2 days until tryouts.
I am going to vom.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Going for the Gold
So much is going on right now. I am practicing like crazy, upping the ante, spending a lot of time (I know, I know) VISUALIZING making the team. I read roller derby blogs like my life depends on it.
Upping the ante: practicing jumps!
Anytime someone tentatively asks..."how's derby going?" I burst with happiness and try to act like a normal person talking about a normal thing. But really? I want to tell them all of it. How much I love skating. How I am getting more comfortable in my skates, but still have so far to go. How I mastered turning around. How my wrists smell after practice (awful). What the fellowship is like with these rad new women I am meeting and dreaming and sweating with. About the hours I have spent dreaming of bouting, jamming, hitting, and, of course, derby names.
After hours of painstaking deliberation (no joke) about a derby name, I think I am going with T-Wrex. For now. I made a cute little logo to go with it, so it may stick:
I did a photoshoot that, if published in Nat Geographic or wherever, would be titled something like, "An Evening as a Derby Newbie." Here are some of the shots:
Tryouts are in 11 days and counting. I haven't wanted something like I want this in a long time. Especially something that involves exercise. It feels amazing.
11 more days.
Upping the ante: practicing jumps!Anytime someone tentatively asks..."how's derby going?" I burst with happiness and try to act like a normal person talking about a normal thing. But really? I want to tell them all of it. How much I love skating. How I am getting more comfortable in my skates, but still have so far to go. How I mastered turning around. How my wrists smell after practice (awful). What the fellowship is like with these rad new women I am meeting and dreaming and sweating with. About the hours I have spent dreaming of bouting, jamming, hitting, and, of course, derby names.
After hours of painstaking deliberation (no joke) about a derby name, I think I am going with T-Wrex. For now. I made a cute little logo to go with it, so it may stick:
I did a photoshoot that, if published in Nat Geographic or wherever, would be titled something like, "An Evening as a Derby Newbie." Here are some of the shots:
Tryouts are in 11 days and counting. I haven't wanted something like I want this in a long time. Especially something that involves exercise. It feels amazing.
11 more days.
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