I passed my orange star assessment, so I can scrimmage in practice now! It kicks my ass. Because of the nature of roller derby, almost the whole game is going on behind you and you are repsonsible for offense and defense, simultaneously. Additionally, people are trying to knock you over the whole time. It's a lot to wrap one's head around, and I'm sure glad I'm not allowed to bout in public yet because, boy, that would be embarrassing.
I put in an offer on a house this weekend, and am waiting to hear back. I went a little low, but left room for bargaining, and my agent says it's low but still reasonable. He doesn't see any reason they wouldn't work with it. I like the house and I want it. All appendages are crossed.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
up in the ranks
Last night at practice, I got my yellow star.
There is this advancement system, see, that indicates where you are skill-wise. When you first make the league you are Fresh Meat and a White Star. You can do non-contact drills but that's it. After X number of practices you can test for your yellow star and, if you pass, become eligible for contact/blocking drills. After another X practices, you test for Orange and this means you are allowed to scrimmage. Finally, your Green star means you are no longer Meat and are now eligible to be drafted onto a team and bout in the regular season.
Last night I turned Yellow and boy do my shoulders hurt.
There is this advancement system, see, that indicates where you are skill-wise. When you first make the league you are Fresh Meat and a White Star. You can do non-contact drills but that's it. After X number of practices you can test for your yellow star and, if you pass, become eligible for contact/blocking drills. After another X practices, you test for Orange and this means you are allowed to scrimmage. Finally, your Green star means you are no longer Meat and are now eligible to be drafted onto a team and bout in the regular season.
Last night I turned Yellow and boy do my shoulders hurt.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Tenderized
My fresh meat is sore. Not as sore as I had expected, but sore all the same.
As though I have just been tenderized.
I expect Thursday to be worse.
As though I have just been tenderized.
I expect Thursday to be worse.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Saturday, January 05, 2008
just in case.
Tips for watching roller derby.
Skillz workshop tomorrow. Makes me a little nervous. I skated like total crap on Thursday - I swear it felt like I'd never been on skates before. There is a workshop tomorrow and one other before tryouts.
I want to be good now!!
Skillz workshop tomorrow. Makes me a little nervous. I skated like total crap on Thursday - I swear it felt like I'd never been on skates before. There is a workshop tomorrow and one other before tryouts.
I want to be good now!!
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Derby, it's what's for dinner.
Open skate's tonight and I'm taking my killer new knee pads! I've also got a decent ankle brace now so rock-star falls, here I come!
There is a skillz workshop this weekend, and next weekend too, and try outs are on the 21st. The league here is The Charm City Rollergirls. Their site has some video clips and info about the teams. They also have a myspace page.
Here is a cheesy, yet informative, youtube video about the basic rules of skating in a bout.
I'm still compiling a list of possible names. I don't expect to make the cut on the 21st, since i've only been really skating since mid-November, but if i did make it, i'd have to register a derby name. There is an international derby girl name roster to check against and get inspiration. It's a slow load, so be patient.
There is a skillz workshop this weekend, and next weekend too, and try outs are on the 21st. The league here is The Charm City Rollergirls. Their site has some video clips and info about the teams. They also have a myspace page.
Here is a cheesy, yet informative, youtube video about the basic rules of skating in a bout.
I'm still compiling a list of possible names. I don't expect to make the cut on the 21st, since i've only been really skating since mid-November, but if i did make it, i'd have to register a derby name. There is an international derby girl name roster to check against and get inspiration. It's a slow load, so be patient.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
stutter steps
We're going to give this a trial go and make no guarantees. I'll post if I feel like it and not post if I don't.
I'm training up for roller derby. I know you're probably thinking of 70's disco-gold-hot-pants-and-fake-wrestling-fight derby, but I assure you these rollergirls mean business. A college friend of mine invited us all to a bout and I was hooked right away. I've been looking for a way to get less fat for quite some time now and haven't been able to stick with anything. I think it's because I need the element of competition and that's hard to get when you're exercising solo.
I've also been feeling, lately, that I'm getting old before my time. I'm only 33 but most days I feel like other 33 year olds are having way more fun than I am and that's just not right. I feel like I've lost touch with my inner bad-ass, however small and quiet she ever was, and I miss her. I've busted out my college/high school angsty rock and made a derby mix to get me in the mood for open skate nights. I've got my own skates and I am skating on a regular basis now. There are tryouts in January and I aim to go, even just to get an idea of how they operate and what they're looking for.
I think it's something I could be good at and even just going to open skates makes me feel a little like my old pre-theatre-athletic-skinny self again, which is nice. Hearing about what they're working on in practice and seeing bouts, live or on video, makes me want to go out and knock people over and it's awesome.
I'm training up for roller derby. I know you're probably thinking of 70's disco-gold-hot-pants-and-fake-wrestling-fight derby, but I assure you these rollergirls mean business. A college friend of mine invited us all to a bout and I was hooked right away. I've been looking for a way to get less fat for quite some time now and haven't been able to stick with anything. I think it's because I need the element of competition and that's hard to get when you're exercising solo.
I've also been feeling, lately, that I'm getting old before my time. I'm only 33 but most days I feel like other 33 year olds are having way more fun than I am and that's just not right. I feel like I've lost touch with my inner bad-ass, however small and quiet she ever was, and I miss her. I've busted out my college/high school angsty rock and made a derby mix to get me in the mood for open skate nights. I've got my own skates and I am skating on a regular basis now. There are tryouts in January and I aim to go, even just to get an idea of how they operate and what they're looking for.
I think it's something I could be good at and even just going to open skates makes me feel a little like my old pre-theatre-athletic-skinny self again, which is nice. Hearing about what they're working on in practice and seeing bouts, live or on video, makes me want to go out and knock people over and it's awesome.
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