have loved, and I really hope that I will be able to land a job and be doing it for a living.
Been a work in progress! I think it's great to have that compassion for it! That's what will take you far
Thanks, when did you decide you wanted to do dental?
For me, it's been really tough deciding what I want to do. I have so many things I love/enjoy doing. I'm also one of those people who can't do one thing for a lone time. So deciding to do dental actually came to me when I was helping my dad at the dental office this summer.
Oh, that is hard, sometimes im in the same vote. Its just hard to figure out exactly what you want to do. Sometimes after having fun playing sports or stuff you find out that you want to do something different in just a few minutes Oh, thats not that long ago at all. Thats pretty sweet! So this is your first semester then. Hows it been going?
Yes! It's crazy how fast it can change! I'm actually technically a senior just because of how many credits I have. I've changed my major quite a bit haha But this is my first semester as pre dental and it's feeling right so far
Haha. Thats ok though, as long as you figure out what you want to do before you graduate Thats good!
I've wasted a lot of time too by transferring to different BYU schools I've been to all of them in the US
Even the one in Hawaii? I think that one would be so much fun!
Yeah I went there before my mission! I miss it pretty much everyday!
Oh wow! Did you do a lot of surfing, and other beach and water sports
Yeah I did. I love surfing now. I'm not amazing at it but it's definitely a hobby of mine now and i miss being in the ocean. My grades in school weren't always the best because I had too much fun playing haha
Ya, I dont know much about BYU Hawaii but thats what I always feel happens there. Haha There are just so many fun things to do besides doing all the homework and school stuff.
Yeah everyone is always doing something and usually not homework haha
Haha. I have a friend that is over there right now and he always posts pictures of surfing or skateboarding. It seems like all he does over there is play. haha
I keep trying to convince my wife to let us transfer there but she isn't ready yet. She says one day when I'm done with school and a bit more stable financially. Yeah I have some friends there too and they just make me jealous
Haha. That would be fun to transfer there. The only problem that I would have is I dont think that they have a computer science animation emphasis
Oh yeah probably not! The majors are very limited there. You would have to be going for the experience haha
Ya, but thats ok, people dont really go there for the school, but they go there for fun! Haha I was just about to say that, but you beat me to it
Haha yes!
What did you study while you were out there?
Exercise science. So similar to what I am now
That is pretty similar. I bet a lot of credits transferred over
Yeah they did transfer but religion credits did not
Thats pretty weird that the religion credits didnt transfer over. Its just really crazy That and religion credits here are hard as well
Yeah I went to BYUI after my mission and they didn't transfer over either. Bit crazy that they don't transfer but oh well Like i said I have been everywhere haha and the end result is having a big load of credits to show for it haha
Haha, hopefully it was still a ton of fun going to all the different schools and getting all the experience that you did. Hopefully, you dont have too much longer to go into your major to finish it all up
That's very true! It was really worth all that went into it. I will be done next December
Oh, ya that isnt that long.
No it's not! When are you done?
I still have three years to go I will finish I think in 2021 or so
Not bad at all! What year is this for you?
This is the beginning of my second year. I started in winter, but also did spring and summer semester I needed to have them if I wanted to graduate when I normally would be. I just happened to miss when I would start school, so that set me back a little
I see. Well that's okay! You'll be done soon enough. It goes by super fast Kind of stinks during it. I just can't wait to not have homework any more
Ya, im hoping it will. I love college and all, but there are just so much homework and so much stress Ya, thats the number one thing that Im looking forward to
Yeah it can be very overwhelming at times.
Ya, two years of lovely stress! Haha
Haha so much to look forward! Did you serve a mission?
Ya, I served in Arcadia California. Its pretty much just east LA
Oh cool! That definitely prepares you for school! Was it English speaking?
Ya, it was pretty nice, the only thing that is bad, is the fact that I cant remember anything from all the classes in High School, so Calculus has been a little bit of a trip
That class is tough!! I don't remember anything from high school either!
Ya its a little tough, but its been a great review. I think things are beginning to come back to me a little Whats been your hardest class so far
Good on ya! Definitely organic chemistry
Oh, man that does sound pretty hard! Ive heard horror stories of that class
Yes it's pretty horrific. I have nightmares about the tests
Im having nightmares on my cs224 class. Its been a class on binary and complex computer stuff. Its been pretty hard so far. I hope I survivie it Im taking a test on it on Friday
Oh man! Is it your first test for the class?
No this is the second one. We have two midterms and a final
I have found throughout my semesters that finding a study group helps a ton!!
We have a study group, but I found that its just really hard to find times to meet up with all of them We just seem to always be busy with other classes and homework It makes it kind of difficult
Sometimes I think that's harder because it's so much info to retain for so long
But really we should get together more often. It would probably help me out a ton. Im not necessarily struggling in the class yet, but I do feel like I dont know as much as I
Yeah that's true. I'm on compass all day long so I usually just text everyone and meet up with who can
wish I did for all these tests, it just seems like the tests are way hard and all we do is lecture. So... some of it actually just goes in one ear and out another. Sometimes I feel like I dont even internalize any of it Oh, that makes sense. That probably helps out a ton. I usually am on campus, but I also work and have a full time schedule as well, so some of the time I can just go and spend all night with them to figure things out. For some reason I also feel bad, because I understand more of the content than the rest of the group too. So I feel like Im letting them down a bit by not studying with them. I just have a million and one other assignments and tests to study for too
That will happen often. That's the hard thing too about study groups is that you're on different  levels of understanding but it can just be helpful to teach info to others. I learn best when I teach it to others. I have actually got to get to some homework. It's been great talking with you though. Good luck with school!
Ya, I know, I should be there to help them out and they are there to also help me out, its just I have a hard time with schedulin scheduling You too! Good luck!