Thanks to the best finace in the world for actually finding a longhorn skull sticker! Now I’m actually rolling with the Rose Madder theme. I’m thinking I should include this in my next fan letter to Stephen King … OK, I’ve never actually written one of those, but maybe I should now. And if you’re [...]

Isn’t this thing grody? It’s sparking comments of “Ouch!” “Oh my God!” “Yikes!” and “Jealous!” wherever I go.

Courtesy of someone on the Bath City Roller Girls. Thanks, ladies. I don’t know why this one particularly stings. I have bruises twice this size, and even nastier looking, all over my legs. But give me a sharp shoulder to the arm, and it’s like I’m falling apart: “Ow! Don’t hug me so hard!” “My [...]

Love my derby helmet now that my Super Mario-inspired piranha plant sticker is in:

This is what happens when some hard-hitting women send you flying into the penalty box at a bout, during which you slide into three chairs and make the crowd go, “Oooh!” Thanks fishnet stockings for that great pattern. My team lost on Saturday night, but it’s always all right when you’re having fun. I was [...]

This is what happens when you play roller derby: This is what happens when you have several bad falls in one practice. Then, you spend 30 minutes driving home, during which your knees became stiff. Then, you get home and can’t walk inside without help. Ouch. This is my left knee and it’s the worst-looking [...]

I interrupt this terribly stressful, busy week with some good news: which girl was able to complete her 25 in 5 during Bath City’s annual skills testing last night? This girl. To clarify: to play roller derby, you must first pass both a written and skating skills test, proving that yes, you know how to [...]

As I mentioned during my New Years resolutions post, in 2012 I’ve decided to both wake up earlier in the morning (sorta working) so that I can work out on a regular basis. This isn’t necessarily a groundbreaking premise: despite occasionally low motivation levels, I’ve had several nice bouts of “working out” throughout my life. [...]

I think everyone needs to feel inspired and pumped on Wednesday mornings. And if not on Wednesday mornings, I am always seeking for confidence boosters before any major life-moments: interviewing for a job, roller derby bouts, covering a major story, etc. Ever since I began playing roller derby more than EIGHT months ago (that I [...]