At my undergrad school, I heard a lot of stories about professors who were pressured to give athletes passing grades, even when they didn't show up to class. (I also heard one story about an athlete who worked really hard at a class and just earned a C-, which was the minimum required to go onto the next higher level. The coach asked the professor to give the kid a D+, because he didn't want the kid to be spending so much time on math the next semester, and it would be better for him to just retake the same class than to go onto the next level.)
That's the thrill of living in the Hellmouth! There's a veritable cornucopia of fiends and devils and ghouls to engage ... Pardon me for finding the glass half-full.
Giles ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Spike's Bitches 25 to Life
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Hil R. - Jul 12, 2005 11:52:50 am PDT #303 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Cashmere - Jul 12, 2005 11:58:35 am PDT #304 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Bitches needing an escape. this one is beautiful. But you need sound to make it complete.
Sorry, this one is mostly for girls.
P.M. Marc - Jul 12, 2005 12:03:09 pm PDT #305 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Bitches needing an escape. this one is beautiful. But you need sound to make it complete.
OMG, now I totally need Brawny Man Slash.
Daisy Jane - Jul 12, 2005 12:04:39 pm PDT #306 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
They are kids, and regardless of how fanatical people are about the team, that fact doesn't change. The colleges where my dad coached (one of which was involved in a recruiting scandal a while back and has only recovered in the past 5 or 6 years) players and coaches are under a huge amount of pressure with very little compensation (actually that's less true for upper level coaches, but then, their jobs are incredibly unstable). I feel very protective of college atheletes, high school ones too truth be told.
ETA- Heather, being all caught up in her pet issues, completely forgot to say, "Go Annabel!" and (((sj))).
Cashmere - Jul 12, 2005 12:05:23 pm PDT #307 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
OMG, now I totally need Brawny Man Slash.
BRAWNYMAN+MRCLEAN4EVA!
Lee - Jul 12, 2005 12:08:00 pm PDT #308 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Can it be nap time now?
WindSparrow - Jul 12, 2005 12:09:37 pm PDT #309 of 10001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Is the new Brawny man cheating on the old Brawny man? Cuz I thought their love was so pure.
sj - Jul 12, 2005 12:12:23 pm PDT #310 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Bathroom is clean. Study is clean. I am going to sign off now so that I can find someone to cry on the phone with while I try to tackle the kitchen in the near dark. My cellphone refuses to get a signal in my apartment.
EpicTangent - Jul 12, 2005 12:25:23 pm PDT #311 of 10001
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
"Hi, hon. Please throw out the garbage and fix the lights."
Make it worth his while. wink, wink, nudge, nudge.
Aw, have a good cry. Then a lovely evening. {{{sj}}}
Polter-Cow - Jul 12, 2005 12:37:51 pm PDT #312 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
So, on June 28, I sent the Connecticut place my writing exercises, and they said they'd get back to me in 1-2 weeks.
It's been two weeks, so I was waiting for some sort of response. As none came, I called and left a message to the effect that as it had been two weeks, I was just wondering about my status.
Promptly, as usual, I got an e-mail response:
Thank you for your voicemail message of today, July 12. On June 28, I emailed the following communication to you.
The communication being the one informing me I would hear back in 1-2 weeks. It's been two weeks. Gah.