So, if you don’t follow me on twitter, or you’re not my friend in real life, you might not know that I recently started getting into roller derby! It all started when Chino’s old roommate (who is a referee) invited us to our first bout this past summer. It was a double header so we saw the Yankee Brutals and The CT Death Quads jam it out against the opposing teams. I was in love the whole time. Then I saw Whip It! and I was reminded how much I wanted to give derby a shot. About four weeks ago I was in the car with Chino and I finally admitted it out loud—”I think I really want to try out for roller derby.” I found out that try outs were in a week so I borrowed skates from my friend Jay, practiced in the local high school parking lot after work a couple of times, and 3 weeks ago I tried out. And guess what?! I made the cut to stick around for rookie practices! Today I got my first pair of skates and I can’t wait until practice tomorrow to start breaking them in. Ahh! So exciting.
PS: My favorite roller derby name is Em Dash, a jammer from Gotham Girls Roller Derby. Hopefully I’ll make the team and get to pick a name of my own!
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1 Betsey J // Dec 1, 2009 at 2:25 am
omg!! congrats that is amazing!!!
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2 Sarah // Dec 1, 2009 at 12:21 pm
that’s so awesome. the derby in detroit is amazing and i wish i could join but i’m so tiny i’m afraid i’d be crushed. maybe a few more years and i’ll get the balls to try out. good luck!
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3 Justin Mancini // Dec 1, 2009 at 2:54 pm
That’s the coolest and most random thing I’ve ever heard.
Really? Roller derby!? Hahaha
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4 unstoppable Name // Dec 2, 2009 at 11:09 pm
great blog. those rollerskates are <3
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5 jeff // Dec 9, 2009 at 7:17 am
that is awesome – is the movie any good
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