Derbyriffic day

Oh, Ms. Hell, how lovely it was to skate with you today. It's so rad when someone you meet online is so easy to talk to in person and you can yammer for hours. And how seriously cute is her car? She's not so bad either... :)

We had a great skate and it's much more fun in the parking lot with someone to talk to. She offered lots of derby advice and showed me some good getting up post-fall tips. Such a doll, really. I am so lucky that she found my blog.

Tonight I went to a volunteer meeting for the bout next weekend. I'll be monitoring the crowd for alcohol violations and such. That also means that I'll be able to watch the bout. I got to talk to the captain of the Betties tonight. She is so committed to roller derby and has been there since the beginning. Every time I talk to someone like that I want it even more, if that is humanly possible.

I'm going to watch the all derby practice at Oaks Park tomorrow. It's an endurance practice and I really want to see what they are put through. It sounds brutal, but will hopefully soon be a reality for me.