January 2010
22 posts
weekend wrap-up (J)
Lots of miscellaneous items from this weekend…
- As I was on Muni heading home, I saw a girl reading a French magazine (I’m a terrible over-the-shoulder reader). It was open to a movie review page, and there was a review for a movie called “Bliss” directed by Drew Barrymore and the picture was of Ellen Page and the dude lying on the hood of a car. Yeah, it was Whip It!. So...
Everyone here is so excited about roller derby (K)
Boss Lady: So, K, how’s that roller skating thing going so far?
K: Oh, it’s fine, I’m definitely in the bottom five in terms of skating ability—not for lack of trying.
Boss Lady: Are the other girls nice? They all look scary and large on the website.
K: They’re great! It’s the skates that make everyone look taller and scarier, they’re all pretty...
um (J)
So it would appear I have a filled out registration form and a check ready to be put in the mail to go to Olympia, WA.
That’s right — I’ve decided I’m going to the Inexperienced/Intermediate Oly Boot Camp. I asked if they’d take unaffiliated, unnamed me and she said sure.
Flights are all the same price on Virgin (hellz yes, I love flying Virgin), Alaska, and United....
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derbygirl:
derbypursuit:
AUGH. WANT.
Two of our skaters went to the last Oly bootcamp, and they loved it. Plus, they came back doing hockey stops (wow!)
I really do want to go! Washington isn’t so far…
My issue, though, with all of these training camps that are going on (LA Derby Dolls, Oly, Blood & Thunder, etc.) is that I’m not official anywhere; I have no league...
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AUGH. WANT.
and i'm back (J)
Just got back from a work-week-long vacation — the boyfriend and I went to Mexico, where I drank my own weight in margaritas. No email, no real phone usage, no Facebook, no Tumblr, nada.
This also officially ends my offskates/off workout time; I’ll be back at lessons on Saturday with K, and I’ll be back working out as soon as tomorrow. I swear. Even if it’s raining like...
Learning to Love It
After many weeks of struggling with my roller derby skills basics, I’ve been feeling like this is an impossible task, just starting and getting through bootcamp to pass the basic skills test. I’ve been running my own drills at open skates, working on navigating around small children, and working out. J and I have regressed to the point of obsession such that 90% of our...
“After a lifetime of being an overachiever, I learned a lot about losing in my...”
– Roller derby is happiness « Dainty Inferno
(Great, great post.)
jealous (J)
K is (likely) at pirate-themed Goth skate (official name: Wumpskate) tonight. Costumes encouraged.
Not fair, yo.
plz be more original with your derby names people.
derbygirl:
nomcakes:
in the last week ive had a handful of emails from people trying to use names ONE LETTER OFF from women on our league. what makes people think we’re gonna allow that?!?
NO, YOU CAN’T BE CINDY BOPHER
NO, YOU CAN’T BE LOCHTESS MONSTER
DAMN RIGHT. Someone wanted to be Mona More and I was like NO BITCH GET YOUR OWN NAME!
Seriously! I’m barely even fresh meat and I...
public service announcement (J)
H&M has black sequin booty shorts for $10 (originally $24.95). You know, in case you need black sequin booty shorts. I know I do.
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You bet I (J) joined.
Ask J and K! →
I can’t actually think of anything you might like to ask us, but hey. Why not.
Dr. Sketchy's San Francisco: Tuesday Jan 19th:... →
Jane Hammer is one of my derby heroes, no lie. (Kitt Turbo and Brawllen Angel are also on the list.)
talked to the doctor (J)
Today was my regular physical etc., and so I brought up the fact that I’m in training for roller derby.
My doctor says, “I’m actually more of an inline skater… and when I was in med school, we used to play roller hockey.” (Awesome.) And her former nurse was a social roller skater.
She hopes all goes well and I don’t have to see more of her due to injury. I...
Weight Training Without Weights (from AskMen.com,...
K: I’ve been working intermittently with a personal trainer for a few weeks and lifting weights at the gym for a couple of years now, but there are still times when I just can’t stand the thought of getting out of my post-work PJs to go out and work out. Pilates and yoga DVDs are home are fab, of course, but I try to do a full weight-bearing workout at least three times a week to...
nerd alert (J)
I was watching Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince with my mom last night, and during the Quidditch scene, I was like… hey, wait a minute. This all looks very familiar.
And I realized that roller derby is probably the closest I’ll ever get to playing Quidditch.
Check it:
- Must be on broomstick / wheels to play
- One star offensive player: the Seeker / Jammer (Quidditch also has...
