| 15:01 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Welcome everyone. |
| 15:01 |
Carl Metropolitan |
We will start in just a moment. |
| 15:03 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Welcome to Q&A With the Deans. We will start off with brief reports from the Deans and myself and then take questions from the audience about anything relating to Oxbridge, Caledon, or Second Life. |
| 15:04 |
Carl Metropolitan |
First up, a few announcements. |
| 15:05 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Jayleden has resigned as Dean of Development. She did a great job during the time she was here and will be missed. The Fall Fundraising event will probably go on but I have to have some conversations with Aylaria who was helping Jayleden first. |
| 15:05 |
Carl Metropolitan |
We are going to be needing a new Dean of Development, too. |
| 15:06 |
Carl Metropolitan |
It's a thankless task that tends to chew up and spit people out, so it may be hard to find :) |
| 15:06 |
Lindal Kidd |
I nominate Aylaria. No one says No to a dragon! |
| 15:06 |
BadAss Fae (larkylouz) |
Perhaps, with all the missing Deans, we should find our inner Invisible Friends? |
| 15:06 |
Aylaria (emberell) |
I don't think I'm quite ready for that yet, Lindal! hehe |
| 15:06 |
Dearborn Carling |
only a Dragon can say no to a Dragon. |
| 15:07 |
Carl Metropolitan |
In other bad news, Caledon has lost two homestead sims this week, Loch Avie and Amber. Desmond is working on arrangements to create as minimal impact as possible, but expect some upheavals. Due to this the Caledon Quest has been temporarily suspended. |
| 15:07 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Ful mu frolok fah yun Dean :-) |
| 15:08 |
BadAss Fae (larkylouz) |
Has a notecard to that effect been added to the poster in the Hall of Caledon? Could one be, please? |
| 15:08 |
Jorge Serapis |
I second Elfbiter's self nomination! |
| 15:08 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
The poster was gone. I put up a sign. |
| 15:08 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
I do not nominate myself. |
| 15:08 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Okay. Let's hear from the deans. This time in reverse order because why not? Wordsmith? |
| 15:08 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
As well as posting a notice on the quest page on the website. |
| 15:09 |
BadAss Fae (larkylouz) |
thanks word |
| 15:10 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
A fair amount of my effort this week went into changing over the schedule, both inworld and on the web. It's now the two-week schedule with an 8am time block, so 8am classes are being tracked along with the rest. |
| 15:10 |
Carl Metropolitan |
It looks great, too. |
| 15:10 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
And the hover and click descriptions on the web work. |
| 15:10 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
I still need to notify the various kiosk holders on the aspect ratio change. |
| 15:11 |
Carl Metropolitan |
How are the two new inventory classes working out? |
| 15:11 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
I think I saw Josain's class this morning with 7 people. |
| 15:11 |
Lindal Kidd |
I attended them. Josain's put together some great material |
| 15:11 |
Josain Zsun |
I have received good feedback. |
| 15:11 |
Phrynne |
We've also had people with inventory problems coming to Oxbridge to get help |
| 15:12 |
Phrynne |
which I haven't seen before. |
| 15:12 |
Josain Zsun |
Expecially from COU staff that have given critques and suggestions. |
| 15:12 |
BadAss Fae (larkylouz) |
that is a class that's long overdue! |
| 15:12 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Some groups have actually reported missing inventory problems lately... |
| 15:12 |
Josain Zsun |
I've been putting all missing inventory on eBay. |
| 15:12 |
Lindal Kidd |
:D |
| 15:13 |
BadAss Fae (larkylouz) |
Finally! A solution. |
| 15:13 |
Dearborn Carling |
Lost and Fund |
| 15:13 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Do you think they might be popular enough to repeat at a later time? |
| 15:13 |
Josain Zsun |
in the day? |
| 15:13 |
Jorge Serapis |
the inventory class? Definitely. |
| 15:14 |
Lindal Kidd |
I was rather hoping they would go on the schedule as regular offerings soon |
| 15:14 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Might have to have another teacher collaborate with Josain. |
| 15:14 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Considering the amount of quieries, I think that might be a good idea. |
| 15:14 |
Aylaria (emberell) |
I think there's a lot of interest in seeing that class continue. I've been meaning to listen in on my own time, but I keep being busy on the weekend mornings |
| 15:14 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
They are on the schedule as regular offereings. ;) |
| 15:14 |
Jorge Serapis |
Are you referring to catering to the European market? |
| 15:15 |
Lindal Kidd |
oh good, Word! I didn't see them there when I looked last week |
| 15:15 |
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Samm Florian waves. |
| 15:15 |
Carl Metropolitan |
We need classes that hit that market. |
| 15:15 |
Josain Zsun |
That was one of my reasons for an early offering. |
| 15:15 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Hello Samm |
| 15:15 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
They weren't Lindal. That was a major task this last week. |
| 15:16 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Even the highlighter prim is readjusted with the new parameters. |
| 15:16 |
Josain Zsun |
My thanks to Dean Jarvinen's efforts for my benifit. |
| 15:16 |
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Lindal Kidd sends Word a dozen chocolate chip cookies to keep his strength up |
| 15:17 |
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Aylaria (emberell) includes one dragon sized cookie in the mix for the amazing good work |
| 15:17 |
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Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) considers pushing in a hogshead of sima for refreshment of Mr Järvinen |
| 15:18 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
I also had to restart Oxbridge a couple of nights ago. The in-sim schedules were updating, but inter-sim email with the kiosk server wasn't occurring. As soon as the restart occurred, email started flooding in. |
| 15:18 |
Jorge Serapis |
Would it be a possibility to share course materials to offer a Europeantime frame? |
| 15:18 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
There is a known email bug. |
| 15:19 |
Samm Florian |
Are we talkin' 'bout a specific class? |
| 15:19 |
Jorge Serapis |
In general. |
| 15:19 |
Jorge Serapis |
I was thinking if the curriculum was offered intact, maybe finding a lecturer would be easier. |
| 15:19 |
Samm Florian |
If somebuddy wants to duplicate a class in th'early hours, I reckon we can give 'em material. |
| 15:19 |
Samm Florian |
Hmm… |
| 15:19 |
Jorge Serapis |
Obviously, full credit given to the author, of course. |
| 15:20 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
It still has to be someone with sufficient expertise in whatever area the class covers. |
| 15:20 |
Samm Florian |
I can offer an outline fer Buildin' Basics, but not notecards. |
| 15:20 |
Jorge Serapis |
Something to consider, then sometime. |
| 15:21 |
Samm Florian |
I've been t'classes where a notecard reader does most of th'talkin', with commentary from th'teacher. |
| 15:21 |
Carl Metropolitan |
As for me, I'm working with the deans on clarifying a few policies regarding how we implement and document some bans. I have a proposal out for comment now. I will also be bugging Patrons for their monthly contributions if they haven't done so already! |
| 15:21 |
lilibalister |
Hi everyone |
| 15:22 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Phyrnne (who is speaking for her and Larky today on behalf of Commons)? |
| 15:22 |
Phrynne |
I have a few things. |
| 15:22 |
Phrynne |
We're looking at updates in the job description, since it was originally written for one person, not two. |
| 15:22 |
Phrynne |
We're also looking in a general way at more training for tutors, but haven't come to any conclusions yet. |
| 15:23 |
Phrynne |
And I wanted to say that we are both so very grateful to all the volunteers -- tutors, professors, estate managers -- who spent so much time in the plaza yesterda. |
| 15:23 |
Phrynne |
We had been expecting a crowd of people from a convention, which did not happen -- but everyone came through magnificently. |
| 15:23 |
Carl Metropolitan |
I understand there may or may not have been a group that may or may not have come through. |
| 15:24 |
Josain Zsun |
And we may or may not have been ready for them. |
| 15:24 |
Phrynne |
Yes. There was a group, a fairly sizeable one, of whom perhaps a handful might have come through instead of the 40 or 50 we expected. |
| 15:24 |
Phrynne |
and we were ready for them. |
| 15:24 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Might have been there in spirit.. |
| 15:24 |
BadAss Fae (larkylouz) |
According to the organizer, their fundraiser was very successful, but they didn't have any new people. |
| 15:24 |
BadAss Fae (larkylouz) |
I have learned some things for next time I get a request like this. |
| 15:25 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
I did notice an increase in free avatar touches yesterday, went up to 91 and took 4 separate emails to get them all out to me. |
| 15:25 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Hmm... So we might have had more people, but they just didnt' need much help? |
| 15:25 |
Aylaria (emberell) |
We had an increase in avatars that were older and reviewing the material over normal |
| 15:25 |
Phrynne |
We did have a lot of people sometimes, and some needed help, but not the crowd of newcomers. |
| 15:26 |
Aylaria (emberell) |
but on average, the number of people that came through felt very much just like a weekday afternoon at Oxbridge |
| 15:26 |
Carl Metropolitan |
It is possible that the group that came through might have just read the instructions too :) |
| 15:26 |
Phrynne |
That's possible. |
| 15:27 |
Carl Metropolitan |
I know. Unlikely :) |
| 15:27 |
Phrynne |
:) |
| 15:27 |
Aylaria (emberell) |
hehe |
| 15:27 |
Gronk Seriman |
What?!? Reeeead the instructions?!? |
| 15:27 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
That would clearly differentiate them. |
| 15:27 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
Those things occasionally happen... |
| 15:27 |
BadAss Fae (larkylouz) |
charlotte suggested that we ask such groups to wear some sort of tag so we know hen they come. I think that's good idea |
| 15:27 |
Phrynne |
In the past, when we've had groups come through they have worn tags. |
| 15:27 |
Phrynne |
It does help. |
| 15:27 |
Samm Florian |
Or mebbe some sorta silly hat. |
| 15:28 |
BadAss Fae (larkylouz) |
heeee |
| 15:28 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
There was that irregular Georgia College group, for example. |
| 15:28 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Lindal, how about your area? Anything to mention? |
| 15:29 |
Lindal Kidd |
several things, Carl |
| 15:29 |
Lindal Kidd |
first, I am desolated to report that I *still* have not finished the Appearance classes. I will try to get those done this week |
| 15:29 |
Lindal Kidd |
on another note though |
| 15:29 |
Lindal Kidd |
I added a poseball show and tell to the College of Motion |
| 15:30 |
Lindal Kidd |
and even saw someone trying it out |
| 15:30 |
Lindal Kidd |
thanks to Phrynne for suggesting it |
| 15:30 |
Lindal Kidd |
and I created a new background template |
| 15:30 |
Lindal Kidd |
for slides and posters and such |
| 15:31 |
Lindal Kidd |
A high res version in both .png and .psd is available in the Shared With Deans folder |
| 15:31 |
Lindal Kidd |
assuming I did it right |
| 15:31 |
Lindal Kidd |
this is a "voluntary standard" |
| 15:31 |
Lindal Kidd |
no one has to use it, or change existing materials |
| 15:32 |
Lindal Kidd |
but I hope people WILL use it |
| 15:32 |
Lindal Kidd |
as an aid to standardization |
| 15:33 |
Aylaria (emberell) |
It's a step in that direction, and I quite like it as a background! |
| 15:33 |
Samm Florian |
Might be useful in a couple differnt aspect ratios. |
| 15:33 |
Aylaria (emberell) |
It fits Caledon quite nicely |
| 15:33 |
Lindal Kidd |
it's designed at 4:3, but I'll do some others |
| 15:33 |
Carl Metropolitan |
I have one suggestion. I would take the caledon tartan background away from behind the Oxbridge seal. I think it just detracts from the seal. Doing so would let you make the seal a bit larger, too. |
| 15:34 |
Lindal Kidd |
hm...I felt it was a nice compromise between the old one with the Caledon flag, and another one that has just the COU seal |
| 15:34 |
Lindal Kidd |
but if y'all prefer just the seal, I will do that |
| 15:34 |
Samm Florian |
Th'tartan IS inside th'seal already. |
| 15:35 |
Lindal Kidd |
that's true Samm |
| 15:35 |
Carl Metropolitan |
It is also a subtle way of reminding people we are not a Desmond Shang owned Caledon property :) |
| 15:35 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
And a slightly larger seal resolves it better. |
| 15:35 |
Carl Metropolitan whispers |
As such, they are less likely to bug him :) |
| 15:35 |
Samm Florian |
On th'inner tartan there's a tiny seal, and on that seal is another even tinier tartan… |
| 15:35 |
Carl Metropolitan |
As such, they are less likely to bug him :) |
| 15:35 |
Lindal Kidd |
hokay |
| 15:36 |
Lindal Kidd |
expect an update shortly :) |
| 15:36 |
ZHAO AO w/sexywalk |
Floating text has been removed! |
| 15:36 |
Carl Metropolitan |
And I know that means all the existing ones that just have the Caledon Tartan should be updated, but I'm not going to ask anyone to do that! |
| 15:36 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Okay... How about questions? |
| 15:37 |
Samm Florian |
A Deany question: do we have a Google Docs setup fer Oxbridge? Thought I heard tell of such once. |
| 15:37 |
Lindal Kidd |
oh! One more item, Carl |
| 15:37 |
Samm Florian |
(Oops sorry) |
| 15:37 |
Lindal Kidd |
I will be sending out an update to the Faculty Kit soon |
| 15:37 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Thank you |
| 15:37 |
Lindal Kidd |
but I want to discuss the ban data base instructions with Larky and Phrynne first |
| 15:37 |
Lindal Kidd |
and am still accepting updates to landmarks! |
| 15:38 |
Lindal Kidd |
thanks, that's all. :) |
| 15:38 |
Gronk Seriman |
A suggestion to Lindal, please put the date pf release in the name of the kit folder. That way it's easier to spot an old stale folder. |
| 15:38 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Samm, there is an Oxbridge Deans Google account. Carl, Jayle had said that at login they want more info in case of breach. Since you set up the account, likely you should look at that. |
| 15:39 |
Lindal Kidd |
thank you Gronk. I date the notecards, but a folder date is a great idea |
| 15:40 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Okay. I will give them my cell phone number. I just have to dig out the account. |
| 15:40 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
I can email you the login info. |
| 15:40 |
Samm Florian |
Thanks. :) |
| 15:41 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
That has some info already archived on it. |
| 15:41 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Thanks |
| 15:41 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Okay. Now to questions? |
| 15:41 |
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Aylaria (emberell) hands out crickets |
| 15:41 |
Oxbridge Donation Coin R1 (Alternate Lecture Hall) |
Dearborn Carling gave a generous donation to help support classes and tutorials at Caledon Oxbridge Gateway. |
| 15:42 |
Dearborn Carling |
<cricket, cricket> |
| 15:42 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
One more and you'll have a vector cricket. |
| 15:42 |
Oxbridge Donation Coin R1 (Alternate Lecture Hall) |
Lindal Kidd gave a generous donation to help support classes and tutorials at Caledon Oxbridge Gateway. |
| 15:43 |
Gronk Seriman |
heehee! |
| 15:43 |
BadAss Fae (larkylouz) |
feeling a bit jumpy, there, Aylaria? |
| 15:43 |
Aylaria (emberell) |
I could have sworn I had a question. Can you guys fetch it for me? |
| 15:43 |
Gronk Seriman |
...or you break the beetlejuice rule. |
| 15:43 |
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Phrynne watches a cricket hop across the stage |
| 15:44 |
Samm Florian |
How's th'Inventory classes goin', Professor Zsun? |
| 15:44 |
Oxbridge Donation Coin R1 (Alternate Lecture Hall) |
Carl Metropolitan gave a generous donation to help support classes and tutorials at Caledon Oxbridge Gateway. |
| 15:44 |
Aylaria (emberell) |
Uh oh, you guys all let the crickets escape! You're going to need someone to catch them, at this rate |
| 15:44 |
Gronk Seriman |
Any news about Public Transportation? I assume the sim closures muddy up that topic even further. |
| 15:44 |
Carl Metropolitan |
They do |
| 15:45 |
Samm Florian |
Sim closures? Somethin' recent? |
| 15:45 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Amber and Loch Avie. |
| 15:45 |
Samm Florian |
Yikes! |
| 15:45 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Amber leaves a major hole in north - south travel. |
| 15:45 |
Jorge Serapis |
Until I can sort out the CAT parking issues, everything is still in limbo, sad to say. |
| 15:46 |
Samm Florian |
There's somethin' 'called Mists of WInterfell where Loch Avie was |
| 15:46 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Yes, Serra had that moved into the space, I'd assume to prevent another gap or discontinuity. |
| 15:47 |
Samm Florian |
It was somewhere else before? |
| 15:47 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
I'd assume, since she said "moved". |
| 15:47 |
Samm Florian |
I dunno my Winterfell geography so well. |
| 15:48 |
Carl Metropolitan |
I wonder if Desmond is going to move another sim into Amber's place? |
| 15:48 |
Samm Florian |
I kinda ferget where Amber was. |
| 15:48 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Even a water sim would do for continuity. |
| 15:48 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Just south of Caledon II |
| 15:48 |
BadAss Fae (larkylouz) |
Samm, Amber was the large castle on the skyline |
| 15:49 |
Samm Florian |
Oh ok. |
| 15:49 |
Samm Florian |
Weird, it looks like it's on th'map but without no name. |
| 15:49 |
BadAss Fae (larkylouz) |
Wordsmith, perhaps your sharks will reproduce and migrate to said water sim? |
| 15:49 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
Perhaps. |
| 15:50 |
Aylaria (emberell) |
Just don't let them interbreed with the flying kraken |
| 15:50 |
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Lindal Kidd eeps. |
| 15:50 |
BadAss Fae (larkylouz) |
Best breed them with Oxbridge seals on their sides. |
| 15:50 |
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Phrynne looks for her kraken pistol |
| 15:50 |
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Lindal Kidd snorts |
| 15:50 |
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Samm Florian wishes she were rich and could put Caledon Sammtopia there.. |
| 15:50 |
Phrynne |
Or with Inish seals? |
| 15:50 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
We've a couple of sharks in the NW corner of Oxbridge where the eject miscreants stack up (sometimes 3 high). |
| 15:51 |
Phrynne |
sometimes 5 high |
| 15:51 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
As long as we do not have reproducing minisubs any more... |
| 15:51 |
Aylaria (emberell) |
Tower o' leaning fools |
| 15:51 |
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Lindal Kidd sputters! |
| 15:51 |
Samm Florian |
Wonder if Templemore'd wanna more central location. |
| 15:51 |
BadAss Fae (larkylouz) |
Question: I have seen newbies seemingly 'caught' among the sharks. Is there some sort of scripting going on there? Or is that a industry secret? |
| 15:52 |
Lindal Kidd |
I think it's just because it's Shark Week |
| 15:52 |
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BadAss Fae (larkylouz) splurts tea all over her keyboard |
| 15:52 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
I hope we do not mermaid weeks next... |
| 15:53 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
That occurs because parcel banning moves them to the nearest edge. So they end up where they can't enter and aren't present to TP elsewhere.. |
| 15:53 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
I've given Phrynne a scripted solution and EM's have a built-in one. |
| 15:53 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Maybe we should move to Ambers old spot, so our troublemakers become other people's trouble :) |
| 15:54 |
Samm Florian |
That would be confusin'. |
| 15:54 |
Phrynne |
that would be hard on the chat circle and the dressing rooms |
| 15:54 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
That would brake multitude of landmarks. |
| 15:54 |
Elfbiter Skysmith (elfbiter) |
*break |
| 15:54 |
Samm Florian |
Landmarks work by sim name, not coordinates, right? |
| 15:54 |
Josain Zsun |
coords |
| 15:55 |
Samm Florian |
Really? huh. |
| 15:55 |
Carl Metropolitan |
I know. I guess that would not work. |
| 15:55 |
Carl Metropolitan |
And our problems are probably better handled by the sharks :) |
| 15:56 |
Aylaria (emberell) |
Even then, I think the sharks might still be well fed... |
| 15:56 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
Des had said to me that it was to be open water. I assumed he was going to pu tin a filler |
| 15:56 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
I may have misunderstod |
| 15:56 |
Phrynne |
good for sailing |
| 15:56 |
Lindal Kidd |
Caledon could use a nice big lake, that might work well |
| 15:57 |
Josain Zsun |
Oxbridge could use a beach. |
| 15:57 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
I was going to e-mai lhim about it later today |
| 15:57 |
Samm Florian |
Like an Openspace? |
| 15:57 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
yes |
| 15:57 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
that was what i thought |
| 15:57 |
Gronk Seriman |
Valuable waterfronf property for Des to sell. |
| 15:57 |
Carl Metropolitan |
True. That might make the openspace break even |
| 15:57 |
Samm Florian |
Those have 10-avi limits and 750 LI. |
| 15:57 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
nice big empty chunck of land in caledon 2 now |
| 15:57 |
Samm Florian |
Jes fer th'record. :) |
| 15:58 |
Andrea Jones (andreajonesms) |
nodds |
| 15:58 |
Carl Metropolitan |
Well, no, as Downs and Kintyre are already homesteads, so I guess that would not make a difference. |
| 15:58 |
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Lindal Kidd wonders if her naval uniform has been eaten by moths yet... |
| 16:00 |
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Samm Florian hasta go. C'y'all later! |
| 16:00 |
Wordsmith Jarvinen |
tc Samm. |
| 16:00 |
Aylaria (emberell) |
Take care, Samm |
| 16:01 |
Carl Metropolitan |
I'd like to thank everyone for coming this afternoon. |
| 16:01 |
Carl Metropolitan |
See you all around Oxbridge. |
| 16:01 |
Gronk Seriman |
Thank you, Deans! |