Crescendo
Last night was Crashendo - the roller derby final of the season.
It was between the Toxic Avengers and the Dead Ringer Rosies, the two teams who played last time. From what the commentators said I think the Reservoir Dolls may be a relatively new team so they're still settling in to competition. In any case, last night just cemented my complete inability to choose a team to support/wish to join.
Reservoir Dolls - the name!
Toxic Avengers - have Punani Tsunami* who is super violent as a blocker
Dead Ringer Rosies - have Berzerker who is super tactical AND violent as a blocker
Tsunami's in front, Berzerker's to the right. (You Sooz You Lose is to the left.) This photo was from the Movember bout. All my roller derby photos can be found here.
If I joined the Dolls I'd have to contemplate facing up to both of the scary intimidating blockers (both of whom I may fangirl quite shamelessly), so I do not know. It probably would not be my choice in any case as it would depend on what turns out to be my strengths and what the various teams need.
The game was incredible - the teams are very well-matched and the Rosies managed to pull out all the stops and come back from 30 points behind to win.
My first training session is on Tuesday. I bought shorts today, just regular old boring daggy baggy shorts that'll get the job done while I'm Fresh Meat. I like the idea of training in a mini skirt and fishnets, but I'm scared of fishnet burn (falling and scraping concrete/floor while wearing fishnets) and while I don't have bike shorts I will not risk flashing innocents. That last one especially in light of the fact that most of our training will be taking place outdoors this month.
I bought a VRDL shirt! I've been wanting one for ages but I thought I'd hold out for if I got into the league. And I did! I'm still kind of weirded out by that. It sounds too much like a fairytale this way, and I've never been the fairytale type**. I honestly was expecting to not pass this time round, and then having to face up to whether or not I could keep up the momentum for several months while waiting for the next bootcamp. (To be fair - I did barely pass, so if I hadn't been unemployed with a lot of time on my hands it would have been a different story.)
Anyway.
When I took photos of myself in derby equipment it struck me how small I actually look - I guess I've never noticed before because I like wearing multiple layers and don't really have many photos of myself taken. It is part of why I'm nervous about training as I'm coming to terms with the fact that my body doesn't run to muscle easily and I'll probably remain much the same as I am now, and if I don't turn out to be an awesome speed or dodging skater I may not do so well in derby.
I know I shouldn't worry about this before I've even begun training, but it's there and it's feeding into some negative thoughts that I wish would just go away.
Onto consumerism! That will cheer me up. I need to buy more roller derby equipment -
Sometimes I really wonder if I'm cut out for an office job at all.
* During the warm up laps she wore a half cape and a mask! I love her! (That isn't my photo, I missed getting one because she came out while I was trying to get some food and drinks before the game started.)
** Well, I like reading fairytales and adaptations thereof... but you know what I meant.
It was between the Toxic Avengers and the Dead Ringer Rosies, the two teams who played last time. From what the commentators said I think the Reservoir Dolls may be a relatively new team so they're still settling in to competition. In any case, last night just cemented my complete inability to choose a team to support/wish to join.
Reservoir Dolls - the name!
Toxic Avengers - have Punani Tsunami* who is super violent as a blocker
Dead Ringer Rosies - have Berzerker who is super tactical AND violent as a blocker
Tsunami's in front, Berzerker's to the right. (You Sooz You Lose is to the left.) This photo was from the Movember bout. All my roller derby photos can be found here.
If I joined the Dolls I'd have to contemplate facing up to both of the scary intimidating blockers (both of whom I may fangirl quite shamelessly), so I do not know. It probably would not be my choice in any case as it would depend on what turns out to be my strengths and what the various teams need.
The game was incredible - the teams are very well-matched and the Rosies managed to pull out all the stops and come back from 30 points behind to win.
My first training session is on Tuesday. I bought shorts today, just regular old boring daggy baggy shorts that'll get the job done while I'm Fresh Meat. I like the idea of training in a mini skirt and fishnets, but I'm scared of fishnet burn (falling and scraping concrete/floor while wearing fishnets) and while I don't have bike shorts I will not risk flashing innocents. That last one especially in light of the fact that most of our training will be taking place outdoors this month.
I bought a VRDL shirt! I've been wanting one for ages but I thought I'd hold out for if I got into the league. And I did! I'm still kind of weirded out by that. It sounds too much like a fairytale this way, and I've never been the fairytale type**. I honestly was expecting to not pass this time round, and then having to face up to whether or not I could keep up the momentum for several months while waiting for the next bootcamp. (To be fair - I did barely pass, so if I hadn't been unemployed with a lot of time on my hands it would have been a different story.)
Anyway.
When I took photos of myself in derby equipment it struck me how small I actually look - I guess I've never noticed before because I like wearing multiple layers and don't really have many photos of myself taken. It is part of why I'm nervous about training as I'm coming to terms with the fact that my body doesn't run to muscle easily and I'll probably remain much the same as I am now, and if I don't turn out to be an awesome speed or dodging skater I may not do so well in derby.
I know I shouldn't worry about this before I've even begun training, but it's there and it's feeding into some negative thoughts that I wish would just go away.
Onto consumerism! That will cheer me up. I need to buy more roller derby equipment -
- New set of indoor wheels
- New set of bearings
- Utility tool to change bearings? - Possibly can do without
- Toe guards? - To stop wearing down the boots, or possibly put tonnes of duct tape over them instead
- New shoelaces? - One of the laces is a little frayed and I really don't want it to snap
Sometimes I really wonder if I'm cut out for an office job at all.
* During the warm up laps she wore a half cape and a mask! I love her! (That isn't my photo, I missed getting one because she came out while I was trying to get some food and drinks before the game started.)
** Well, I like reading fairytales and adaptations thereof... but you know what I meant.