Cincinnati Rocks!
It's great to skate against teams that are friendly and well-sponsored! Although it was a little weird. See, Cinci welcomed us with all-you-can-eat pasta at a local Buca, YUM! And they had sandwiches for our lunch on Saturday, plus we got to scrimmage. And free pizza and beer in our locker room afterwards (and goodie bags when we got there!) But it was all with the Black Sheep and we skated against the Silent Lambs - so tons of socializing but none if it with our actual opponents.
Hot DAMN the scrimmage was HOT. Heat + Sadistic Sadie is the fastest jammer ever = I died. I totally died. Trying to keep up with her in a non-air-conditioned venue in the middle of the day when it was in the 80s or 90s outside was killer. So much fun and so worth it, but death. Totally.
Luckily it seemed like it was a little bit cooler during the actual bout, although some of Pippi's new boyfriends said the heat was their home advantage - they would just sweat us out. Of course they didn't, and we soundly defeated the Silent Lambs by about 113-31. The score got reported as 103 because of a mix-up with the scoreboard guys, but while 10 points makes a big difference for that jammer (go tin lizzy!), it doesn't really make a difference in the win! The Black Sheep jerseys are the exact same as the Banger Sisters, and some of their skaters reminded me of my home teammates, but luckily the Silent Lambs skate in white - like the inverse of the black - so it was like skating against the anti-Bangers. Kill them!
The Black Sheep bout was phenomenal to watch. I had seen them skate in MN against the Garda Belts but had forgotten how fucked up Sadistic Sadie is! The name really says it all, there is nothing she likes more than messing with the other skaters, especially the jammers. She doesn't do it in a dirty way (although there's a rumor she got sent to the box for spitting at the other jammer) - or at least she doesn't seem to but she was in the penalty box a lot - but she is wickedly fast, an accurate hard hitter, and a little devilish inside so she just excels at finding you, hitting you, hitting you again, stopping you, etc. etc. etc.
The Black Sheep skated against Steel City. I thoroughly enjoyed the skater named Cheeseburger - #1/4 lb. - funny! So totally random, kind of like how Hit Man thought my second choice for a name should have been "Junior Mint". Just because. They had a good game, although Black Sheep skated in a solid win it started out very close with a back-and-forth lead. When Steel City was winning, they had a super solid pack, with blocking teams so close together they looked like they were seriously squeezing - and hampering - the Sheep. Once the Sheep got their act together and stopped letting the Steel City pack stay strong, they pulled into the lead and held it.
Despite having two passengers I ended up doing the full drives down and back. I dunno, I get behind the wheel and it's so nice and easy that I don't see any reason to give it up!
I have been a total shit since the "end" of derby, tho. Not going to bed, not sleeping, not getting up, not doing anything, and I can't seem to STOP shopping. Derby practices gave me the structure I need to not be a waste of space. Luckily as I look at my calendar I see that derby is so not over - next two weeks I have four interleague practices and a recruiting committee practice (open for roller girl hopefuls! I believe the email is recruiting@northstarrollergirls.com!). July, while dead on the interleague front, has more recruiting practices, and then August will have both again. I bought a 10-session pass to the Oval and it is starting to look like there will be so many league practices I will never use it up.
I did not do any skating this week. Boyfriend night was Tuesday, for a wild change, and it rained last night. I could go tonight but just on the trails, I did not bring my derby stuff to work. However tonight I have to bake a cake, some banana bread, and pack for the weekend.
Cake? Cuz this weekend is INSANE. Friday night we will be going to the end of the season league party. Saturday is a retirement party for one of Hit Man's buddies, and we'll go from there right over to the Banger Sisters season party. On Sunday Hit Man's family is coming over for Father's Day/his brother's birthday. So a cake for the BS party, and then for Sunday I am trying to come up with something, too. A fruit salad, probably just fresh fruit together. Maybe something with pudding, I have both chocolate and vanilla mixes that I've had forever. I have a pretty new plate from the dollar spot at Target so I would like something I can serve on that, though. And I got a red checked apron from the dollar spot, hooray!
So this is hell weekend but I think it has slipped the boy's mind that we have a wedding to go to next weekend. He won't be happy when I remind him. I have to find a dress - two years ago for Easter I found one on clearance for less than $8, so that's my goal for this!
Last of all, I thought this was one of the best derby articles. It approaches the "second identity" in less of a "x by day, y by night" tone, and it hits my favorite nerve: sex gets you in the door, sport keeps you in your seat!
http://blog.mlive.com/annarbornews/2008/06/roller_derby_demands_athletici.html
Hot DAMN the scrimmage was HOT. Heat + Sadistic Sadie is the fastest jammer ever = I died. I totally died. Trying to keep up with her in a non-air-conditioned venue in the middle of the day when it was in the 80s or 90s outside was killer. So much fun and so worth it, but death. Totally.
Luckily it seemed like it was a little bit cooler during the actual bout, although some of Pippi's new boyfriends said the heat was their home advantage - they would just sweat us out. Of course they didn't, and we soundly defeated the Silent Lambs by about 113-31. The score got reported as 103 because of a mix-up with the scoreboard guys, but while 10 points makes a big difference for that jammer (go tin lizzy!), it doesn't really make a difference in the win! The Black Sheep jerseys are the exact same as the Banger Sisters, and some of their skaters reminded me of my home teammates, but luckily the Silent Lambs skate in white - like the inverse of the black - so it was like skating against the anti-Bangers. Kill them!
The Black Sheep bout was phenomenal to watch. I had seen them skate in MN against the Garda Belts but had forgotten how fucked up Sadistic Sadie is! The name really says it all, there is nothing she likes more than messing with the other skaters, especially the jammers. She doesn't do it in a dirty way (although there's a rumor she got sent to the box for spitting at the other jammer) - or at least she doesn't seem to but she was in the penalty box a lot - but she is wickedly fast, an accurate hard hitter, and a little devilish inside so she just excels at finding you, hitting you, hitting you again, stopping you, etc. etc. etc.
The Black Sheep skated against Steel City. I thoroughly enjoyed the skater named Cheeseburger - #1/4 lb. - funny! So totally random, kind of like how Hit Man thought my second choice for a name should have been "Junior Mint". Just because. They had a good game, although Black Sheep skated in a solid win it started out very close with a back-and-forth lead. When Steel City was winning, they had a super solid pack, with blocking teams so close together they looked like they were seriously squeezing - and hampering - the Sheep. Once the Sheep got their act together and stopped letting the Steel City pack stay strong, they pulled into the lead and held it.
Despite having two passengers I ended up doing the full drives down and back. I dunno, I get behind the wheel and it's so nice and easy that I don't see any reason to give it up!
I have been a total shit since the "end" of derby, tho. Not going to bed, not sleeping, not getting up, not doing anything, and I can't seem to STOP shopping. Derby practices gave me the structure I need to not be a waste of space. Luckily as I look at my calendar I see that derby is so not over - next two weeks I have four interleague practices and a recruiting committee practice (open for roller girl hopefuls! I believe the email is recruiting@northstarrollergirls.com!). July, while dead on the interleague front, has more recruiting practices, and then August will have both again. I bought a 10-session pass to the Oval and it is starting to look like there will be so many league practices I will never use it up.
I did not do any skating this week. Boyfriend night was Tuesday, for a wild change, and it rained last night. I could go tonight but just on the trails, I did not bring my derby stuff to work. However tonight I have to bake a cake, some banana bread, and pack for the weekend.
Cake? Cuz this weekend is INSANE. Friday night we will be going to the end of the season league party. Saturday is a retirement party for one of Hit Man's buddies, and we'll go from there right over to the Banger Sisters season party. On Sunday Hit Man's family is coming over for Father's Day/his brother's birthday. So a cake for the BS party, and then for Sunday I am trying to come up with something, too. A fruit salad, probably just fresh fruit together. Maybe something with pudding, I have both chocolate and vanilla mixes that I've had forever. I have a pretty new plate from the dollar spot at Target so I would like something I can serve on that, though. And I got a red checked apron from the dollar spot, hooray!
So this is hell weekend but I think it has slipped the boy's mind that we have a wedding to go to next weekend. He won't be happy when I remind him. I have to find a dress - two years ago for Easter I found one on clearance for less than $8, so that's my goal for this!
Last of all, I thought this was one of the best derby articles. It approaches the "second identity" in less of a "x by day, y by night" tone, and it hits my favorite nerve: sex gets you in the door, sport keeps you in your seat!
http://blog.mlive.com/annarbornews/2008/06/roller_derby_demands_athletici.html
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