Comments on: It’s time to rest my chemistry http://www.thephoenixpub.com/2009/10/22/its-time-to-rest-my-chemistry/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:36:29 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1-beta2 hourly 1 By: monchhichi http://www.thephoenixpub.com/2009/10/22/its-time-to-rest-my-chemistry/comment-page-1/#comment-26475 monchhichi Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:49:51 +0000 http://www.thephoenixpub.com/?p=4950#comment-26475 But when you win. And when there is money involved. And when you shut the mouths of cocky people who tell you that their team - and on some level, by extension, their mind - is better than yours. I love it. But I'm also about twenty pounds lighter this year from being active instead of sitting on my ass mapping data trends 20 hours a week, and my entire week doesn't suck if I lose, and I haven't gotten into any near-brawls over disagreements over what constitutes a fair trade. Ok, you're right. But when you win. And when there is money involved. And when you shut the mouths of cocky people who tell you that their team – and on some level, by extension, their mind – is better than yours. I love it. But I’m also about twenty pounds lighter this year from being active instead of sitting on my ass mapping data trends 20 hours a week, and my entire week doesn’t suck if I lose, and I haven’t gotten into any near-brawls over disagreements over what constitutes a fair trade. Ok, you’re right.

]]> By: thefuseproject http://www.thephoenixpub.com/2009/10/22/its-time-to-rest-my-chemistry/comment-page-1/#comment-26474 thefuseproject Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:39:10 +0000 http://www.thephoenixpub.com/?p=4950#comment-26474 This is my first year no doing it after five in a row- it ranks among the best "life decisions" I've ever made. Just thinking about how I used spend all Sunday afternoon/evening with the remote in one hand in the other on the laptop keyboard and working both like a tweaking monkey I am filled with shame. This is my first year no doing it after five in a row- it ranks among the best “life decisions” I’ve ever made. Just thinking about how I used spend all Sunday afternoon/evening with the remote in one hand in the other on the laptop keyboard and working both like a tweaking monkey I am filled with shame.

]]> By: monchhichi http://www.thephoenixpub.com/2009/10/22/its-time-to-rest-my-chemistry/comment-page-1/#comment-26473 monchhichi Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:35:16 +0000 http://www.thephoenixpub.com/?p=4950#comment-26473 I felt exactly the same as you do, for many years. And this year I finally did what I've promised myself I would do for each of the last 5 seasons or so: quit cold turkey. But now, instead of enjoying the games more like I expected, I barely give a damn. Meanwhile, the people I'm watching the games with are excitedly checking the stats every 2 minutes to see what their players are doing. Maybe fantasy football is like heroin and after the prolonged withdrawal period the love for football can go back to what it once was. I felt exactly the same as you do, for many years. And this year I finally did what I’ve promised myself I would do for each of the last 5 seasons or so: quit cold turkey. But now, instead of enjoying the games more like I expected, I barely give a damn. Meanwhile, the people I’m watching the games with are excitedly checking the stats every 2 minutes to see what their players are doing. Maybe fantasy football is like heroin and after the prolonged withdrawal period the love for football can go back to what it once was.

]]> By: Sculptor?!? http://www.thephoenixpub.com/2009/10/22/its-time-to-rest-my-chemistry/comment-page-1/#comment-26463 Sculptor?!? Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:11:31 +0000 http://www.thephoenixpub.com/?p=4950#comment-26463 I'm betting this was totally cathartic to write, once you decided to spit it out. And for the FF? What if you do an about-face, and trade down for all the totally shite players? Then you can root against them, might make you feel better. This presumes, of course, that you've already essentially given up on winning with any of your FF teams... I’m betting this was totally cathartic to write, once you decided to spit it out.

And for the FF? What if you do an about-face, and trade down for all the totally shite players? Then you can root against them, might make you feel better. This presumes, of course, that you’ve already essentially given up on winning with any of your FF teams…

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