So I survived. My first bout, the moment I’d been super psyched for/dreading for months and months. I couldn’t imagine what it would be like to be out there … skating … in front of tons of people and trying to prove I had any right to be there. Luckily this time there were some [...]
Archive for February, 2010
Bout-astic
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bout, derby, fresh meat, rookie on February 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’m Gonna Get to This
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bout, committee, derby on February 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
… as in, my first bout recap. A little awkward, a little awesome, y’know. For the moment, I want to say it’s a pleasure and a privelege to serve on a derby committee. However: it takes a shit-ton of work to make derby and derby bouts happen. The ladies who thought this was even possible [...]
Naw . . . it’s Cool
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged derby, grudges, revenge on February 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I actually don’t have a problem separating the derby on-the-track with the derby off-the-track. Well … at least not yet. I’ve been smacked down by some bitches who seemed relentless for me, until I finally got annoyed enough to strike back and try to at least hold my position. Sure, sometimes I use that as [...]
The Weirdest Injuries
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged derby, mouthguard on February 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, everything was going wrong and I was feeling all sorts of discombobulated and sore from inactivity. So naturally, after going in to work on a holiday and getting a big headache, I was faced with the prospect of a 3-hour derby practice. Three straight hours of ass-melting squats after a week and a half [...]
Snow Shovels and Butt Cracks
Posted in Derby, Thoughts, tagged hipsters, snow on February 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been buried under snow for most of the week and it’s been wonderful. I always love a good excuse to cancel out of the normal, day-to-day schedule and detour off into freedom. Hell, even if it’s raining, I’ll accept cancellations from friends. It’s not just that snow blankets everything and forces it to calm [...]
The Blizzard is Making Me Fat
Posted in Derby, Thoughts, tagged derby, exercise, snow fat on February 10, 2010 | 2 Comments »
All we seem to have in the house is bread, pasta, cheese, and butter. That’s pretty much it. Oh, and thank god – alcohol. So even though practice has been cancelled for the week, I’m getting progressively more slovenly and worried about the Return To Derby next week. Today I finally mustered up the energy [...]
Why Be Derby?
Posted in Derby, Thoughts, tagged derby, normal on February 8, 2010 | 7 Comments »
I was in a high school art show my junior year called “Why Be Normal?” It was all about celebrating the different and the absurd (as high school artists tend to be) and supposed to teach people that “different” was fun and cool. Really, preaching to people about “different” at an art show is a [...]
Skate Fear
Posted in Derby, Thoughts, tagged skate, stupid, sue on February 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Last night was the second time I’ve seen people respond to those wearing skates with, “No. Absolutely not. Take those off right now or leave.” What’s the deal? Why the skate hatred? I fear I already know the answer, which just involves people assuming that if anything ever happens to you in a place you [...]
There Will Be Bruises
Posted in Derby, Thoughts, tagged blocking, derby, ouch, scrimmage on February 4, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Last night was my second scrimmage with my new team. It was a mixture of some teammates I’ve played with before, some returning vets who I haven’t played with yet, and some unteamed freshies. The warm-up was unfortunately awful for me – it focused on close hitting, so you skate next to your partner and [...]
