So in the past two weeks, I've been kinda quiet, I know. The kickoff to the holiday season has come with a bang. I enjoyed a drunkfest with my Contrabanditas teammates two weekends ago that left me hurtin on Saturday morning... I was hungover and seem to remember being made to make prank calls to friends, and stumbling down some stairs... hahah

This weeked I had a day job work party with an open bar that went well, I wasn't that drunk, but the cab I was in on the way home decided to pull out into traffic and get us hit right in front of my building, so that was fun... *yeah right*

In other news, I have Chet Wisconsin, a ref for the Central City Roller Derby in the UK, becoming a blogger for Derby Luv - this week will be his premiere! And a new Rollergirl piece on the Little Rock Derby Girls has been agreed upon so watch to meet some Little Rock rollergirls!

I am big on the dreams for Derby Luv, but need help. I am still looking for Canadian skaters that might want to play a game as a Derby Luv team at Rollercon 2008 (if i can get us a team to play against and get permission from RollerCon to be in a scrimmage with our name) - We have about 6 confirmed players from Vancouver to Montreal, so if you want to be on the team, contact me! We need to start talking options and fundraising.

Derby Luv wants to do a better job, so if you have any suggestions for stories, or ideas on what you'd like to see more of, let me know!

Don't forget to visit the Derby Luv Skate Shop Rollergirl on your list this year, and check out the store for Derby Luv Merchandise. If you grab a promo code from the link below, you'll enjoy Free Shipping from our skate shop! All proceeds from the skate shop and out merchandise store will go towards making Derby Luv able to continue and grow, with travel and the Derby Luv Canadian Rollergirls able to go skate!

Labels: merchandise, skates, Travel

I can't believe US Thanksgiving is just a week away - less than that actually... I'll be heading south for the event, but I'll go into that in a bit. First off, just let me say that Roller Derby seasons everywhere winding down, while others, like MTLRD have just recruited, are recruiting, and are in training for the start of next season. In the next two weeks, we have 3 championships, and that's just what I have in my inboxes on Facebook and Myspace on a quick scan. I don't catch all of them, and I feel terrible about that...


Here goes:
Saturday Nov 17th (that's tomorrow) TORD has a Championship game with the Gore Gore Rollergirls against the Chicks Ahoy. I think my teammate Trash 'N Smash and friends will be there - that means maybe Georgia W Tush if I know my captain and co-captain. Those carless of us are stuck with waiting to hear the scoop... If you're in or near TO or can get there... go see the TORD girls kick ass! It's at RINX at 65 Orfus Road in Toronto. Oh and check out the Roller Suicide fundraiser for TORD at Fable House in Toronto on Sunday.

If you are already south of the US/Canada Border, you can also catch an eciting championship bout between the Queens of Pain and the Bronx Gridlock for the Gotham Girls Roller Derby on the same night.

Next weekend, after stuffing yourself on Turkey on Thursday and shopping derby-style on Black Friday, you can catch The Holy Rolling Empire event with the Arch Rival Rollergirls M-80s and the Smashinistas fighting for the 2007 ARRG Championship Cup! That's on the 24th
at the All-American Sports Mall in St Louis, MO.

And there's some events I am too late to post, sorry everyone!, and more to post for early December. But for now, I'll let you know that on Wednesday, Nov 21, Nia Capps with gear in her suitcase will be headed from Montreal to North Carolina. And, The BlueRidge Rollergirls of Asheville, NC (really close to my hometown and where I will be) have been nice enough to have me at their Thanksgiving weekend practice on Saturday morning. Thanks, Shoot Her! I'll see how many BRRG girls I can introduce you to, and what info I can bring back... hopefully blogging in the airports and during my visit some too...

In the meantime, I am nursing an injury from Tuesday's league practice and not doing a good job of it. RICE, NIA, RICE... I took a fall onto my left hip.. and continued skating and thought nothing of it. 3 full days later and tough no hematoma big blue bloody looking bruise is forming, my hip is still swollen up in a lump, achy, and it hurts to put all my weight onmy left leg at an angle out from my body, or to go up stairs with it. I think I know how old people break their hips now... gravity + slipping + falling hard = OW!

But hey, it's all in a derby day's work, right?! I hope Santa brings me some new wheels for Christmas that are grippier and more stable on our wood practice floors. I think wearing my Blue Demons for miles and miles of asphalt all spring and summer have made them still good for outside, but maybe not too grippy anymore on wood...

Don't forget, you can help out Derby Luv continue and grow by shopping our merch store or visiting our skate shop!

And watch for a fresh meat blogger to be added to Derby Luv soon!

Labels: bouts, championships, roller derby, skates, Travel, wound diary