It seems, in retrospect, like sometimes I’m pretty tough on my Educational Assistant job. Obviously — or possibly not — I exaggerate for the sake of the comic. For instance, I don’t mention that the shredding was actually kind of a welcome reprieve from dealing with the students constantly. Also there was a stereo nearby, and listening to music you like makes any job nicer.
Do I have any idea what the job in panel 2 is supposed to be? No. No I do not. Looking at it now I can only guess that it involves putting glue on small boxes. [November 7, 2011]
OMG that’s what our intern does here. I sincerely hope you get paid more than she does.
And hopefully i will be joining you in those duties next year:)
oh, so thats what college is like! You cautiously enter an ancient building, but suddenly the door behind you slams shut with reinforced metal spears! Then you are confronted by a moderately big but very bad mini-boss! The music crescendoes! Sword and shield in hand you strike down the hideous creature and taadaa a chest appears and the reinforced spears ascend!
steve2 – don’t forget the apprehensive glance you take at the door after it slams on you.
that was always my favorite little animation in the entire thing.
(my favorite sound, if I may continue to nerd out, was when you’d fall a long way as Adult Link, and when he hits the ground he does this kind of strained-but-stoic “HRK–…hrk”. made me giggle)