Capturing Conversation

Conversation 1

 “The first time being in the chapel, it just felt right. The physical appearance is so beautiful.”

 “The city poured so much money into it. We got this building back to be a good church in $200 thousand.”

 “Wow.”

 “We eventually paid it off.”

 “Do you still have more construction to do?”

 “No. The building is the launch pad for the university. Four years ago it was awful. It’s a slow transformation, but there were a lot of good people here.”

 “It is the most pro-life area compared to other schools.”

 “We have a lot of kids (students). The illustrations were done from some gals in design.”

 “It’s cool; they’re all involved in it.”

 “It all has to do with the Christianity message. It’s subtle, but it is in the art.”

• The two people having this conversation were sitting diagonally behind me to my left. They were already on the bus when I got on at the Second and Normal Street bus stop. I believe the one man was new to the church and meeting the priest. I believe they were going to lunch.

 

• The first man was a tall, average weight man. He was probably in his 60s or 70s and was partly bald. He was wearing a dark button up shirt with a priest collar. His pants were a dark green business pants. He was wearing a nice watch on his left arm.

 

• The second man was shorter and dressed in blue jeans with a dark blue and light blue striped, long sleeved shirt. He was Asian, dark skin with black hair and brown eyes. He was probably in his 40’s. He had a mustache and glasses on. He was also wearing a watch.

 

• This conversation was at about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, as the bust drove down Second Street.

 

Story Ideas

1. How much money does the city spend on construction around town? How much has the city been able to up keep with the growing debt in the city? Has there been a lot of help and volunteering from the people?
2. How has religion impacted college students? Is it a big thing in Chico even though the school is a public school? Have there been a lot of students that become religious in college or is it students that have grown up in religious families? The religious impact on students.
3. How much do students help out around the city? Are students volunteering through school clubs and projects or on their own? How much put their practice/majors apply to volunteer jobs around the city and if it opens up doors for them in the future.

 Conversation 2

 “It’s a pack of Pikachu.”

 “It’s called a posse.”

 “A pack of Pikachu? What?”

 “I haven’t talk about Pokémon in forever.”

 “Remember when those were big?”

 “I had all the cards.”

 “Let’s not talk about Pokémon.”

 “Why you didn’t have any.”

 “Everyone had those.”

 “They are so lame.”

•  There were three people having this conversation waiting for the bus stop on Legion and Warner Street. They obviously knew each other and were waiting to get on the bus after classes. There were standing right next to me to my left.

 

•  The first person was a tall, somewhat slender guy, mid-20s. He was wearing a chargers beanie and glasses. He was dark skinned with brown eyes.  He was wearing blue jeans and bright orange converse shoes.

 

•  The second person was also tall, average built guy, mid 20s. He was light skinned with blonde hair and blue eyes. He was wearing dark jeans with a blue pull over sweater and black sneakers.

 

•  The third person was a girl who was shorter and on the chubbier side. She had brown hair pulled back in a bun. She had brown hair and no makeup on. She was wearing jeans and a brown zip up hooded sweatshirt.

 

•  This conversation was at about 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, March 02, as they were waiting for the bus to come pick them up.

 Story Ideas

1. How hs children games changed with the media today? Do kids have cards or has technology changed the way we grow up playing games? Do games socialize us differently now has children then they did and how does that effect the way we socialize today?
2. How students express themselves. Are they afraid of talking about certain things because they are afraid of what people think of them? How do we portray ourselves as people when we are around people we don’t really know? What kind of personas do we try to change when we come to college?
3. Does gender change how we socialize and what hobbies we choose to join? The girl was talking about how she had Pokémon cards also and it made me think of how boys and girls socialize when they are little and if playing certain games changes the way you are when you’re older. Does gender change when having certain hobbies that are more boy dominated like video games or does it not matter?

 Conversation 3

 “Dude I think I’m going to leave Friday afternoon.”

 “Yeah, because it will only take like an hour and a half or so to get there.”

 “I have enough gas in my tank to get there. I’ll fill up before I leave.”

 “Yeah I was hoping they would pitch in for some gas money. I know it’s not that far, but I am driving.”

 “I think we are going to take Ashley’s car because mine is a jeep and eats a lot of gas.”

 “Yeah, man gas is getting so expensive, it’s retarded.”

 “No, no. It will be tons of fun still. I don’t think it will rain too hard.”

 “Oh, it’s supposed to clear up this weekend?”

“‘Cool, cool.”

 “Yeah, dude I’m excited.”

 “Alright I’ll talk to you soon. I’m going to the library.”

• This was a one-sided cell phone conversation with a guy who was walking through campus. I caught him going over the bridge passed Butte Hall. He was directly in front of me and I followed him up until the library when the phone conversation ended.

 

• The guy was a college student in his mid 20s. He was average height guy who was a little overweight. He had light skin with a brown hair and brown eyes. He had facial hair, which was passed scruff, but not quite a beard. He was a wearing a darker green hat and white zip up jacket with blue jeans. He was carrying a black backpack. He moved his hand  around as he was talking on the phone.

 

•  This conversation was at about 5:20 p.m. Wednesday March 2, as he was walking to Meriam library on campus.

 Story Ideas

1. As gas prices go up do students drive less? How much does it affect a college student? Do college students sacrifice a lot when gas prices go up? Do more people bike when prices are high? How many college students actually pay for their own gas?
2. How often do students take weekend trips? Do students get out Chico a lot to take vacations to get away from drinking? How often do students visit their friends? Does taking small weekend vacations good for students to get rid of stress? How often do students take weekend trips through campus outings and clubs?
3. How does weather affect students? Do students suffer from depression from bad weather? How does it change the mood of students? Does it affect how motivating students are for school or to do hobbies?