Focus

So my life has been derby 24/7. At the same time, my skating has not been as focused. I need to change that. The trips are fun, but they don't mean crap if I don't end up a badass this year. Badass '08 that's my goal.

Work has been lackluster. No special projects, nothing terribly challenging. I am about to redo the Fayetteville Free Weekly site (thank god), but just looking at themes right now, gathering ideas. We have some interns that are redesigning the masthead. I have seen some of their drafts. Tres nice. It will be nice to bring FFW into the present design-wise.

Tonight is The Professional's wedding. She is the captain of the Killbillies. It's going to be a nice, low-key beautiful night I am sure. Travis is very sick and not one for weddings, so Captain Jay is going as my sidekick. Speaking of T-Dogg, he is still down with the flu. It seems to be going on day 183, when actually it's about day 5, but the coughing and fevers and aches and pains makes it seems as though it's been forever.

It's going to be another derby weekend. Little Rock Derby Girls! We leave Fayetteville about 10:00 am and head down I-40. Coming back Sunday afternoon, AFTER checking out the Clinton Library and hitting up Vino's for some pizza. It'll be fun, but it seems I was just in my little Scion on a road trip about 5 minutes ago.

I never played a team sport in my life. So I have nothing to compare this to. I was involved heavily in music, choir and drama throughout school, but you were really in it for yourself. Socially I have never been in any sort of "club" either. No Girl Scouts, no sorority. I just have no idea how roller derby snatched me up and has this heroin like addiction on me, but it does and it feels really, really good. Always looking for that next hit.

Vegas

Just got an opportunity to go to Vegas for a modeling thing.
March 17th through 21st. Sounds like TONS of fun. Lena...need I say more?

Big Wedding Photographers Convention. Hanging out in the desert, casino's etc.

Just gotta find a cheap flight. Any ideas anyone? Where are those dang $99 flight specials?

Friday, Saturday, Partyday

Two nights of drinking and dancing and Scrabble. Fun Fun Fun.

Muff, Zilla, Jay, Jesster, Bailey, Robyn, Matt, Joe & Manwhich.

Friday!

So my knee is effed, but not permanently.
Am on pills, rest, ice, etc. for two weeks. No skating. Ok....
No heels.....WHAT? Seriously for two weeks. I might just die.

We have a game on March 1st. Not looking good for Miss Sin.

Got it X-Rayed. Fell asleep on the table while they were doing stuff.

Am excited about tonight. Peeps coming over to drink. Bailey Boo in da house.

Got my hairs did by Jesster. They lookin sweet.
New look coming to a theater near you. Including new makeup-ness: Vapor, Sketch & Carbon for le eyes. Viva Glam VI lipglass for le lips. OPI nail color in MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW.

Covert mission tonight.

Pain and Pondering

So much stuff. Here's a wrap up of what's been going on lately:

The Backwoods Betties played their first ever bout in Dallas, TX last weekend. For us being a brand new team, I was really happy with the outcome. We lost by some major points, but we gave it our all, and tried to implement much of what we have been practicing for weeks.

I got a mention in a review of the game by Phil Arnold of Austin, TX on www.derbynewsnetwork.com:

"Top scorers for The Backwood Betties included Blonde Ice with 12
points, Magnum G.I. with 9 points and Blazen Glory with 7 points.
Top blockers included Jesster Riot, Sin, and JoAnn of Arc."

Here's a photo by Ziv Kruger:

Sin in blue skates.

The trip itself was a blast as always. A car full of Jesster, Jay, Spark and Sin equals booze, possible speeding violations and laughing hysterically at weirdos in small town gas stations.

During the bout I fell weird on one of my knees (the OTHER one that had been my good knee) it was stiff the following day, but I sorta paid no mind. I noticed it's tenderness leading up to last night, but was an idiot and did not see the signs. At last night's practice I fell (which is not uncommon) but fell on it and just had to lay there in pain. To date I have never not gotten right back up after a fall, but last night broke that record. It just would not stop hurting. I am pretty mad at myself, because we play Little Rock in a matter of weeks, and I have to be in top shape. I am going to see my doctor today just to speed that along.

The Killbillies did a great job in Dallas as well, but Derby Devils are just a larger, older more experienced league at this point. We'll get 'em next year! No one came away from the bout sad that we lost. DDD are really fun and they play a clean game. I am glad we went.

Looking over my schedule for the next few months is quite insane:
Sat. Feb. 16th - Party
Fri. Feb 22nd - Little Rock Bout (going to watch)
Sunday Feb 24th - Stillwater, OK- CORDA (Central Oklahoma Roller Derby Association vs. NWARG) (playing possibly)
Sat. March 1st - Little Rock vs. Backwoods Betties (playing)
Sun, March 9th - Tulsa vs. Killbillies (bench manager) This is the bout where they are auctioning our Breast Casts
Sat. April 18th - Big Easy Rollergirls from New Orleans, LA vs. Killbillies (bench manager) & Capital City Crushers (Topeka, KS)
vs. Betties (playing)
Sat. April 26th - Derby Dames from Pike's Peak, CO vs. Killbillies (bench manager) and Betties vs. Oklahoma Victory Dolls (playing)

So this year I think poor Travis will truly be a Derby Widow as they are known. I'll need to make that up to him :)

One of my Derby Sisters, Blackzilla, noted in her blog that her non-derby friends are becoming less and less a part of her life. I find that to be true as well. While it's not what I want, or how I have intentionally engineered it, it just becomes inevitable I guess. When you work 40 hours a week, practice derby about 5- 6 hours a week, and the spend the entire weekend on the road with derby.....it pretty much pulls you out of your non derby life by default.

I wonder what will happen to me in 5 years when I can't walk and can't play derby and have no friends.

Highlights of Dallas:
1. Dirt leg children
2. Straws being picked up off the dirty floor and being placed in drinks for dirt legs....by adults.
3. I'm just going to say...Michael Jackson.
4. Dis Missle's wardrobe.
5. Vodka
6. Quick Trip love

The Best One

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Oh No!

I think my iMac died last night. I am hoping it's just the power supply because it won't power on at all. Ugh! So I will have to rely on my PowerBook, solely. I want a new computer anyway...maybe this will be my nudge. But dang they are not cheap.

Anyone want to fund this?

Come fly with me

Tonight Dirt Mother (Trav's band) played at the Dart Room and it was awesome.

Did I say awesome? I meant to say it sorta didn't happen because by song number three Craig (lead singer) had thrown both monitors into the crowd and had flew off the stage and onto the back of the sound guy as he was walking away after having had 'words' with each other.

Big fight ensued.

I wonder why really talented people teeter on the volatile side?

Afterwards I came home to a very warm house. I guess Spring is almost here. Did we have a winter?

The Big D is happening this weekend and I DO mean Dallas. The Killbillies and the Betties are piling into cars and heading over to Texas.



God I love Dillliverance.

What?

Ummmm ok I am drunk....but I just saw this commercial for a drug called "Aciphex"



I really, really hope some mutha beeper on this drug's marketing team got fired for not sounding out the name.....

I am not kidding the people on this commercial kept saying things like "Ass Effects, really makes me feel great." I feel so much better after Ass Effects."

Really?