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I didn’t even get to the car that crashed through the front of our house

I have been neglecting this website. Two updates in like four months, unacceptable. I apologize, mostly to myself, since i’m the only one that reads this. Sorry Cindigo….you deserve more. I’ve been to Hawaii twice and am quitting roller derby. I know right!?! All those previous posts about how awesome roller derby was, and what [...]

Rocky Mountain High

We aren’t going to Vegas for baseball season. I know you’ve been waiting by the computer, refreshing your browser by the minute to make sure you would be the first to see a new update. Andy pulled it off at the eleventh hour and worked it out so we could stay in Colorado and still [...]

Just Dance

Someone posted this on the RMRG board since it showcases many of the hitting techniques were learning. I thought you would enjoy it. This video actually made me feel better. I hurt my knee about a week ago after an especially hard hit and multiple rollergirl crash while we were scrimmaging in practice. I felt [...]

No clever title

I’ve been skating my ass off….literally. How can anything that is so fun and reduces butt fat be good for you? Last night was roller prom. It’s basically what it sounds like. There was an awards ceremony for the RMRG volunteers and girls on some of the teams. It was alright but it made me [...]

Roller Derby and Kittens: Portrait of the Author

Yesterday was my second roller derby practice. I am in LOVE. After warm ups, we skated around in “perfect” form with a shoe on our back. Low squat, flat back chest at close to your quads as you can get it. For every time your shoe fell of, five push ups. I felt pretty solid [...]

Out into the world

The foster kittens are back at the shelter. I would have liked to keep them longer but I wanted their “kitten-ness” to shine and give them a better chance of being adopted. It was alot harder dropping them off than I thought it would be. I know they’re only cats, but still. I got a [...]