So I have noticed that I do seem to have the ability to not got to the bathroom when one isn't available
That is actually super helpful and an important life skill I wish I had hahaha!
haha. what about you?
I don't have a good sense of smell at all, so I don't get affected by roadkill or puke, or anything of the like.
well that is a pretty useful skill. It really defends you from some things
Oh for sure.
So what superpower would you like to have?
But it also is a weakness in that I can't smell what it's like after it rains, good food, etc. Hmm. I've really pondered a lot about that, and I think I wouldn't want to have a superpower. I think it would be overwhelming, and almost be the focus of everything, y'know?
Well as long as you know the correct time to use it and when do let it go maybe
That is true. What are your thoughts on the matter? What would you like to have? or be able to do?
Hmm... Well superstrength would be cool I think. but not super useful
I think you would figure out pretty quick all the situations that you would find it useful, that our finite minds can't imagine right now. I find in many moments I often catch myself thinking "Ah, if only I could do ___." I think you'd have a similar experience.
Thats true.  Like there would be a lot of things on the day to day where it would help and you could help a lot of other people out
For sure. The first thing I imagine is you lifting cars off of people. I mean, not something you would probably come across on the daily, but hey, who knows.
yeah.  Or even just like helping people move or whatever.  Or you could go for the fighting crime aspect if you wanted to save the world
For sure. Or moving apartments often, as college kids do, you wouldn't need your hometeachers to show up hahaha.
exactly.  just take all your stuff and move it at once. what is the heaviest thing you own?
I would probably say either our digital piano or our mattress. But our couch is super awkward to move up three flights of stairs.
yeah.  Mattresses are weirdly heavy its kind of surprising
Right? They're so soft when you are on them, but moving them reminds you how monstrous and wobbly they are.
yeah,  its probably because they are really hard to grab on to
That is so true! Haha, I totally am dreading moving.
yeah.  My wife and I are always thinking about moving and then decide not to because it would be so annoying
RIGHT? Even the moment I was moving it a year ago I was like "Well, already hating the idea of moving", to which my husband said "....we literally have 2 years to not worry about that...."
haha so are you planning on moving again? even though you said you wouldn't
Probably not until we graduate, so we have another year
that is nice.  I hope I don't either because moving that mattress man, its the worst
Hahahaha, it's so true. Plus I have a hard time trusting people, even my friends, with moving our things. No one treats your things as well as yourself, right?
that's true.  And then you have to get a truck to move the big stuff and that is just a hassle
And super expensive.
yeah.  You never think about how much money it costs to move
My husband hopes to attend medical school (fingers crossed!!) and the idea of moving across the country reminds me how expensive Uhauls and Penske trucks are. It's probably cheaper to just up and leave everything and buy it at Goodwill somewhere else.
haha yeah.  we don't have a lot of nice furniture so for us that is probably true
I agree. We have some foldable furniture. But like, mattresses are expensive, so we don't want to get rid of ours...so we at least need something big enough to hold all our kitchen stuff and our mattress.
yeah, some things have to be moved unless you really have nothing.  It is surprising the amount of stuff that we have acquired over the last like year
I agree. I really admire people who can live as "minimalists", but whenever I feel motivated to get rid of things, I realize I need all the "Junk" I have.
yeah.  It sounds great to not have a lot but in the end I like most of it. So I don't really want to get rid of it
Exactly.
what do you want to do with your life?
My number goal is to be a mom. We are trying to get my hubby into Med school, but I also recognize I might need to work to subsidize the loans we with rack up. What about you?
yeah, I hear med school is expensive.  as for me, I don't know, something amazing I guess
Hahahaha love The Incredibles Med School is SO expensive. But we hope to get him instate tuition if we get into the program we want.
that would be great if it works out.  I mean,  the money is enough that you can pay it off eventually but it takes a while I hear
Yeah, for sure. My FIL is a doctor, and they're still paying off their debt, but it's because he has chosen to elongate it, not because he isn't making enough
that is rough.   But I that is what he wants to do he should go for it obviously
I agree. So where are you from?
I am from New York, But my parents moved away from there So I don't know when I will get back what about you?
Utah, haha :) But my husband is from Indy so we lived there last summer and hopefully end up there for med school
did you like there?
I actually really did! It doesn't have the majestic mountains we have here, but it is SO green. Just dense green. Plus I served a mission in a very humid place so it felt like home in that sense.
I mean if you like the humidity then you were made for there.  I have just driven through indiana but I have heard it is really humid
It just didn't have a lot of air movement, so it was stagnant humidity, which was a little suffocating haha. But their midwestern thunder storms are to die for. SO COOL. Granted, they bring tornados, but everything's fine haha
yeah I bet.  tornadoes also look fun in a scary way but threre aren't so many of those in Indiana I guess
Yeah, it's a little more northern for tornados, thank goodness. What is the craziest natural disaster-related thing you've ever seen or experienced?
hmm... when I was little I lived in Washington and there was a really crazy wind storm. it knocked over a ton of really big trees like everywhere you?
That would be horrifying! You always think they're so securely rooted into the ground, but even they can get overturned. Hmm. Well, in the 18 months I lived in Mexico, there was a huge cyclone-like storm that came out of NOWHERE and was pulling down palm trees too. We had to barricade ourselves.
yeah, it rained really hard first so it loosened everything up.  I think like four of our neighbors had trees fall on their houses
We heard the next day that a lot of people had died from things hitting them in the wind. Oh, loose dirt would have contributed for sure. I guess our stories are similar a bit.
haha except like no one died in mine
Also, not that I have experienced it, but the lava that is flowing on the Big Island in Hawaii? The drone footage from that looks humbling.
I have heard that it is pretty crazy.  though it would be a lot worse if it were the kind of volcanoe that spews rock and dust into the air.  so thats nice at least
That is true. We don't need a modern day Pompeii haha. Also, growing up in Utah, I hear we are 50 years overdue for a big earthquake along the Wasatch fault line (aka where we live right now haha) Not scary at all
well yeah but like overdue as in could happen tomorrow could happen in a hundred years so I wouldn't worry too much
*shrug* Still freaks me out a bit when I think about it haha.
yeah.  I can see that.   but it doesn't worry me that much.  It probably wouldn't do much damage because of modern buidling codes
How many houses in Provo look like they're up to code though haha? ;)
haha maybe.  I am not a civil engineer so I don't know
Me neither, but I can just assume that the houses here are probs 100 years old. So what summer plans do you have?
school mostly.  My wife and I are planning on a trip to Seattle for fun.  I am excited what about you?
Oh, that sounds super fun! Just spring classes, and visiting my husband's family in Indiana :)
Well family is always fun.  that is one nice thing is that my family moved close so I can visit them often
My parents live locally too. We visit them and they feed us, so we are all happy.
haha yeah. My wife really likes cooking so I hardly ever do but free food is fun
I love cooking too, but sometimes it's nice to not have to do the clean up
yeah.  Cleaning up is the part that nobody likes.   Washing dishes is the worst
Do you have a dishwasher in your unit?
nah.  Like a lot of married housing,  there is none.  So it's all by hand for us
Same here. I tell my husband that that is a must when we look for new housing. I wonder how many days I have spent washing dishes by this point.
haha, it is something that I would not want to live without for a whole life When I become a real adult it is a must
Haha right? When do you think you'll feel like a "real adult"?
eh probably when I graduate and don't live around college. but when that happens I probably  won't feel any different haha
It is so crazy for me to remember I am an adult sometimes.
yeah, I have been been an adult for a while now but it still doesn't feel any different
I agree. It's argued that adolescence is just a social invention that has created identity crisis in young adults, and that really it should just be a jump from childhood to adulthood
that is an interesting point of view.  There really are no good divisions between different categories based purely on age
And cultures vary so much too.
yeah.  Adulthood can come at different times based on the differing cultures and the circumstances of the individuals
Well, It's been lovely chatting with you today CalBentley, but I have to pay attention to my homework now. Thank you so much!