kayevcee
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Post by kayevcee on Sept 4, 2010 6:05:21 GMT
Whelp, a group of us put a letter together to present to the head honchos about all the promises that were made and retracted in the course of our getting here, and got all the students to sign it including some of the chaps from last year who got all the perks we were originally offered.
I heard no more about it until I raised the subject with my neighbour when I nipped over for lunch yesterday. He said (and I don't know where he got the information) that an American staff member who was involved in the orienting presentations came forward with the slides they had shown, proving that the denied or revoked portions (free books, complimentary return flight over Christmas, performance-related bonuses) were indeed offered at the time.
He flies home today. According to said second-hand information, he has been fired. Encouraging. I'll sniff around further to see if I can verify it.
-Nick
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 4, 2010 9:25:15 GMT
How intriguing. He's possibly been fired because he was fibbing but then to make up slides would require an extreme effort in fibbing. On wonders if he has metaphorically fallen on his sword after the place got caught out for not doing what they said they would.
Invisible Mirage shall investigate.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 4, 2010 20:12:08 GMT
Nick's travel curse strikes again in a new and even more horrifying way. Never set foot out of Glasgow again and you'll be safe.
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Post by Hero on Sept 4, 2010 20:20:20 GMT
Been working on several display items for work and have been taking on an extra art-related role. Hopefully things will look up, but right now it seems to be a temporary high spot.
Still, this high spot is letting me have a little creative fun.
===KEN
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Post by kayevcee on Sept 5, 2010 5:28:13 GMT
I spoke to a member of the student council last night- there's four of them, all American. I call them the World Police. Anyway I asked what had happened with the letter and they said they were just waiting on a reply- no word of any staff coming forward in support of us and'/or being fired. File that under "dodgy rumour" for now, I guess.
Six hours of lectures today. The pacing in my course is kind of weird- from Monday to Friday I have three lectures, then three on Saturday and four on Sunday. Ah well. Gets it out of the way I guess.
-Nick
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Post by legios on Sept 5, 2010 20:16:01 GMT
I spoke to a member of the student council last night- there's four of them, all American. I call them the World Police. Anyway I asked what had happened with the letter and they said they were just waiting on a reply- no word of any staff coming forward in support of us and'/or being fired. File that under "dodgy rumour" for now, I guess. Ah, the wonders of the rumour mill - great oaks that grow from Sycamore Seeds..... It is different. I guess it gives you plenty of time to avail yourself of library and study facilities during the week. Has anyone seen my weekend by the way? It was around here somewhere but I put it down for a second and now it is Sunday night again...... Ah well, I had an excellent evening yesterday over at a friends house to watch films and drink some beer. (I took the opportunity to introduce him to the greatness that is the Gi Joe Live Action film). Today seems to have been taken up with a certain amount of random pottering. I'm sure I have got a fair number of things done, but I am not entirely sure what any of them are, and it doesn't seem to have made an enormous difference to the to-do list I started the weekend with. Ah well, that is the way it breaks some days. Karl
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Post by Benn on Sept 5, 2010 22:07:42 GMT
Seen the finished piece of a Cutting Room webcomic I did today. Very excited. This is it, boys, this is the big time, superstardom awaits, etc...
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Post by Hero on Sept 5, 2010 22:25:46 GMT
Have some karma bud! ===KEN
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 6, 2010 10:30:07 GMT
Damn it, knockback from Scottish Gas for customer advisor jobs. Bollocks.
-Ralpho
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Post by Gav on Sept 6, 2010 13:33:10 GMT
Ralph! Come work with meeeee!
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 6, 2010 15:55:29 GMT
The cost of the commute to Glasgow rules out working there.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Sept 6, 2010 23:35:32 GMT
The weekend was tops, through at the Burns cave on Saturday night after a decent day at work- Turn and Burn didst reunite for art duties.
Ralph thought highly of the Conan The Adventurer cartoon. One youtube search later he did not. But some hilarity from Hartley Hare made up for that!
I may if you ask nicely share with you some of the art tomorrow. Pencilled by moi - inks by Ralph, ink assists by me.
Andy
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Post by Shockprowl on Sept 6, 2010 23:58:06 GMT
Please please please please please please please please!!!!!!
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Sept 7, 2010 11:08:57 GMT
Okay, some time after tea-time as there are still some unfinished panels...
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 7, 2010 11:35:25 GMT
Animated Wheeljack hurts my head.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Sept 7, 2010 11:36:07 GMT
Heh! Next time I drawing him and Skyquake's spaceship!
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 7, 2010 11:40:51 GMT
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
-Ralph
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Post by Gav on Sept 7, 2010 11:52:02 GMT
Oooh Animated Wheeljack eh?
I've been trying to get Oil Slick's design down for ages now. Cannot get him looking right.
In other unrelated news, I'm addicted to Tooty Frootys.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Sept 7, 2010 21:50:29 GMT
and the partially completed colours. Andy
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Post by Gav on Sept 7, 2010 22:07:17 GMT
Oooh liking it!
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Sept 7, 2010 22:17:45 GMT
Cheers.
Ralph's dealings with Wheeljack must remain hidden for the moment.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 8, 2010 9:47:04 GMT
It's for the best.
-Ralph
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