Posts tagged with ‘roller derby’

So this weekend, I had tryouts for the Rat City Rollergirls. I only started skating (as an adult) a couple months ago… Maybe 2 months tops. So I wasn’t really expecting to be picked up, let alone by the Throttle Rockets (my favorite team). So I’m pretty stoked, and trying like hell to come up with a decent name… I’ve also got Makin’ Bacon Derby Camp going right now. Many fun new things going on this summer!

So this weekend, I had tryouts for the Rat City Rollergirls. I only started skating (as an adult) a couple months ago… Maybe 2 months tops. So I wasn’t really expecting to be picked up, let alone by the Throttle Rockets (my favorite team). So I’m pretty stoked, and trying like hell to come up with a decent name…

I’ve also got Makin’ Bacon Derby Camp going right now. Many fun new things going on this summer!

A different kind of mouth guard

I was searching for a better alternative to the options I was familiar with for mouth guards (if you missed it, I’ve recently gotten into roller derby). Something that let me talk and drink— I was considering going to a dentist and getting something professional made. But I’m cheap, and I don’t really like dentists… Eventually I ran across something that I think is pretty cool.

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I’m taking up skating, roller skating. Eventually, roller derby. But first I’ve got to break these new skates in and get solid on all the basics. I skated as a kid, and rollerbladed as a teenager, but haven’t done much with roller skates. Anyway, I got my skates at Fast Girl Skates in Wallingford. Despite some unfavorable reviews on Yelp, I found everyone that I interacted with helpful, and kind. This is good, because I am sure I will be back many, many times.

I’m taking up skating, roller skating. Eventually, roller derby. But first I’ve got to break these new skates in and get solid on all the basics. I skated as a kid, and rollerbladed as a teenager, but haven’t done much with roller skates.

Anyway, I got my skates at Fast Girl Skates in Wallingford. Despite some unfavorable reviews on Yelp, I found everyone that I interacted with helpful, and kind. This is good, because I am sure I will be back many, many times.