And the week trundles by

Sooooo...
Had our mathematics exam today, was easy as eating pie with a fork and knife. Most people finished an hour before the time was up. I spent my hour doing some work on storylines for this webcomic. So I need some input about these storylines.

First strip ever #01

Block 1
Jazz: So I guess we’re two dimensional now.
Rick: Yup

Block 2
Jazz: Do I smell smoke?
Rick: Yo. My house just burnt down, so I’m gonna live here for an undefined amount of time.

Block 3
Jazz: Cool…

Block 4
Rick: Up for some UT?
Jazz: Kay

That's probably going to be the first strip. Just setting up the story for the future.

Another one is this:

Drop bears #04

Block 1

Rick and Jazz are sitting on a park bench, Jazz is drinking a bundy and coke.

Rick: Isn’t that the drink with the ad about drop bears that hide in trees?

Block 2

Jazz: Yeah, why?

Rick: Reckon they really exist?

Jazz: Nah

Block 3

Birdseye view of a polar bear sitting in the tree above Rick and Jazz. Has red eyes and looks frickin scary.

Block 4

Sign with the bear on it saying “Kids, don’t drink BUNDY”

Opinions? Leave 'em in the comments box.

In other news, I had work again tonight. It wasn't so bad, worked by myself tonight. Everybody else was moving around shelving and such, which I'll be doing on Friday (7 hour shift, from 5pm - 12pm... FUN!). During my boredom, I devised a list of things that are almost essential to the newbie merchandiser in any retail store. (Merchandiser is the term for shelf-stacker.) But first, a couple of hints for the public.

1. Just because I'm putting a box in the cutlery section DOESN'T mean I am an expert in that category. I am no cutlery connoisseur, I don't know which side the dinner fork goes on in comparison to the other huge fork.

2. If I'm trying to carry three boxes and an RF gun in two hands, instead of asking me your questions, ask the person next to me, who is free and not doing anything.

If you're new to the whole Merchandising thing, here's a few tips.

a) If it's in the catalogue, it means it has to be stacked. Make sure you stack it. Doesn't really matter where (heck, it doesn't even have to be visible) as long as it's out. You can't send back stuff that is in the catalogue.

b) When using a knife, make sure not to stab yourself in the stomach. It hurts. Also it can lead to intense bleeding, which can get all over the merchandise and get you fired. Also... you may die.

c) If you can't find room for something, either put it back in the cage, or find another of the product and try squeezing it in around it. Always make sure that you check if there's space behind a product, don't just look at face value.

d) Suck up to your line managers! I got a free knife today because I said "Excuse me Simon" instead of just "Oi! Simon". Yay for free knives.

There's definitely more. Just the tricks of the trade (and those are the very least of them, you learn as you go).
Anyway, not too much else is happening. Just chillin' out on IRC while doing some more drawings. Ethics exam tomorrow.

Wonder if an Ethics exam is difficult for people without ethics? Guess I'll find out tomorrow.

~ jesus hates the ps3