Sunday, June 4th, 2000	#65
George's Summer Job	First Inklings of the Real World

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		The First Strips The Beginning of the Story Mega Man's Missing! The Introduction of the Author The Author as Mega Man The Return of Mega Man The Hand-drawn Comics I - The Introduction of George The Hand-drawn Comics I - George's Summer Job The Hand-drawn Comics I - The Introduction of Napalm The Hand-drawn Comics I - The Return of Mega Man The Return to the Beginning The Attack of the Yellow Demon The Return of the Author The White Space Why Alcohol is Bad for You The First Megaman Game The Attack on Dr. Wily The Hand-drawn Comics II - Introductions, Version 2.0 The Hand-drawn Comics II - College Orientation Not Again Just Another Day Not Just Another Day The Introduction of George The Introduction of Bob The Attack of Bob The Aftermath of Bob Tales From a Parallel Universe 1 Prelude to a Bad Time A Bad Time Tales From a Parallel Universe 2 Back to the Past The Party The Second Megaman Game - Prologue The Second Megaman Game - The First 4 Robot Masters The Second Megaman Game - The Last 4 Robot Masters The Second Megaman Game - Back at the Lab The Second Megaman Game - Meanwhile The Second Megaman Game - The Attack on Dr. Wily The Second Megaman Game - The Aftermath Back in the Future The Author's Breakdown Tales From a Parallel Universe 3 Something Stupid The Next Generation Another Coffee Break Tales From a Parallel Universe 4 In the Year 21XX The Arrival of Mynd The Attack of Mynd The Third Megaman Game - The Pregame Show The Third Megaman Game - Magnet Man & Hard Man The Third Megaman Game - Top Man & Shadow Man Tales From a Parallel Time The Second Party The Third Megaman Game - Spark Man & SnakeMan The Third Megaman Game - Needle Man & Gemini Man The Third Megaman Game - Doc Robot The Cataclysm Flashback The Third Megaman Game - The Doc Robot Fight The Third Megaman Game - Resolution Something Different The Attack of Mega Man Tales From a Parallel Universe 5 N4T3'5 R3C4P W33K The Fourth Megaman Game - Stalin's Brain The Fourth Megaman Game - Exposition Exposition The Fourth Megaman Game - Fixing Ran Dave's Adventures in Canada The Fourth Megaman Game - Wily's Fortress The Third Party The Fourth Megaman Game - Mega Man The Fourth Megaman Game - Bright Man & Pharaoh Man The Fourth Megaman Game - Ring Man & Dust Man Non Sequitur The Fourth Megaman Game - Skull, Drill, & Dive Man The Fourth Megaman Game - Ran The Fourth Megaman Game - Cossack Bots BnG News Story Time Another Bad Time A Dog's Day George's Bad Day George's Really Bad Day BnG News Exposé Helmeted Preparations Helmeted Attack The Fourth Party The Adventures of Ninja Ned Tales From a Parallel Universe 5½, Part 1 The Fifth Megaman Game - Prologue Tales From a Parallel Universe 5½, Part 2 The Fifth Megaman Game - Star Man Tales From a Parallel Universe 5½, Part 3 The Fifth Megaman Game - Preparations The Fifth Megaman Game - Robot Masters The Fifth Megaman Game - Month of Destruction The Fifth Megaman Game - Darth Volcanus The Fifth Megaman Game - Wave, Stone, & Charge Man The Fifth Megaman Game - Final Battle The Fifth Megaman Game - Resolution The Attack of Non-Alternate Mynd - Preamble The Attack of Non-Alternate Mynd - Flashback The Attack of Non-Alternate Mynd - Protean The Attack of Non-Alternate Mynd - Charge A&E Biography Month The Fifth Party The Introduction of X The Attack of X The Mind of X, Part 1 Megaman 6 The Mind of X, Part 2 The Aftermath of X Prelude to the Worst Time The Worst Time The First Annual Robot Tournament - Introduction The First Annual Robot Tournament - Round One, Part 1 The Sixth Party The First Annual Robot Tournament - Round One, Part 2 The Sixth Megaman Game - Vic The Sixth Megaman Game - Stalling The Sixth Megaman Game - Wily's Fortress All Good Things - The First Cycle All Good Things - The Second Cycle All Good Things - The Third Cycle All Good Things - Flashback All Good Things - The Fourth Cycle All Good Things - Mynd All Good Things - Sigma All Good Things - Captain Kinesis The Seventh Party All Good Things - Captain Kinesis All Good Things - The Last Cycle The Return of Bob - Shields The Return of Bob - Standoff The Last Strips The Epilogue

Like so many online comics out there, the original idea behind the hand-drawn comic is that it would initially be based off my own experiences, especially those in college. The plan was to start off with somewhat realistic storylines and then slowly drift towards complete nonsense and chaos. In fact, one of the reasons I ultimately decided not to pursue the hand-drawn comic is that's basically the same thing College Roomies From Hell! did. But hey, isn't imitation the sincerest form of flattery? Anyway, I'm quite familiar with the events in this particular comic. Like George, I visited a university after graduation to help me decide what to do with my life. Actually, most seniors in high school visit before they graduate, since they need plenty of time to apply, and have to decide which schools to apply to. I didn't do that. Instead, I decided which major to pursue, then found a school with that program and a good reputation and applied. That school, which I will simply call "Tech", was a state school, so I knew tuition would be about as cheap as possible and I wouldn't need to worry about getting in. As I was saying, I didn't actually visit the campus until after I graduated and had already been accepted there, as I needed to take some placement tests. I passed the algebra test, failed the trigonometry test, and, believe it or not, failed the physics test. I ended up retaking and passing the trig test later, but I was forced to take an introductory physics course due to my failure in that area. The really irritating thing was that the questions I missed on the physics test weren't even covered in the course I was required to take because of my failure. Because my visit came in the middle of the summer, long after most students have already made their visits, there weren't many other students around during my one official visit. I suppose that means the second panel isn't really relevant to me, though I imagine it is for many students. Further unlike George, I worked in fast food before I graduated, not after. I spent the summer before college working as a janitor in an elementary school. My father didn't like me lounging around and hanging around with my friends all day (see panel 3), so he suggested/guilt-tripped me into getting a job. I wasn't sure who'd hire me for the last month before classes started, but the mother of a friend hooked up with a janitorial job. And while it wasn't much fun, it definitely was a learning experience. Though, I'm not sure what good knowing how to buff, strip, and wax floors is in a science career, it did give me some insight into what a custodian's life is like, and why it's so terribly important to treat them with respect. Interestingly enough, when I went back for my 10-year high school reunion, the school I had worked in was gone. They had apparently torn the whole thing down since the last time I had been home. It was a bit of shock to find the school that I'd worked at for two summers (I went back and worked there the summer after my first year) was nothing more than a dirt lot now. You'd think someone who still lived there might've bothered mentioning it to me. By the way, I'm quite impressed with myself how well this comic turned out, especially that couch. You knew that was a couch, right? Looking back, I realize I should have taken more time and fully explored each of these concepts, rather than condensing the entire experience into a single comic. It's too fast, but I think I was trying to get to the "good" stuff I had planned for George once he was actually at school. I guess poor pacing was another reason I ultimately decided not to continue the hand-drawn comic.

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