Ammo's practice....and Unintentional Derby Meat (YUK!)

Once I get there and get rolling - I wake up - I have fun - and I practice....

It turns out that not going to the last two practices did not in any way make me feel better...Judging from my house, I can't even tell if I gt anything extra done with my extra time, except to sleep more...you know..so I can wake up and go work my ass off at my actual work...But I miss practice when I'm not there... Also, may I suggest being "about to go off" on someone as a precursor to a GREAT practice...? Tonight I was a wee stirred up from some "gnat" online, (whose Delta Tau Chi name is now "Derby Meat"... ) making it that much more fun to practice tonight. [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077975/quotes]

Ammo had us do a hitting drill twice that was very helpful to my passive nature...(as were the simmering thoughts of carving up the Derby Meat...)

We did the relay again too, that was cool...This time I learned to slow down a bit near the end and we were told to slide out...which was better than trying to stay upright and stop on stoppers that do not stop well on this type of floor we skate on....

Crap! I see it's 11:11 already... I was supposed to call Nicki Spitts and meet her at Ed's....oh well...Maybe we can go out this weekend...drat...I wanted to get out of here tonight...

Husbot left a gift for me when I got home tonight...he must have bought it on ebay...It's a poster for a bout between the The Bay Bombers and the NY Chiefs from 1963 @ Shea Stadium....very nice...what a sweetie he is.... He grew up watching the LA Thunderbirds while I, growning up norther in CA than he, watched the Bay Bombers on tv...

I feel like I pulled something on the back of one leg...we'll know for sure in the morning..as usual...

Fun-ass-fun practice and looking forward to Sheeda's on Sunday....!

Saving Private Wonderland

houston roller derby 108 by ~HangNail1

After speaking with a team mate or two about the Sweet Alyce blog...I realize that I do enjoy keeping track of what we do at our practices, recording my growth and all that, on this blog. I was going to discontinue with all the details as I was becoming increasingly self-conscious about having my exact progress recorded this way..but you know what, after more thought and all I think it is a-ok to post details and damn the consequences. Yes it's true, I don't like to hurt anyone or be hurt...that's my darkest "secret" I guess...So there it is...all out there like a smoking gun...I might be too passive for derby...I wouldn't mind being injured in a fair game...but I would mind injuring someone in a fair game...(?) And let's face it...not everyone plays by the agreed upon rules...another something to get used to...

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Unfortunately I will have to miss todays practice....and if I take all the right vitamins, I won't be wiped out for Tue and Thu practices this week...I like to do at least two practices a week and sometimes all three if I can....With the cut backs and new extreme work at the library, it's like when I first started working there, I've been having to sleep as soon as I get home for about an hour to recover from the day....so to have more strong practices I will have to get used to this feeling and do more to strengthen up...

Before I have to leave this afternoon to the valley I will be laying under the air conditioner with my wheels on and doing some radical stretching...Nothing feels better on the gut area than leg lifts with skates on...I've noticed that derby doesn't do much in the way of gut-repair...mostly legs... (der)...Also I need to do some work on our website before I go or it won't get done this week...

Sheedabomb will be conducting practice today with the absence of Coach Quad Queen...and I hope her run-over fingers are better....(Sheeda is our first team mate to bleed from an injury...)

Here's a bit of fun for your Sunday and will see sie meine sehr verehrten damen on Tuesday

MIA PSYCHO'S ROLLER DERBY GIRL'S GUIDE TO BOYS

Oh and one more bit o news...Chisel Bit and Stihl Queen and Kilaron (all cousins! who knew!? not me) have returned to the Mountain Derby Girls...I wish Vintage Barbie would too..I miss my friend who I joined this gig with...COME BACK VINTAGE BARBIE! ♥

Meeting day..and after 62

possible practices since I joined roller derby, I'm changing the way I do this blog....

right

now.

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[h/t Derby News Network, and FiveOnFive Magazine]

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