It must be nice.
So the Saddletramps exhibition bout was last night. It was a great game, I had a good time, both teams busted ass all night long. The crowd was small, which was really disappointing because we were hoping this game would make the league some money but the attendance was so low that I don't think we made what we were hoping to. Oh well, it's done and over with now, can't do much 'cept fire up the time machine and honestly, who has the energy?
The Black team won, which was my team, so I was pretty stoked.
I didn't feel very valuable, though. That's really not something I'm used to.
I got new wheels last Thursday and skated in them at practice that night but they weren't worn in as much as I had hoped they were. When it came time to warm up at Bladeworld, I couldn't keep my feet underneath me and it was too late to do anything about it, I was going to have to jam with wheels that had no traction. I felt so worthless because I was one of three jammers and I couldn't even do anything other than fall down. Even my blocking wasn't as effective.
Needless to say, I was unbelieveably proud of my team and of the other team, but I just felt bad about the whole evening. I convinced Jez that my wheels were going to be fine, she was worrying about nothing, etc. And then I went and let everyone down.
After all that, I find it utterly ridiculous that I can still be a little bit upset that people don't recognize *me* on the street or from the bar or on myspace or whereever. Who in their right mind would go out of their way to tell me that "I rocked so hard last night" when I know I didn't? I'm just silly and I know it. In fact, disregard all of this crazy talk, I'm obviously just stupid.
Blockers never really get the recognition jammers do anyway... right?
Forget I said anything.
The Black team won, which was my team, so I was pretty stoked.
I didn't feel very valuable, though. That's really not something I'm used to.
I got new wheels last Thursday and skated in them at practice that night but they weren't worn in as much as I had hoped they were. When it came time to warm up at Bladeworld, I couldn't keep my feet underneath me and it was too late to do anything about it, I was going to have to jam with wheels that had no traction. I felt so worthless because I was one of three jammers and I couldn't even do anything other than fall down. Even my blocking wasn't as effective.
Needless to say, I was unbelieveably proud of my team and of the other team, but I just felt bad about the whole evening. I convinced Jez that my wheels were going to be fine, she was worrying about nothing, etc. And then I went and let everyone down.
After all that, I find it utterly ridiculous that I can still be a little bit upset that people don't recognize *me* on the street or from the bar or on myspace or whereever. Who in their right mind would go out of their way to tell me that "I rocked so hard last night" when I know I didn't? I'm just silly and I know it. In fact, disregard all of this crazy talk, I'm obviously just stupid.
Blockers never really get the recognition jammers do anyway... right?
Forget I said anything.