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I hear ya brother...believe me, I hear ya....honestly, the only thing that seems to work for me is forcing yourself into trying a new hobby or something...

QUOTE (T R U @ Feb 28, 2010 -> 09:51 PM) I don't understand why its weird that I like team Canada hockey.. I wasn't cheering for Canadians against USA in anything else, its just hockey.. and its not like I stood for the Canadian national anthem or anything at the medal presentation.. not everyone is all die hard USA And I don't understand why you do like Team Canada. But you live in the US, and cheer for another country to win. That, is weird. Not saying you're disallowed to cheer for Team Canada. Just that you're weird.

QUOTE (T R U @ Feb 28, 2010 -> 08:40 PM) Well than I guess you're more American than I No. You're just weird.

I will say I am always a bit sad when the Olympics come to an end. I really, really enjoy all the different sports and the athletes that get spotlighted that aren't a part of the constant sports coverage here. I guess they have to end for a while though, or I wouldn't love them so much.

If you were in a bar in the US and cheering for Canada, you better damned-well be Canadian as far as I am concerned.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Feb 28, 2010 -> 08:55 PM) I figure I should clarify this a bit. Talking about the same girl originally, I've taken the advice to some extent, but I've still been hanging out with her quite a bit, and everything was going great. It felt like we were moving in the right direction and everything was going swimmingly, and it felt like we were back together. Then on Thursday, she drops this "I like being single and being able to flirt" line, and I got pissed. So I basically just followed this other girl home, and we talked for a while, and then started making out. Called her up last night again after the original girl was ignoring me, and we made out, some clothes came off, and we did basically everything other than f***. I'm OK with moving on, but I just did it poorly, and I feel terrible about it. I don't even care about this girl, and I care so much about the other. I'm stuck in this idealistic romantic mindset that me and the original girl will get everything worked out, we'll get hitched and ride into the sunset on a white horse. I was just confused, and now I'm depressed too. At least you were able to mess around with the new girl. When I am having difficulties, I can hardly drag myself off the mat to eat. It's just natural, Blake. Give yourself a break... Eventually, you'll realize you're tired of feeling sorry for yourself and pick yourself up, brush yourself off, and get back to your life. But it often just takes some time, no matter what you do. Kinda like trying to sober up....the only cure is time, broseph.

QUOTE (bmags @ Feb 28, 2010 -> 08:30 PM) I mean, if we want beckham to be famous we can just have him date some hollywood chick. Only a matter of time...

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Feb 28, 2010 -> 07:11 PM) How many great, personable players have the Sox had in the past 10 years that were actually willing to seek out the spotlight rather than shy away from it? I'm having trouble thinking of any (Hurt excluded). Gordon Beckham is that guy. At the very least I expect him to reach Torii Hunter status. I think Mark is as personable as we've had, but he's so humble and such a hillbilly that he doesn't really seek attention for himself either. Gordon has the "it" factor, for lack of a better phrase, and certainly seems to enjoy the spotlight. He will be a star on the national level, not just the local level, but there certainly is something to be said about the advantage of being in some other markets. Were he a Yankee/Red Sox/Cub/Dodger, he would probably already be the superstar he will be here in the next 1-2 years.

QUOTE (knightni @ Feb 28, 2010 -> 05:42 PM) I was just saying that the way she reacted to him before and after the first time, it was more like a friend interested in setting him up with someone, than it was a girl interested in seeing him. Oh, clearly. I don't know how I misunderstood.

QUOTE (knightni @ Feb 28, 2010 -> 05:45 PM) You had someone that thinks of you as a friend invite you to a bar where you got dumped onto the ugly friend while she got with another guy. Sounds like a version of Wingman-ing to me. I think he's saying he hung out with the one he likes last night...

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Feb 28, 2010 -> 05:02 AM) In a strange turn of events, I found out tonight that a guy and his wife I know are swingers. I'm not very good friends with them and I have no reason to believe I might have a chance with the wife, but I instantly want to find out. That weird? That you want to find out? No. If you try, yes.

QUOTE (SHIPPS @ Feb 28, 2010 -> 02:15 PM) Yas, the mispelling of Jordan's last name is a cringarooski and I am not one of the spelling snobs. Couldn't have said it better myself.

QUOTE (The Beast @ Feb 27, 2010 -> 09:20 PM) She gets one more chance this evening. To be honest, I don't know what else I'd like to say to this girl. I try and see what she's interested in and I got no information that would lead to any sort of attraction whatsoever. I think that might be why I haven't enjoyed college...I have never found the kids who I gel well with, and its kind of sad. I feel sometimes like I had better relationships in high school and that the lifelong friends that I've had are those from high school, as sad as that may be. The whole family thing was just brought up as a reason of why I couldn't be a reporter. I would much rather hang with a small group of friends, people that I know, that I'm comfortable with, hanging out and enjoying a movie or something than just throw money at alcohol that I honestly don't like. I think this is why I felt the void when I had the breakup, all of what I enjoyed doing got thrown out the window. I know those days will come back again, but the question is when? I'll try another bar if that is what you mean by location. I never said it defines people. I just think I'll have more fun meeting people in something I'm interested in like exercise over a game that I might have to play on the weekends. P.S. Spoke to a fireman/paramedic today and I'm shadowing him as well as a high school guidance counselor over break to see what they do. Sounds bad ass. Ross, when you first meet (or see) girls, you need to pick out little things about them that attracts you to them, like the way they dress, the way they laugh, silly little things like that. Enjoy that for a while. Then when you start needing more substance, you seek it out, but you do it slowly. As Kyle said, don't try and get ahead of yourself and find out what they are going to name the children you have together. Just take it slllllloooooowwwlllllyyyy at first and work your way more into things...

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Feb 27, 2010 -> 10:54 AM) ARX was easy yesterday, but boy am I feelin it today. How is the hammy doing?

Going to Joe's Stone Crab and Steakhouse tomorrow night for my birthday with the lady friend....really excited for it. Anyone here been?

Reminds me sort of a combination of the Cell and Jacobs Field.

For a guy slated to make $52 million over the next three years, the payoff is the chance to have a better shot at winning a title...

QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 26, 2010 -> 03:03 PM) I'm opening myself of for ridicule, but I got a pass to see COP OUT from work.....and....I'm sorry, but....I liked it. I thought it was funny and the story was good. The first scene, Kevin Smith pretty much says that it is an omage to the 80's buddy cop movies and it was dead on. I see it is getting ripped in reviews but these critics are taking it too seriously. It was fun. I want to see it as well. For whatever reason, Tracy Morgan just makes me giggle.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Feb 26, 2010 -> 01:56 PM) Haha mine was like that, but alittle different. It only lasted 2 weeks as well, but she was pregnant.. And of course it was a two week relationship (didn't have sex with her.. yet.. ), so obviously it wasn't mine. I had to dip-set with the quickness with that. You dirty dog, you...

QUOTE (Ranger @ Feb 26, 2010 -> 05:41 AM) Just say you're from Soxtalk when you're on the phone with me. You'll give your name and location, like everyone else does, but then once I have you on, just say you're from the board or give me your soxtalk name. Easy enough. Some of the WSI folks will do that.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Feb 26, 2010 -> 02:05 AM) In terms of dating a person with children, my current girlfriend's biological dad was in prison for most of her life and what she does remember was him being an asshole to her mother, so she didnt have a father until her stepdad came into her life when she was around 10. He is a great guy, and she loves him (and so does her younger sister). Problem is though, he didnt want to be an enforcer early on in their first years living together, as he didnt feel it was his place. In the past two years though he was starting to bring out his opinions more and trying to enforce them and be a real dad (gf is at college now, and her sister is a senior in HS). Well, this didnt go over so well with her sister or her mom and now they are divorced. So my advice is if you are going to be put in the position of a father figure, make sure you have the ability to have your say. I dont expect kids to just forget their real father and replace them if they dont want to, but alot of drama can come up if you dont position yourself early on in your ideals and rules. Yeah, that is the thing - everything is fine and dandy when you can be Mr. Nice Guy all the time, but when you actually have to start making tough decisions, it's "You're not my dad!" I'm treading very carefully...

Man, I need you guys here in Vegas...I am trying to pick a restaurant for Saturday night and there are just SO many....don't know what to go with...

I wrote about my first love previously in this thread, and this was how things were with her family. I knew they never thought I was good enough for her, and I never cared much for them either. It was such an obstacle that I just decided I simply could not ever be with her. We dated several different times, and I think every time it would get serious enough to where I would have to be exposed to her family, things sort of unravelled from that point. In the end, I just could not date a girl that I think otherwise, I very well could have married.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 25, 2010 -> 10:02 PM) So you're crediting a 273 run improvement in runs given up solely to the defense, and attributing zero of that improvement to the pitching staff? No. I am crediting the lion's share to the defense. Obviously, neither you nor I can pinpoint the difference precisely.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 25, 2010 -> 10:01 PM) That's comparing 07-08, I was talking 08 to 09. Yeah, I know, it was my mistake; see my edit in my post above. The point remains the same, however. It was not the Rays bullpen that improved; it was the defense behind them.