Okay, so I've decided to launch a separate blog chronicling my first official year in derby. Technically, I've been involved in derby since October 08, but I just made a team and just (almost) had my first bout last night. So starting now, I'm going to regularly chronicle the haps.

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Some little derby icons I made to reflect fresh meat, AWOL fresh meat, injured, retired, leave of absence, and a player without and with all their gear ...


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Well it's officially Open Season on the Fresh Meat. We are now, apparently, hittable! A thought which is chilling and exciting at the same time. On Sunday I tried to jam (briefly) and got sandwiched between two blockers, and on Monday I got obliterated during a version of Blood & Thunder. I know I have a big fat target on my back because I'm new ( Read more... )

All the lovely freshies together ... don't we look tough?


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After weeks of fretting and jumbly belly aches filled with nervousness, I attended my second tryouts for the Charm City Roller Girls .... and passedThis is thrilling to me for several reasons. For one, I'll finally get a good night's sleep. Two, I get to embark on an exciting adventure of ass-kicking practices, an overwhelming amount of new things ( Read more... )