08-29-2007, 08:19 PM | #1 | ||
H.S. Freshman Team
Join Date: May 2007
|
Depressed
What do you do when you're depressed? Today got some potentially bad news (not going to panic until it is in stone). I quit smoking cold turkey back in 2004 without the patch. Today I bought a pack of ultra lights and smoked a couple. I'm also thinking about spending a lot of money this weekend (4 day weekend yay) on a mini-vacation.
What does everyone else do when they're depressed?
__________________
I'm tired of taking names and kicking ass...I'm just gonna kick some ass. |
||
08-29-2007, 08:21 PM | #2 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Massachusetts
|
spend the cash only if you can afford it, but if you can that's certainly something that I find helps.
doesn't even have to be a ton. Just something like...buying a new game or something. Treating yourself. I also tend to eat things that I know are bad for me when I don't feel well. |
08-29-2007, 08:26 PM | #3 |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: San Jose, CA
|
I drink, but that's not wise. Definitely physical activity. Go hit a tennis ball...shoot some hoops...It's hot around here today..go swimming. Rent some tv show dvd's..that makes the time go by.
__________________
Look into the mind of a crazy man (NSFW) http://www.whitepowerupdate.wordpress.com Last edited by Karlifornia : 08-29-2007 at 08:28 PM. |
08-29-2007, 08:26 PM | #4 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Massachusetts
|
really depends what's got me down though. Sometimes I like to go out and walk through a crowded public place like a mall and just...sulk. Focus on scowling at everyone, that kind of thing.
|
08-29-2007, 08:26 PM | #5 |
Coordinator
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Utah
|
I eat, and eat and eat...and every once in a while I drink....
But for me, I love to spend the money when I have the extra....
__________________
"forgetting what is in the past, I strive for the future" |
08-29-2007, 08:27 PM | #6 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Massachusetts
|
I used to drink. Oh those were the days
|
08-29-2007, 08:27 PM | #7 |
Resident Alien
Join Date: Jun 2001
|
I find vehicles with Cowboys stickers on them and key the bastards!
|
08-29-2007, 08:29 PM | #8 |
Coordinator
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Utah
|
I like to tie green aliens up and have my way with them as well.....
__________________
"forgetting what is in the past, I strive for the future" |
08-29-2007, 08:29 PM | #9 |
Resident Alien
Join Date: Jun 2001
|
Oh la la!
|
08-29-2007, 08:32 PM | #10 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Massachusetts
|
I also used to have a set of mek'leths and I'd take them out in the backyard and attack the trees and sort of...develop a fighting style.
dunno where those things went. hmm http://www.by-the-sword.com/acatalog/images/CD-1703.jpg Last edited by DaddyTorgo : 08-29-2007 at 08:33 PM. |
08-29-2007, 08:33 PM | #11 |
Pro Rookie
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: VA
|
I take long walks at night.
__________________
Chicago Eagles 2 time ZFL champions We're "rebuilding" |
08-29-2007, 08:36 PM | #12 |
Pro Rookie
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: VA
|
And drinking.
__________________
Chicago Eagles 2 time ZFL champions We're "rebuilding" |
08-29-2007, 08:38 PM | #13 | |
H.S. Freshman Team
Join Date: May 2007
|
Quote:
I also eat things that are bad for me like Chinese or something. Beer? Check.
__________________
I'm tired of taking names and kicking ass...I'm just gonna kick some ass. |
|
08-29-2007, 08:43 PM | #14 | |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Massachusetts
|
Quote:
12k hmm? niiice. Yeah...spend some dough. Hdtv or something? pimped out stereo for your car? |
|
08-29-2007, 08:44 PM | #15 | |
Pro Rookie
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: VA
|
Quote:
Anytime you wanna donate to my beer fund you are more than welcome to.
__________________
Chicago Eagles 2 time ZFL champions We're "rebuilding" |
|
08-29-2007, 08:45 PM | #16 |
Favored Bitch #1
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: homeless in NJ
|
drink and gamble
|
08-29-2007, 08:45 PM | #17 |
Bonafide Seminole Fan
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Miami
|
Work Out.
__________________
Subby's favorite woman hater. |
08-29-2007, 09:15 PM | #18 |
H.S. Freshman Team
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: The Outer Planets
|
Work out hard. Swim in the ocean. Get a massage. Laughter (good belly laughs kind) Call up that friend who makes you laugh and spend time with them. Watch something funny.
|
08-29-2007, 09:15 PM | #19 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: NYC
|
$12k can buy you an impressive hooker.
|
08-29-2007, 09:17 PM | #20 | |
H.S. Freshman Team
Join Date: May 2007
|
Quote:
Speaking of which, my kids have no idea what a boombox or ghetto blaster is. That's a shame. And I'll be working out quite a bit running up until April.
__________________
I'm tired of taking names and kicking ass...I'm just gonna kick some ass. |
|
08-29-2007, 09:19 PM | #21 |
Favored Bitch #1
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: homeless in NJ
|
|
08-29-2007, 09:42 PM | #22 |
Unregistered
Join Date: May 2004
|
Definitely go with something that makes you laugh. Or watch your favorite movies... that always does it for me.
That and sleep... boy I love my sleep. |
08-29-2007, 09:44 PM | #23 | |
College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Nov 2003
|
Quote:
I don't know about anyone else, but that cheers me up.
__________________
“The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding.” United States Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis |
|
08-29-2007, 09:47 PM | #24 |
Unregistered
Join Date: May 2004
|
dola,
Whatever is troubling you, hope it turns for the better... hang in there my friend. |
08-29-2007, 09:47 PM | #25 |
Favored Bitch #1
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: homeless in NJ
|
|
08-29-2007, 09:56 PM | #26 |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Parañaque, Philippines
|
I think about the 1 or 2 billion other people in the world less fortunate than I am, and kick myself out of that depression.
__________________
Come and see. |
08-29-2007, 10:05 PM | #27 | |
FOFC Survivor
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Wentzville, MO
|
Quote:
Hope all is well. Play some NCAA 2008. Use the cheat cards to really give it to the team you hate the most.
__________________
Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum. |
|
08-29-2007, 10:11 PM | #28 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Michigan
|
Is that you, Owen?
|
08-30-2007, 06:48 AM | #29 |
H.S. Freshman Team
Join Date: May 2007
|
Thanks for the thoughts.
Hopefully I should find out today if I'm going to Iraq on a MTT (Mobile Transition Team). My first concern is being away from my kids for over a year. My younger two would take it extremely hard. My second concern is the unknown. The MTTs train Iraqis and the ratio of US to Iraqis is about 1:30 or 1:40. So...it would mean that on my team of 10-11, we'd be training 300-400 Iraqi soldiers and have to live with them and trust them. We'd also be hundreds of miles away from the green zone and any other soldiers. It's not exactly my most desirable course of action to get deployed like that. I'd much rather go with a real unit and at least know that there are hundreds of us in one location. The only thing playing in this is that I go for promotion in 2011. If I go on this (which would begin in January at Fort Riley for training and the deployment would begin in April), then I wouldn't have enough time to get through my requirements for promotion for my first board in 2011. Well, that and I'm pretty much indispensible in my current job. Anyhow I'll find out today hopefully. Thanks again for your thoughts.
__________________
I'm tired of taking names and kicking ass...I'm just gonna kick some ass. |
08-30-2007, 08:12 AM | #30 |
Favored Bitch #1
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: homeless in NJ
|
Wow RA, I hope you can stay where you are at, this place just wouldn't be the same without you. Good luck and thoughts for you and your family.
|
08-30-2007, 10:15 AM | #31 |
H.S. Freshman Team
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: The Outer Planets
|
That really is a tough situation RA. I sincerely hope your allowed to stay where you are because it benefits you and your family the most, especially in the long run. Keep hoping for a positive outcome.
|
08-30-2007, 12:56 PM | #32 |
H.S. Freshman Team
Join Date: May 2007
|
Thanks. There's not much I can do at this point. It's not in stone, so there's always the chance that it could get cancelled. I have my fingers crossed.
__________________
I'm tired of taking names and kicking ass...I'm just gonna kick some ass. |
08-30-2007, 06:47 PM | #33 |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Bethlehem, Pa
|
|
08-30-2007, 06:48 PM | #34 |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Bethlehem, Pa
|
RA, i thought your hitch was up...or was that just your deployment that ended a couple months ago?
|
08-30-2007, 06:57 PM | #35 |
General Manager
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Satellite of Love
|
Grap some CDs, a pack of smokes and go for a nice, long drive.
|
08-30-2007, 07:33 PM | #36 | |
H.S. Freshman Team
Join Date: May 2007
|
Quote:
There's also the side of me that wants to go. Where else do you get to kill other people without going to jail? Also, it's like sports. You go to practice every day and work your ass off, but you never get in the game. You never get to see how you'd do against your enemy. Why'd I join the Army if I didn't want to go out and test myself? Sure, I've already been there, but not in a few years. It's my turn. The family side of me is winning though. I don't want to be away from my kids and wife. My wife has no one in El Paso and all of my friends have gotten out of the Army. Moving to our hometown is not an option since my son is in high school (the Chapin Engineering Magnet program) and our younger two are still complaining about the friends they left behind at West Point. In a way, it's going to be tougher on my wife than me. She's broken down quite a few times in the past 24 hours and there isn't a damn thing I can do about it except spend what time I (may) have left with her and the kids. It's pretty soul-searching. I'm torn in two directions and there is no easy answer. The other thing is that if I don't go now, there's a good chance I could be gone during my oldest son's senior year. Which is better? Which is the lesser of two evils? Any way you hack it, it's a tough choice. Is retirement in 8 years worth it? This isn't even considering whether I think this is a "just" war or not. Or whether my actions in training Iraqis will make a difference. I told my wife that if I didn't go, some other guy with a family would go. It's just how we roll. That doesn't make it any better, but at the same time it doesn't make it any worse. I'm just rambling now. Oh well.
__________________
I'm tired of taking names and kicking ass...I'm just gonna kick some ass. |
|
08-30-2007, 07:35 PM | #37 |
H.S. Freshman Team
Join Date: May 2007
|
Mebbe I should change my signature. LOL.
__________________
I'm tired of taking names and kicking ass...I'm just gonna kick some ass. |
08-30-2007, 07:42 PM | #38 |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Alabama
|
Heck if its any consolation there'a good chance I'll be in Iraq come January
|
08-30-2007, 08:04 PM | #39 |
H.S. Freshman Team
Join Date: May 2007
|
Maybe we can start a two man MP league. It would be cool to have another FOFCer there.
__________________
I'm tired of taking names and kicking ass...I'm just gonna kick some ass. |
08-30-2007, 08:34 PM | #40 |
Unregistered
Join Date: May 2004
|
Wow Aaron, I don't know what to say. I'm crossing my fingers in both my hands and feet, hoping it gets cancelled. I agree with Lathum that this place won't be the same without you... and you too roofoo.
Keeping you and your family in my thoughts, hoping for the best. |
08-30-2007, 08:46 PM | #41 |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: At the corner of Beat Street and Electric Avenue
|
What decision is made for you or you happen to make, I hope all goes well for you in whatever circumstance you end up with. And please change your name back to Raiders Army. And remember to use more "Heh heh" and less "hee hees".
Seriously though, you will do well no matter where you go.
__________________
"I'm ready to bury the hatchet, but don't fuck with me" - Schmidty "Box me once, shame on Skydog. Box me twice. Shame on me. Box me 3 times, just fucking ban my ass...." - stevew |
08-30-2007, 08:47 PM | #42 |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Las Vegas
|
when I'm depressed all I gotta do is listen to "we are the fofc" and I feel better immediatly
__________________
Xbox Live Gamertag: k0ruptr My Favorite Teams : Chicago White Sox - Carolina Panthers - Orlando Magic - Phoenix Suns - Anaheim Ducks - Hawaii Warriors - Oregon Ducks |
08-30-2007, 09:35 PM | #43 |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Alabama
|
|
08-30-2007, 09:45 PM | #44 | |
H.S. Freshman Team
Join Date: May 2007
|
Quote:
__________________
I'm tired of taking names and kicking ass...I'm just gonna kick some ass. |
|
08-31-2007, 11:40 AM | #45 |
General Manager
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: The Town of Flower Mound
|
Go to the UTEP game this weekend, tailgate like there's no tomorrow, and then revel in the glory that is Trevor Vittatoe.
Wish I could be there with the rest of my family so we could hook up. Hopefully everything works out for you and your family, bud...
__________________
UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO |
08-31-2007, 11:55 AM | #46 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Massachusetts
|
if it's any consolation, my cousin has graduated from west point and he'll be in iraq (although the unit he is joining is over there right now from what i gather, so he won't be going right away, as they'll be rotating home first...allegedly)
and i guess he's down in GA right now too |
08-31-2007, 11:59 AM | #47 |
Bounty Hunter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
|
I had no idea that Richard Weed was Raiders Army. Welp.
__________________
No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor. |
08-31-2007, 12:15 PM | #48 | |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: At the corner of Beat Street and Electric Avenue
|
Quote:
Jeeber, you are a mod. So help the guy out and renew his password for Raiders Army.
__________________
"I'm ready to bury the hatchet, but don't fuck with me" - Schmidty "Box me once, shame on Skydog. Box me twice. Shame on me. Box me 3 times, just fucking ban my ass...." - stevew |
|
08-31-2007, 12:26 PM | #49 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Massachusetts
|
|
08-31-2007, 12:36 PM | #50 | |
General Manager
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: The Town of Flower Mound
|
Quote:
I think I offered before, but he declined. Or maybe that's just my imagination. But if he wants me to, I'll be more than happy to...
__________________
UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO |
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
Thread Tools | |
|
|