Hello! Are you here?
hello again!
Oh, hello, haha! Do you spend all day here?
yeah Pretty much, don't judge haha
Judge? Pffft, you're talking to a person that went through a mini existential crisis when she found out she didn't have more school. Seriously, I'm kinda a wreck without homework.
hahaha I feel the same way! Where are those exams to keep me in stress mode?
Exactly! What is this? Sleeping in till 8:00? Not feeling pressured to do assignments due in a few hours? I'm . . . not joking, it's actually unnerving.
Wow
I don't know what to do with my life, which is kinda strange but mostly sad.
Well you can chit chat if you want
Exactly. Hence, you know, my return to here.
hahaha well I don't blame you
It's rather fun here, isn't it?
are you going to shoot for a headset?
I might, I might. I'd REALLY like it.
yeah I have fun
The competition ends in, oh, a few days. It's the 24th right now.
Wait it is more than that its like the 30th
Oh, right, right. So six days, then.
you only have 500k to go.
500k? That's literally half my score . . .
Just put in 7 hours and you are there
It IS true: I have no life. Chitchat on one hand, Clash Royale on the other. Then put the kids to bed around 9:00. Sounds like a plan.
Oh haha. My younger brother plays that I used to play clash of clans before my mission
Oh, yeah? I did, too. But I hated how much waiting there was. I dunno. I suppose most people don't mind chipping in a dollar or so to play, but I've always been against paying into a game.
I never pay for games
See? You get me.
I got to one of the highest leagues in clash of clans with a town hall 8 with no money used at all I think I was in this black looking league Dont remember what it was called
Wow! That's impressive!
masters league thats what it was
Don't you have to spend crazy hours to get there?
yeah I spent two days straight just using archers on exposed town halls
. . .  that's it?
I am persistent what can I say
And you got THAT far?
yup
Whaaaat? You sound like one of my friends. He's on a mission now. But before he left, DarkScape came out for a bit. Within THREE days, he had level 70 strength or something. Maybe it was attack. And FYI, DarkScape is like RuneScape--it IS Runescape--but entirely PVP. It's full of PvP servers.
oh that is interesting
Yeah. It got shut down, though.
I played runescape way back when
Haha, me, too! You know, before it got trashed.
same runescape got way too complicated
Why do games always go downhill like that?
it all started with dungeoneering money and greed
I liked the Grand Exchange update. I thought it was beautiful.
oh that was a great day I actually used to flip goods on the GE
Really?
yep
Like a stock trader? But, you know, not stocks?
exactly I have done the same with stocks but it is way harder
Haha, that's because people really care about losing that money.
stock market crash hit me hard and I pulled out
Eeee. 2008? Or was it the little 2012 recession?
no it was this year
Oh, really?
Check out the news around february yeah
Wait, what? What happened?
Trump and north korea along with the federal bank raising rates
I don't see why their bickering should lower stock prises. *prices Nothing to do with bitcoin? Ahhhh, stock trading would worry me so much.
no I dont invest in bit coin way too volatile of an asset it recently skyrocketed 50%
Haha, 50%? Try 150%. I know, right? It's insane. You can either flip your house or go bankrupt.
yeah
Was it easier on Runescape, though?
yeah way easier people couldnt see the prices so it was a guessing game
Oh, right!
and lots of people were constantly buying and selling. Only a few were flipping
So you could make a tidy profit, huh?
So it was more of an exchange and less of a deal about guessing prices prices didn't fluctuate much at all
Let me guess on the valuable trades . . . Willow logs? No, wait, coal.
Oh that one can be good yeah coal sometimes I liked trading talismans And what else oh yeah runes
Like, blank runes? The ones you could craft into anything?
uhh no like fire and water runes
Oh, gotcha.
fire runes are usually in high demand for pvp
Those are the hard hitting, right? Wouldn't things like chaos runes be worth more? Blood runes?
oh I wasnt a member
Ah. Neither was I. You could still buy 'em, though, right?
no maybe recently but not when I played it said "members only item"
Oh, riiiight. I remember that. I think I was thinking of DarkScape. It was membership-less.
oh oh that is nice
Really was.
I stay away from video games these days
For the most part, I do, too. Little games like Clash Royale don't bug me. They take ten or fifteen minutes out of my day.
It is a lot easier to do well in school and have a social life I had no social life in highschool and although it kept me out of trouble in some ways I regret it
Kinda the opposite for e. *me I didn't get a good group of friends till my senior year. Granted, I'd quit playing by then, but that's really when I made friends. I came here to college, and . . . Just not the same.
What do you mean not the same?
Well, it's a lot bigger, for one.
oh collefe college
Something like 20,000 students? Yup. Good ol' college.
man I sound like trump covefefe
That's fake news right there!
hahaha
I wonder if Alexa will be able to talk about politics. "Hey Alexa? How do you feel about President Trump?"
probably but I guarantee that she wont take a side and if she did she would take your side and only if there was no one else in the room And ultimately the government would freak out
Interesting proposal. *strokes non-existent beard* The government would always be listening. And, if I'm to be frank, I'm sure Alexa would be left-leaning.
hmm didnt think of that *strokes massive existent beard*
Hahahaha. I think it'd be fun to have a beard sometimes.
was that a pity laugh?
I mean, if I weren't a girl. No, no, I genuinely thought it was amusing.
And no I don't have a beard I was joking haha I shave every day ... or two sometimes
Aw . . . Do all guys have to shave that often?
But I do when I get on facebook messenger and go to the wizard filter haha no my room mate doesnt really need to shave he just does it every once in a while so he can feel good about himself just kidding haha he does grow a bit of hair but not a beard
WAIT. Does that mean some guys can't grow beards, like your roommate?
Well some legitimately cant but most just shave I doubt michael jackson could grow a beard but I think for different reasons
Haha, yeah. *sigh* I think I need to get a job. Or literally one close friend.
I have never had a job other than mowing lawns Hey we are friends right?
Not what I meant. :)
I guess I am not close haha
Nah, I mean, I have some good friends.
I see how it is
Oh, stop it. But, it's more that I'm introverted. I don't mind not being with people.
I would say independent introverted can sometimes be considered to have negative connotations but I suppose it depends on how you see it
You know, that's true. I'm not particularly shy.
I consider myself independent
Yeah? Does independent imply self-sufficient?
yeah
Then I'm not quite independent yet.
in a way I dont really need anyone other than myself to live a functional life but people are important to live a life worth living for
That I agree with.
Thats why we are taught relationships are so important I wish there was more to foster genuine relationships at byu
Could I ask you a legitimate question?
sure
Do you ever wonder if there's perhaps too much of a push to have romantic relationships?
no
I guess it's new to me, then.
but I imagine for a girl it might seem that way though
Is it different for guys?
For a guy you need all the push you can get. It is not easy AT ALL Someday I will find the right person but I will admit searching sucks so it better be worth it in the end
Not a lot of pleasant interactions, I'm guessing?
hmmm?
Just sounds like you've maybe had some bad experiences dating?
definitely I have never been in a relationship
That makes two of us.
or kissed a girl for that matter, but I consider those to be one and the same
I've never kissed a guy, either.
well why not? hahaha
Haha, well, let me tell you a little bit about my growing up.
i am joking
I know. :)
sure
I attended an LDS high school. Great place, really.
wow
I know, right? I loved it.
thats awesome I attended one that wasn't very mormon
Ohhh. Yeah, mine was very Mormon. We had the For the Strength of Youth as our honor code. Minus Sunday school attendance and tithing.
no way that is legit
Yup! And also enforced was the "no steady dating in high school." No boyfriends or girlfriends at my school. Or if there were, they were very discreet about it. One guy proposed his senior year . . . But anyway. I walk into BYU, and it's just . . . heh, a lot different from what I'm used to.
wow that is really weird
I used to date a lot, but a date at my high school meant a pleasant going out with friends.
How did they enforce no relationships?
How did they? I think the same way they enforced no swearing.
what with expulsion? sorry i am not familiar
It was more "on your honor" sort of thing, but, yeah, expulsion. No, you're good.
weird like the byu honor code?
I never saw anyone get expelled for it. Yup! Just like the BYU honor code. But I think it was a little more strict?
Wow where is your home town? I am guessing this is utah? I grew up in vegas
Haha, it was very much NOT Vegas. Yeah, Utah.
hahahaha
But, yeah, it's been a fun transition.
well any dates here so far?
Almost every time I see a couple holding hands, I'll think, "Whaaat? They can't do that in pub--oh, right, it's allowed here." Nope, not yet.
wow that is depressing
A little unfortunate. I liked the dates back in high school.
is this your first semester?
Oh, no, it's all right. First year. Second semester.
disappointing
I almost asked a guy, but I found out he was married.
My roommate makes it a goal of his to make sure girls get asked on dates
That's so sweet of him.
hahahaha thats the worst
I dunno, I thought it was pretty funny. I ask a lot of friends to lunch.
Are they all guys?
Many of them, but a few girls.
oh well thats awesome
The CS department isn't known for its feminine side. Yeah, I like it. It's like a fake date.
hmm
I'd really like to call it a date, but I'm afraid it'll come off like I like them or something. As more than a friend.
yeah computer science doesnt have a whole lot of girls well I am mad at the culture here
Yeah? Mad at what?
cause I will call it a date whether the girl thinks I am into her or not and if she gets the wrong idea thats her fault sorry didnt mean to rage
Nah, you're good. That's part of the reason my old school was great.
Honestly it is ridiculous
It was, "Oh, man, I need to go with someone on a date." Looks at me. "Wanna come?" It's just . . . a little more emphasis on "date if you love the person" sort of thing. Or maybe it's just me. Maybe I'm just crazy. But I feel like the word "date" means something different here. I wish it meant more . . . I dunno.
How do you know you are romantically interested in someone if you don't date?
No, not like that.
sure if I date someone it usually means they are attractive or fun or some combination of the two from what I can tell from a distance but it doesn't mean there is an interest
What I mean is, I sometimes get the impression that you ask a person on a date if you're interesting in going steady with them.
further than that Thats what dating is for
That's not what dating was for in my last school . . . I mean, I get it. It's a strange transition for me. I'll warm up to it eventually.
What was dating for in your high school?
A chance for a more formal hangout. "Hey, there's this play coming up. Wanna be my date?" Everyone was "paired off," but everyone was friends.
hmm that is interesting sounds like efy I liked efy
Yeah. I . . . really liked it all. Gosh, I didn't even realize how much I missed that.
Thats even more casual than I had feared possibly too casual
You know, that's possible. We always went in group dates.
So a guy would ask you on a date even if he really didn't get along with you, possibly even multiple times just cause?
Most times, people wouldn't ask you unless you were already friends--already enjoyed each other's company. Dances were a little different. It was little more heavy on the "treat your date well" portion. But, yeah.
hmmm
We were always careful not to ask the same person on a date too often.
wow you had an incredibly conservative highschool
Haha, no kidding.
it sounds like you are ok with it though
I was. And I am. What can I say? It's how I grew up.
I grew up that way
I'm guessing you weren't as okay with it, though?
and I did the exact same stuff you are talking about, but only because I knew it was dangerous to get serious before my mission
Oh, gotcha.
Which god expects all worthy and able young men to go on And I was both of those. Now I am back and relationships are literally just a part of life. And just because you are in a relationship doesnt mean you are going to marry the person contrary to popular belief, it is just another rung on the ladder at least in my opinion
Can I ask something, then? Why go steady in a relationship if you're not considering marrying her? I know you've never had a girlfriend, but you must have at least considered it once.
one of the big problems here is that everyone has a different idea of how relationships work (of all kinds including friendships) And I am not excluded from that criticism my view is my own, but it makes the most sense to me
I know I'll have to date someone--steadily, that is--at some point in the future. It's important to finding a spouse. I'm just . . . not really happy about that right now.
Also you have to realize that for most people the world isn't full of young single adults of the lds faith they are going back home where the only lds young single adults are the 4 they grew up with and are not interested in so for a lot of people it is now or never.
Huh. I'd never considered that.
I am not from utah Although I am not from nebraska where I served my mission it was much worse there I served in the YSA ward and it was rough I could tell
That's pretty hard, isn't it? For my entire life, I've been surrounded by full-to-the-brim wards and stakes. The stake dances had 500+ kids attend. And they were only 14-18. Combined girls' camp required multiple camp stations.
Yeah
Within my home city, there are . . . what, seven stakes? Eight stakes? We might be up to nine now. It's . . . not like that everywhere else, huh?
Well mine two but we have a few million people in nebraska its like 4 stakes for the a few states that are part of the mission actually it is more 10 I think but still
All right. Point taken.
for the whole of nebraska, a third of south dakota and a third of iowa
Could I ask, then, what's the hardest about asking a girl on a date?
That they say no And sometimes they say yes, but don't like you actually those combined make up most of the time
But why do girls say no?
there are some far and few in between that work out to be fun
And . . . is it really that difficult?
they say no because they are worried you are romantically interested and they decide they aren't right from the start i guess Afraid of a relationship or just getting serious Theres also this big fomo thing
I don't know if it means anything, but I've never worried if a guy was romantically interested when he asked me on a date--and the same would apply at BYU.
I learn a lot about byu students on this website. It is crazy how many people have radically different world views
Like what? What's some of the strangest?
Well I met a guy that was giving me dating advice
This is gonna be fun. Go on.
Well he told me some good advice He told me that I should do gold fish races
Gold fish . . . races?
And that actually sounds really fun the way he described it yeah And he said never to spend more than 10$ on a girl I was casually going on a date with You know I might just make it a goal to date everyone in my ward next semester It will be interesting if I do
My dad was like that. He dated a girl every week.
Oh that was how I started last semester
It's a good way to meet people, right? It works?
but then everyone was telling me they were going on missions
Oh.
I didn't know I could do that to people hahaha but apparently I can really motivate girls to serve missions hahaha
Hahaha.
yeah no they are just all leaving on missions so I am moving off campus to avoid that I went on dates with them but of course none of them were even serious in the slightest way the dates I mean not the girls
Right. But . . . why would they tell you they're going on missions?
there was one that really wanted to date me, and that ended bad I didn't want to date her and I only went on one date with her and she kind of made things awkward
Have you wanted to date anyone? More than casually, I mean.
yes of course and it is lame because usually they dont there was one girl I went on like 6 dates with but then she ended up started a relationship with another guy that hurt took me a few weeks to get over
I'm sorry. I've never felt heartbreak yet.
Yeah its ok Well it happens Girls tend to get another side to the situation
And what side is this?
Girls are usually asked on dates
Well, yes, this IS true.
And so when they are asked they know a guy is at least slightly interested in them in some way the guy has no such assurance and the girl doesn't have to say anything when a guy you like asks you on a date at least you know he likes you a bit or at least enough to go out of his way to spend time with you but it doesnt happen as often
Is it kinda like going on a mission?
you have less control over it or if you do, you have to go out of your way and against what some consider social norms to ask them yourself and you face the same problems that guys do
I can see that.
sorry I dont get how going on a mission relates
In terms of rejection. I hear it's rough. You get used to it after a while.
Oh yeah but a lot worse I had no problem with rejection on my mission it wasn't personal but here it is
Sorry, but . . . how do you get over that? I'm sure after enough asks that it starts getting really intimidating. And just, I dunno, painful.
It didn't intimidate me I guess I had a good attitude What hurts is when you know they would be better off had they listened
What do you mean "better off"? Like, make less mistakes? Or something?
they would be on the path to salvation
Ohhh, you're referring to missionary work.
and a better life with the peace that comes from the gospel yes with girls I mean they could be better off. They could be severely missing out but usually you wouldn't ever know or they wouldn't I mean and even in the next life it wouldn't matter
See, you have such a different perspective than I do.
In lds culture there is this expectation for guys to marry if you don't you can't make it to the highest degree of celestial glory girls on the otherhand get an exemption because it is assumed they have less control over whether or not it happens so there is no need to rush into anything that isn't necessary to your eternal happiness
Hmm.
Lets change the subject.
All right. :)
:)
Sorry if . . . I brought up anything bad. How's the weather?
you are fine it is awesome
(I'm joking.)
I love provo weather
Better than, um, non-provo weather?
Oh what were you joking about haha yeah vegas weather
The weather. XD
or in other words non provo weather
It's just the go-to question to changing subjects. Isn't Vegas crazy hot? I think I'd go crazy if it went above 100.
yeah usually there are really good days that it is nice
Ahhhhhh, death. Death in Vegas.
its like the sun is out and shining and the wind is blowing and is cool and the air is fresh it is amazing
Perhaps, perhaps. Perfect weather ain't perfect unless you can wear a jacket.
It is times like that I like to lay down in my car with the doors open and just lay there and let the wind rush over me while i just lay there calmly taking it all in
That's me with a window open on my bed. The wind isn't usually intense, but you often get a nice breeze around here. Especially in the summer. And you can lie down and listen to the outside.
yeah every so often I haven't ever lived here in the summer though
Oh, really? It gets hot, but nothing insane.
No I got straight off my mission and moved in last august
Are you staying, then?
Kind of I will be staying for spring but not summer
Gotcha. When's spring end? Mid-June?
yeah
Eeesh. I don't think I could take another few weeks of schooling.
Its around that time I will be going to my mission presidents homecoming I can I have all As so far I will see how I did on my religion test
If you have all A's thus far, I'm sure you'll be fine.
in a couple days to see if I got an A. That was the last class I was worried about Im shooting for summa cum laude
Wow! That's fun! Only . . . 6 more semesters to go? Summa cum laude is difficult, I hear, but if you want it, go for it. The fact that you're aiming for it now means you're a lot more likely to get it.
it is a straight 4.0
Would a 3.995 count?
yeah I believe so sometimes 3.99 falls withing the cutoff range
Gotcha. In that case, I'm on track for it, too. Not a huge accomplishment because I only have two semesters under my belt, but I'll take it. It's mostly that I'd like the scholarship. Okay, I'm not receiving messages. Something's broken. Dot
uhh
There we are. We're back. Did you see that, too?
no
WELP. Just me, then. What's your major?
hold on
kk
dont type yet it resets my scroll bar
Wow. Since 5:54.
what is? Oh we have been chatting?
Our chat session. Yup.
yep haha i can talk and apparently so can you
Put two and two together, then, boom, conversation.
exactly chitchatchallenge complete
The odd thing is, it doesn't even feel like that long.
I wish I got feed back from the developers
All they have to do is get a bunch of talkers together and they'll be done. Right?
I could probably make my conversations better for the AI
Exactly! Do they want some spiced up language, through in some slang, throw 'em a curveball and send 'em running for the hills? . . . er, and stuff.
yeah
I know they said they wanted "interesting" conversations.
or do they want more of a sequential conversation with brief sentences instead of paragraphs
My best guess is whatever makes the most fluid conversations. If that means paragraphs, then, by all means, paragraphs. If it means sentences, then why not?
do they yeah exactly. Also sometimes I forget capitalization or to put periods at the end of my sentences and I feel bad darn I did it again.
Hahaha, don't fret. I'm sure their systems won't crash if you mess a bit of punctuation.
And sometimes I go into a rapid stream of consciousness where I type my thoughts
Yup. Sometimes, I'll start rapid-firing my answers. And other times, I'll more carefully explain my thoughts in a pretty lengthy paragraph. It depends, of course. For the most part, I format with sentences.
Yeah me too
Both because it makes it easier to follow--you can read basically as I write--and it feels more natural. But you know what's fun?
looking at my stats I average 8.3734 words per bubble wha tis what is
Whaaaat? There are stats? . . . anyway.
yeah you average
I write by correct grammar by instinct. I mean, not by INSTINCT, but it's my default.
7.07
Emails, google chats, texts. 7.07. Where do you check that?
I did the math it is on the leaderboard
But what's a "turn"? Is it a single bubble?
that is a chat bubble yeah
Are you sure it isn't a back-and-forth? Like, I can type here. Get a sentence in. Maybe two. But this would only be one "turn."
yeah I tested all the stats when they first came out and I keep track of mine
That's so smart! So a turn is a single bubble. Does it count your partner's bubbles, too?
I guess you could say I am fairly determined no
I guess that makes sense.
Lets change the subject though we arent supposed to discuss the challenge much
Oh, really? Sorry, my bad. I didn't know that.
yeah
All right! That's two subjects we're not coming back to. So . . . you like jazz? I'm joking, I'm joking.
Oh yeah my major is Applied and computational mathematics, but didn't I tell you that?
Right! Sorry, I forgot. Going for ACME and summa cum laude (or however you spell it). I really admire that. You in the Honors program as well?
no
Kk
Summa cum laude is nigh unto impossible with honors and I would never subject myself to that cruel form of punishment
Honors isn't as bad as you might think it is. Hasn't tanked my GPA yet.
You are in the program?
I am.
I hear they test differently
Yeah, they do.
And it would probably negatively affect my grade
I just about failed my final.
I am great at multiple choice tests
Oh, really? That's great! Honors tests are . . . very not multiple choice. So, yeah, I can see where you're coming from. We were given a list of 6 questions to be prepared for.
Wow I would freak out
He would ask us one.
I also am not much of a writer hence the math major
Now THAT would kill you in Honors.
but it turns out you still have to write it is just different writing
Better than essays, though, right?
But I am really good and being crafty and coming up with solutions communication just usually isn't my strong suit.
And yet, here you are on the chitchat challenge.
It is hard for me to focus on massive pieces of writing that are my own yeah with thousands of words under my belt
Mazel tov.
man if only these counted toward my paper word cound count
"Excuse me? Professor? Yes, so I wrote 15,000 words." "No, not on the paper." "But we discussed lots of fun stuff!"
Hahaha
". . . no, you can't see it."
lol Um more like 30000
That's enough for half a novel! Okay, we haven't spoken THAT much.
well I guess we have! Just kidding haha
It's kinda funny. As per writing . . .
yeah.
I'll tell you now, I'm not the best at it. Not that I'm bad at it, but it terrifies me to no end. It's literally crippling.
So if you could change your name to something for a year what would you change it to?
Haha, I like the topic change! One name. You know, it'd probably be my real name but with "sister" appended to the front of it.
hahaha are you serving a mission soon? so sister-kj
I might be. Yup! Sister KJ.
hahaha I can see it now
Heh, that'd be fun. Actually, I need to start ending. I'm getting kinda busy. Thanks for the chat! It was lovely. We'll be sure to discuss my sisterly-ness at some later date. See you around, Adam!
Nice talking see ya later!