No staring, right. Is an honest leer OK? 
Seriously, how do you know they’re staring - unless you’re peeking, that is? And that would be wrong.
“All you student athletes who have to spend your 4 hours a week in the library, do not treat me like I am an idiot.”
I sense irony here.
Once upon a time in a state university library far far away, an alleged journalism major asked the reference librarian on duty (Mrs. J., as it happens) what war was taking place in 1942.
I apologize for the unintentional double-posting of the leer.
Welcome to the world, Lynn. My cousin played football for the University of Michigan in the mid-90s and he spent a minimum of 25 hours a week on football alone during the season. That roughly broke down into:
1.5 hours practice Monday, plus about 1 hour taping, stretching, etc. before and after practice.
2.5 hours practice Tues.-Wed-Thurs., plus 1 hour each day taping and stretching.
1.5 hour light practice Friday, no taping.
On gameday (if it was a home game) he had to arrive about 2 hours before kickoff for warmups, etc. he was a long-snapper, so he had to put in some extra time with the special teams.
The games lasted no less than 3.5 hours.
After the game, he usually needed at least a half-hour in the training room to ice down bruises, cut off tape, etc.
Then he watched film on Sundays for at least an hour.
And about 45 min. watching film every other day of the week, too.
And this isn’t even counting travel time for away games!
All told, this is a HELL of a lot more time spent studying than anyone I knew. I don’t think I spent this much time in class and studying combined. This would be why some people have suggested, seriously, paying college athletes. This is also why so many of them don’t bother taking hard classes or studying much; with the equivalent almost, of a full-time job on their plates already, who needs more stress?
But I blame the schools for this. Athletics have been blown WAY out of proportion in modern American society.
Hi, I’m a Chemical Engineering and Philosophy major. I also work 25 hours a week. I spend at least 25 hours a week on campus studying, and usually more. (This is not including anything I can possibly bring home and do either over the 'net or just by myself.) This was a light semester, I only had one day a week where I would routinely be on campus until 2am. (Tuesday. No work, no classes, but I was on campus meeting with various homework groups from 9am until 1-2am.) I have single classes that require ten hours minimum outside of class. 4-5 of them a term and one can get pretty busy. (This term, like I said, was light. I only had two of those happy classes. Design and Kinetics.)
Admittedly, that’s all engineering. My Phil classes take maybe ten hours a term outside of class. I like comparing the first day’s assignment between my Eng classes and my Phil classes. That said, I have little pity for atheletes who take cake classes because they can’t be bothered with school. Sorry, I’m here to learn and I work my ass off to do so.
Wabbit, I know whereof you speak! I think one of my favorite patrons was the crossing guard who liked to come to the library in his uniform (complete with shiny, orange vest) just to impress the ladies. He’d hang around the desk for hours to hit on whoever was on duty, only cutting out when we’d get really obnoxious patrons–he couldn’t handle confrontations. He’d even hit on the librarians who pointed out they were married. Some days I’d just want to scream, “Look, Barney Fife, see this ring? Believe me when I say it’s not the only reason I’m not interested in you!” But I’d just smile politely and find something really important that had to be filed immediately 
And? They could still spend about two or three hours each day studying. That’s 25 hours over six days (assuming they got Sunday off). Through school, I worked about 25 hours each week, and I did crew which took up another 15-16 hours per week.
And I still had time to study enough to make the Dean’s List every year and graduate Magna, usually at least two hours every night, sometimes more. Being on the football team is not an excuse for poor grades…being lazy and not caring about academics is the reason they often don’t do well.
Medeas Child and Neurotik, I think you missed the point of my post. The point was not that football players deserve pity because their lives are so hard. The point was that being a big-time college athlete (in any sport) is a constant drain on a person’s energy that makes it extraordinarily difficult to focus on other things, and it was not always thus.
Football is not the only sport which is like this; its just the only Div. 1-A sport I am sure I know enough about to comment on.
Medeas Child, congrats on putting so much effort into your schooling. But I knew athletes who did what you’re doing ON TOP of playing sports. It is also not fair to throw work time in when comparing oneself to Div. 1-A athletes, since they are restricted from making money and holding jobs they are eligible for in all kinds of ways by the NCAA. (read about it here)
Not only all that, but the public at large is unaware of just how much pressure many college athletes are put under by the media, alumni, fans, their coaches and their own fellow students. Robert Smith, an All-Big-Ten running back who played for Ohio State (my alma mater) about 10 years ago, made headlines when he went public against the OSU coaches while he was still in school, saying they had pressured him to skip classes (he was pre-med, by the way, not an easy major) and spend more time on football.
Nobody found Smith’s assertions unplausible (although the athletic dept. denied it) but what was amazing was that significant criticism was actually levelled against him. Why? for not just biting the bullet and skipping a few classes for the good of the team!
Now, I ask you, would you trade your 20-30-hour a week job for the “privilege” of putting up with shit like that?
And of course, I didn’t even mention the risk of serious injury athletes in most sports run, or how many (especially in contact sports, like football or hockey) must attend classes sore and/or in pain for days after a game. Fun? I think not.
So AntaresJB do you wear those sexy librarian glasses? Or you hair up in a bun and a frumpy sweater and long heavy skirt?
Because that look pretty much drives men wild.
Zebra I was thinking something along the same lines… I mean you have a librarian/book-check girl whose ass is constantly ogled, so not only is she smart and attractive, but she has got a good potty mouth too… it’s win-win for whomever AnteresJB sets her scopes on
Zebra - I’m not exactly your typical librarian. I do wear glasses often (whenever I’m too lazy to put my contacts in). Not exactly librarian glasses, but close. This is one of my prom pics (3 years ago) showing the glasses. But now… I’ve got blue hair, and the other day to work I wore a t-shirt that said “Crackwhore” and a little button that said “Don’t assume I’m not into cheap meaningless sex.” So not exactly your typical librarian. My ex had fun fantasizing about it, though. Of course, he used to be a pizza delivery boy, so I got my kicks too. 
Actually the outfit that got me most ogled, I think, was a bright pink top with a semi-low v-neck, and a long denim skirt. That’s when I noticed the ass-staring… so maybe there is something to your hypothesis… Hmm…
Antares, your link didn’t go to a picture when I clicked it.
argh, dammit, tripod, fuck you too. Okay, go Here, it’s the last link in the prom pics section.
I was interested to note people’s comments about looking at porn on library computers. My university library refuses to ban any type of internet use, including looking at porn, in the interests of maintaining an unhindered research environment. I have started a new thread asking how many other people’s libraries do this. I’d be interested in hearing from the people who have posted on this thread.
And Antares, i sympathize completely with your rant. Give 'em hell!
lauramarlane: yes, I’ve always found it odd that libraries seem to attract the perv’s. One lady apparently thought I was so attractive (and believe me, I’m no Adonis) that she’d forget how to read whenever I was doing a desk shift. She liked to drag the PDR up to the desk at least once a month and have me tell her what side-effects the various drugs she was on had. It was an…interesting… experience to say the least.
Well Antares, I can see why people look at your chest. I mean, I did. It looks to me like you will be getting attention from men to that part of your anatomy for years to come.
There’s just no stopping human nature. Loud noises, bright lights, and big breasts all atract attention. Best start getting used to it now. Or become a nun. 
Oh, and I forgot to add that you looked smashing in your prom outfit.
I feel your pain, Wabbit I never knew the whole librarian thing was such a turn on before! I started dating and I’d tell guys what I do for a living and they’d smile and say “Oh, a librarian!”–jeez, it’s not like I’m a stewardess
