Hey :)
Hello
How are you?
I am doing really well I had a wedding today
A friend's?
no my cousins She just graduated with her degree
Fun, what degree did she get?
I have no idea, we mainly came for the wedding And my sisters graduation what degree are you getting?
Psychology BS Where was the wedding?
Oh it was in the brand new cedar city temple
Oh that's cool. I used to live down in that area
Psychology is a fun major oh really? That is awesome I live in that area now
I used to live in StG
Oh yeah That is like 20 minutes from my house
Crazy. I really love the beautiful colors that are all around
like all the reds and tans and copper colors?
Yeah It's very vibrant, all the time, even in the winter
do you go to zions national park much ?
Not as often as I wanted to
Oh what is your favorite hike there?
I really like Angel's Landing, but it can be pretty intense
Oh yeah I tried hiking that one once And I almost fell off I had bad shoes for it cans vans
Yikes, yeah, those aren't ideal shoes for death defying hikes Usually when we went there we did the walking trails just absorbing the nice views
oh you didnt do the actual landing? Or are you talking about the other trails that dont lead up to the landing?
I've only done Angel's Landing once, but when we went there we'd do the walking trails that kinda just wind around a little bit before going back to the parking lot Lots of picnics
picnics are really fun Thats like the best part of a hike hahaha
Right?
yeah I need to do a picnic date sometime
That would probably be fun, but you'd have to do it in shade, since the temp is really starting to pick up down there
oh yeah maybe there will be a part of the week that is really cool i mean it used to be a bad idea because it was too cold
That's understandable, but now its almost too hot to do it in the afternoon, but like sunsetish?
oh that would be romantic but maybe too romantic for most first or second dates which makes it hard
Yeah, that's like a third-fifth date idea
yeah that was what I was thinking What do you think is good 1st, 2nd date material?
A first date idea might be to go do something active You could go up to Pioneer Park and take fun pictures
but not a hike ok that sounds like it would be fun and short
Yep, and then you both have fun pictures to share, also it'll save the memories
wow coooool Like first date pictures
Yeah
yeah that would be way cool i still just want to go on a picnic though
You could always do the pioneer park thing, then go get some fried chicken and eat it up there, or something of the like
nice like kentucky fried chicken? they have that in provo right? Or popeyes
Yeah they have a kfc in provo also a popeys Popeyes
oh sweet But then wouldn't it kind of cross picnic off the list? Then I couldn't do a fun picnic hike
It would be more like a fast food one Like y'all get hungry, and then go get food at a grocery store deli
oh so not like planned ... but still planned?
Yes. An actual picnic one, you pack a basket, and it's intended that you'll eat at the end of the hike.
oh ok this is good this is good It isn't too often that you get a chance to get good date advice hahahaha
No it isnt lol Especially so location oriented. You got lucky
yeah haha do you give dating advice often then?
Not really, most of my friends are in relationships, and the ones that aren't don't want any Even though I am chock full of advice
hahaha What has been the best date you ever went on?
Oh, that one was awhile ago
the date?
Yeah. It was a game one, where we played card games, at chicken nuggets, tater tots, and it was in a tree house It was awesome
oh that is sooo cool
That was like two years ago
Where did you get a tree house?
It was at one of the group member's parent's hosue house
oh Well card games are always really fun especially if you have the right type of people just competitive enough for it to be fun but not uncomfortable
Spoons is fun, a little aggressive
oh yeah What is your favorite card game?
Spoons or ERS Egyptian Rat Slap
Oh ERS is so fun I play it with my brother all the time even though my reflexes are terrible and I always lose haha
I've broken several nails, my own and others I'm pretty good at it
oh wow haha that is aggtressive!
I played a game yesterday, and I won, but that also may have been because I was playing with less experienced people Mao is also an awesome game
oh? What is mao?
It's a game where you can't talk, there are seven rules, but you can't tell them to anyone, and who ever wins the round gets to make up a new rule for the next round, that nobody what it is, until they've broken it and get penalized It's kind of like uno, try to get to one card, but it's so much more fun
oh wow that sounds like fun
They have better explanations for how to play the game on the internet
no I think it makes sense kind of but yeah i would need to look it up to play it right for sure what is the coolest technology that has been developed in the world in your opinion?
The technology to three-d print food W i L d
what nooo way they can do that? how?
They use 3d printers, only instead of using plastics, they use real food ingredients
like flour?
Like the proteins that you need from algae, beet leaves and other stuff https://3dprinting.com/food/
interesting let me look it up nooooo way the future of food is going to be soooo awesomeI I can eat an eiffel tower
Pasta, in any shape you want? Solutions to global food crisis?
yeah
All from a 3d printer Like I said W i L d
just ship 3d food printers to all the poor towns in africa
That's all they need
have you heard of the advances they have made in artificial intelligence? aside from this of course
I saw a video about an artist who tried to train AI to paint people? But they just turned out splotchy, vaguely body shaped, sometimes with things that looked like severe wounds gushing blood I don't think AI should paint Do you think artificial intelligence is the most interesting development in technology today?
I read recently that they are learning to show computers how to teach themselves in just four hours they had a computer teach itself to beat the world record in chess playing it beat the best chess playing program in existence all by teaching itself isnt that legit?
Computers are going to take over the world someday
yeah That is the point but they only do what they are programmed to do
For now
even when they teach themselves you have to start with an objective computers don't work like the way survival evolved into animals
Until some brilliant programmer programs computers with sentience somehow
so they have no drive to do anything... they are litterally just switches waiting to be triggered in the right order yeah that is true if someone does it on purpose we are in trouble
But they have evolved, getting smarter and smarter, just as fast as we do
but doing it on purpose would take a whole country to work on
Some evil genius (or country) trying to wipe out a population could probably do it
yeah maybve maybe that will be the new face of terrorism!!! hahaha
Big Brother is watching
Big Brother 0.) 0.0
Anyway, what degree are you getting, or have you gotten?
I have a phd in neuroscience a masters in microbiology and bachelors in music just kidding haha dont believe a word i said
Wow dude
I am doing acme hahaha with an emphasis in business
Ok, I was very impressed for a sec
hahaha sorry haha
What's acme?
do you have any degrees? you acted like it wasn't that big of a deal
No, not yet, I'm still a freshman. I'm impressed, but I was very very impressed
hahaha should we pretend I have a phd again? just kidding haha I still might go for a phd
I was thinking, "a PhD, a Masters, *and* a Bachelors?
but it depends on if I get a rocking job offer for a 6 figure sum oh well that actually isnt too hard just get degrees in different areas on the way up rather than all in the same field
I guess, that just seems like so much disjointedness though
yeah It turns out it is a plus
Really
people like to see you have a good foundation in different areas
I see how that would be good for a future employer to see
it shows that you have lots of valuable skills and knowledge yeah i mean a phd is a phd it doesnt matter if you got a masters as long as you have the phd to show for it and phd doesnt necessarily require a masters in the field you get your phd in
But you get don't you get a Masters before a phd?
yeah
So if you get a phd, you also have a masters, but employers don't really care about the masters if you have a phd
no
They're really only looking at the highest degree earned, not the ones in the middle
like a masters in psychology and a phd in pschology and
Ohhhhh
they would just look at the phd but a masters in business and a phd in psychology and then all of the sudden they think not only is this guy a psychology genius he can make a business out of it!
And then they want to hire you more But you're also probably more in debt
no it is the same course load and yes they would want to hire you more
Crazy
yeah have you taken any classes yet?
Not quite yet
it will be fun
I have fifteen credits, but those are transferred over from ap classes in hs
Oh I had 13 from highschool so you have a jump on me I am doing summer semester summer semester is a steal
I'm going in the fall, I'm pretty excited all the same Isn't summer semester way cheaper But also a lot faster?
they have better parking, smaller classes, and there are gpa scholarships that are way easier that are given particularly just for summer it isnt really any cheaper unless you have a scholarship
Hmmmm I'm not sure I would do so well in summer semester, because it's a faster paced semester isn't it?
yeah it is but you take less classes to make up for it you take half the number of classes and it is more focused as a result
How many classes do you typically take in a normal semester? I know it's a certain amount of credits, but how many classes does that equate to?
15 credit hours with a minimum of 12 usually but in summer 6-8 and they are really double the load so a 3 credit hour class is more like a 6 credit hour class if you look at the work load
Yikes
yeah dont take 12 credit hours in the summer
Is the average credit hour class 3?
you will likely fail a couple of classes yes some are 4 and some are 3 but are just really hard religion classes are 2 and electives are 0.5-1
Failure is not an option (I say that now)
failure shouldnt be an option shoot for 4.0 and work hard for it thats what i did
But if you allow failure to be an option in your mind, (at least to me) you might not be as motivated as when it isn't an option
yes Even shooting for the highest option ends up bringing you really far even if you don't get a 4.0 you might find yourself with a 3.9 if you shoot for it
So you're saying shoot for the highest, and try your best, but don't beat yourself up if you don't fully achieve it
exactly but don't think it isn't possible to hit the highest it is possible just don't kill yourself if it doesnt happen
Be alright with what you get if you gave your all
I actually managed my goal, but it may not continue and I wont beat myself up if it doesnt exactly
That's pretty good advice
failure is how you learn it humbles you and causes you to push your self harder as long as you dont give up
Life is how you learn, you learn from your mistakes and successes. Failure may give you humble pie, but success also gives you the confidence you need to keep pushing forward.
yeah you can't live life never having a success i guess you need a combination of both but it depends on who you are and how dedicated you are
Successes all the time would make you overconfident, and failures all the time would just beat you down
some people can go for a long time without seeing success and still keep trying harder and be successful in the end
But those people are really few and far between
yeah true but there is nothing saying that can't be you never give up
Most people really get discouraged if they go for a long time without any success, and most of the time they can't give up out of necessity Otherwise they would Like finding a job, if one goes for months or even years without seeing any promising job prospects, they might want to give up, but they really can't
you can still keep trying but i have to admit it can have a toll on you that is true
In the end you just have to remember, this too shall pass
all things shall pass