Blitzkrieg Deluxe

A Storm Of Skates: Steel And Urethane

blitzkrieg deluxe — Fri, 18 May 2012 10:45:02 +0000

The Charmers didn’t come away with a win in our April bout against the Dollys. But we also didn’t come away with a case of the sads because it was still such a great game. The gap wasn’t as big as the previous bout and it felt so great to be back on skates again. I didn’t feel like it was my best game, I seemed a little hesitant but I think that’s expected after such a long break and with an ankle that’s not 100%. I was really proud to see my wife Razorbec out there on track with me even if she did lure me into performing stop block. It was also an awesome first for SSRD as it was our first home game without any ring-ins for our skaters or refs. I’m so proud of how far the league has come over the last 2 years and very glad to have been a part of it.

In the last 4 minutes of the bout, like an idiot, I took another nasty tumble onto my arse(nel). It’s still tender now and taking a subsequent fall on it two weeks later at training probably has not helped either…I’m so frustrated that I have developed the bad habit of falling backwards after so much time doing it the right way. It has been theorised that perhaps I am being extra protective of my glass ankle which is why I’m showing a preference or going back instead of to the front or side. Or perhaps my new compression pants were making me feel overly confident, nay invincible, which lead me to attempt an ill fated triple axel jump. Either may be true but I better snap out of it soon because I’m tired of sitting on cushions and groaning every time I get out of a chair (which I may or may not have done long before I hurt my bum).

After seeing this bouts photos and comparing them to past bouts I am now officially convinced there is no such thing as a blocker glamour shot, at least not in full blocking flight.

When I first started bouting I was a little(a lot) more self conscious, a little(a lot) more worried about what I would look like on track. I would always ask myself if my thighs looked too big, if my back fat was obvious or if my mouth-guard was making me look like a cave woman. In the last few months I have finally come to the realisation that I don’t really care anymore. Sure it would be nice to have a photo taken as a graceful jammer making my way around the track. Honestly though, would I want to sacrifice going for a massive and potentially effective block with face screwed up and double chin ahoy for the sake of a nice photo? Hell No. I would rather pay the iron price for letting that shit interrupt my game.

At the end of the day, the satisfaction from playing a really good game lasts a shit load longer than that of seeing a pretty picture.

Having said that, I am on the weight loss and fitness train again in anticipation of TGSS. Being off skates for 8 weeks, without exercise takes it’s toll on your body. This time I’m opting not for “the 12 week challenge” but am using “my fitness pal” instead. It’s a free service to track exercise and food It’s a bit more realistic than the 12 week challenge and I’m actually enjoying tracking my food properly. If anyone else out there is using it or wants to try it with me give me a yell because I can always use more motivation and support :)

Speaking of TGSS, The Great Southern Slam is now less than 4 weeks away. The nerves are starting to set in. I know It’s going to be tough but I’m pretty sure it’s also going to be extremely rewarding. The atmosphere at training at the moment is great. Everyone is pulling together and putting in enormous effort. This is my first interstate bout with the league and I’m really looking forward to it as a bonding experience. I thought it was a big event last time but I know this year is going to be mental ! Bring it on ladies !

In other news I finally put aside some time to update the new South Sea Roller Derby website. I’m pretty satisfied with it, it’s a lot brighter than my last attempt. No doubt in another 2 years I’ll want to remake it again.. If I’m still on skates that is… *hump wood*.

On that note I bid you farewell. I will try to get in another post before I leave for TGSS and/or at TGSS and/or just after TGSS. but totally before I bugger off to Japan.

Stay Frosty.

<3 Blitz

p.s I will eventually tire of using game of thrones puns and references, but probably not until season 2 ends :p

Vengeance. Justice. Fire & Skates

blitzkrieg deluxe — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:29:29 +0000

Ok so my ankle may have been worse than I first thought. I totally missed the last bout and have only been back to full training sessions from the 3rd of April. Soooo i’ve had a little bit of time on my hands. In the time from injury to now I have done the following :

Reacquainted my butt with the couch for long stretches of time.
Developed a game of thrones addiction. (I’ve already devised a very weak GoT derby name of “middlefinger”)
Moved California rolls into my regular meal rotation.
Tried to install “softpaws” on to my cats claws and failed miserably.
Killed a dude (but not for realsies).

I did however get to sit on the bench for the last bout as long as I was fully geared up. That is an experience I wish not repeat for a couple of reasons.

Sitting around on a bench in full gear for 1.5 hours is hot and uncomfortable.
My urge to block was not lost. I was wriggling around by habit landing blocks on teammates towels and water bottles.
Feeling absolutely useless is extremely frustrating.

The Dollys (boo!) came away with substantial and well deserved win in the end as I continued to whisper threats to my glass ankle from the sidelines.

In slightly better news I will be playing in our next bout on the 28th. This bout is made all the more special by the fact I will be skating with (but against) my wifey Razorbec. If you’re in the area why not come down and watch.

In even better news : I made the travel team, The South Sea Sirens, again for 2012. This means I get to play in The Great Southern Slam (TGSS) in June. SO very very excited about this, I still remember 2 years ago dreaming of the moment I would be actually bouting at all let alone at TGSS. It’s going to be so different being down there in Adelaide again on the other side of the suicide line. From what I read we will be playing Geelong’s Bloody Mary’s first (an almost cruel irony that we go all the way to another state to play our neighboring nemesis) and then onto Sun State Roller Girls in the same afternoon. I’ve not played 2 games in one day before so it should be interesting. If we get some wins on the first day we will make it through to the second day.

Whatever happens I know it’s going to be an amazing experience. My main goals for the event are:

We are competitive as a team.
Fun is had (mandatory).
I can again visit the tombstone shop with wifey for photographic lols.
I come out injury free as I leave to Japan the weekend after.

For now it’s time to rest up. Tomorrow SSRD will be visited by Bonnie D.Stroir all the way from the states for a special coaching session. We have been told to drink lots of water. I am already almost peeing myself in anticipation so extra water intake could prove problematic.

In some very unrelated news, some friends and I are embarking on a video project “Reaper Corps“. Please if you can spare a minute and a click check out our youtube channel and watch some of the footage we’ve shot so far and see me kill a dude.

Hopefully I’ll be back in a couple of weeks with some good news about our bout and a new link to the improved SSRD website that I’m currently developing.

Until then, take care of yourself and each other.

<3 Blitz

Skatebound and Down

blitzkrieg deluxe — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 09:47:09 +0000

So getting back into this blog didn’t happen in January…..Having a break over xmas was great but also bad. Great in that I got to relax like a boss and nurse my butt back to health. Bad in that my fitness seemed to disappear completely and my relationship with chocolate got very nasty again.

Currently I’m tying to gear up for the first South Sea Roller Derby Bout of 2012 on March 3rd (Brawlesque- get on it !). I still have a swollen ankle from a massive sprain in scrimmage the week before last so I’m trying to be super careful with it. The doctor was impressed that I managed to sprain my ankle in 3 spots but I think he was even more impressed that I had shaved only one leg. My logic was that he would only want to look at the hurt one. Major female fail on my part although he’s lucky he got at least one smoothy ! I’m still limping around a little but am hoping to get back into training to some degree this week. I am most gutted that it hasn’t bruised up yet in spectacular fashion so that I can extract impressed and sympathetic coos from all those around me.

All this talk of injury brings me to :

The Blitzkrieg Deluxe Official Injury List™ for 2011 :

Severely bruised knee tendons and muscles.
Dislocated middle finger at training. Flipping the bird will never be the same.
Bruised Sacrum (read: butt) in last game of the year, still a little bit ouchy.

All that equates to is 2 x-rays, A physio appointment, lots of ice packs, a bit of pain medication, a fair dose of whinging and some cool bruises. I am however extremely grateful that I have not yet succumbed to a major injury *hugs wooden desk*.

I’m still looking forward to the bout whether I can skate or not. If for nothing else I’ll at least get to wear my new custom charmers uniform. MASSIVE UPS to Harmin Miranda for putting in the hard work to put everyone’s uniform together. I’ve got my numbers printed on the sleeves which is a plus because my old manky armbands with my numbers on them have been falling apart for the last 6 months.

Since this is the first post of the year I thought maybe it would be a good time to summarise last year.

2011

Started Bouting for SSRD. First bout ever omgs.
Played in 4 charmer games (won 3 lost 1). Fear the purple.
Played in 2 travel team games (lost both but it was a great experience)
Gained 13 kg, Lost 13kg

Goals for 2012

Loose the weight I lost last year all over again, and learn some god damned self control…stupid Xmas.
Make the travel team in 2012.
Play in the great southern slam.
Return from japan with super human radioactive derby power. If radiation doesn’t help: Initiate the back up plan of just get better anyway.
Learn to Jam effectively. CANNONBALL!!!!!

I really am looking forward to making this year as big as last year. I’m past the bout nerves and it’s time to dig deep and improve my core skills, fitness and overall confidence. I know I can hit people reasonably hard but I still need to work on movement, becoming more fluid and less tense. What i’m looking forward to most however is just having another great year with my derby family with more laughs, more challenges and more Ricky Gervais office dancing.

Hopefully I’ll be back in a few weeks with another game under my booty shorts or at least an ankle that’s slightly less lame.

<3 blitz

P.S Fingers crossed for all the south sea testees today !

The Earth Died Skating

blitzkrieg deluxe — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:10:35 +0000

It’s been an intense couple of weeks to say the least.

Rat City Roller Girls came down to Melbourne from Seattle and blew my mind in a bout against VRDL. I now have another official crush to add to my list. Re-animateher now joins Swish Caraboom and Olympia as my most favouritist derby skaters evers. A lot of strategic plays that we’ve never really seen much of in the flesh came out the night. I’m pretty sure everyone went home with idea’s in their heads on how to implement these new plays into their own games. I can’t wait to see how the game changes next year !

At South Sea we had our annual south sea Christmas party at a cute little bar in Frankston (you heard me). Alas I wish I could share more but you know, what happens at the Christmas party stays at the Christmas party. As a small spoiler though : I wore a dress *gasp*.

My last bout of the year, “Seasons Beatings” went down in Ballarat on the 4th. I again got to wear my adorable little siren’s sailor bib and hit the track with South Sea’s finest for an epic battle against the Rat Pack. Unfortunately for us the cuteness factor was not enough on the day.

Before the game had even started I was put in place for the second line up and I proceeded to slide off the edge of the chair and onto my butt in front of everyone. My mum on the other side of the arena seem most entertained. I think it was a sign of things to come for me as on my second jam out I fell over about 5 times. The fifth time I went down into a massive spill straight onto my coccyx. I’m particularly disappointed in myself for this as I am always telling people to fall slightly to their side when falling backwards. I just failed following my own advice in a big and painful way.

Honestly the atmosphere was almost identical to the one when we played Geelong. Communication was low, there was lots of lone wolves, half the team was still recovering from the xmas party (note: last bout of the year before xmas party next year please!) and the penalties were flying thick and fast. I don’t want to detract away from Ballarat’s win in any way though because they played amazingly. The Rat Pack’s jamming was so strong and their defense was well organized and adaptable. I think myself as well as the other Sirens are mostly upset that we didn’t give them a better run for their money on the last bout for 2011.

As a definite highlight, I do think next year’s award for “most spectacular performance” will be going to one of our regular bout MC’s Mr. Guy “Chief-Intent” Cunningham for his half time proposal to long time wench and fellow charmer, Mollycious Intent. There was hardly a dry eye on the sirens bench. As you can imagine bringing a bunch of derby chicks to tears is no easy feat.

Even though we lost and I hurt myself pretty badly, the proposal, the awesome road trip with Titasaurus and Inkabelle and Ballarat’s post bout hospitality totally made it worth the trip. In fact as I sit here now looking at the photos and now being well over the post bout blues, it really wasn’t a bad day at all. If i could do it again I would, sans the butt hurt (literally and figuratively).

I’m already looking forward to the 2012 season. It will be my second year of bouting and I’m intending on making it count. With whispers of another great southern slam in the works I can’t wait to get back to Adelaide, this time with skates on feet.

Last but not least: The results are in for the 12 week challenge. I lost a total of 13.5kgs, and 50.3cm. I’m back to boot camp weight but with added muscle *pelvic thrust*.

The plan now is to have a little break, and by break I don’t mean binge, but bring myself up to a little more sustainable calorie intake for the Christmas period. The 12 week challenge starts again in January so I’ll start my rigid plan for another 12 weeks then and hopefully by the time I go to Japan in June I’ll be exactly where I want to be.

Speaking of Japan, I’m excited about the prospect of maybe being able to train with Yokota Roller Derby’s “Scary Blossoms” or the Yokosuka “Sushi Rollers” (best name ever!). I still have to work out which one will be closest to where we are staying…and whether I can afford the cost of hauling my skates back when I have filled my bag with mountains of super kawaii junk and anime merchandise.

But that’s it from me for another year. It looks and feels like I’ll be off skates for the remainder of the season (2 weeks) nursing my butt back to health while also trying not to put back on the weight I lost. Regular trips to Rollerama will be moved back in to my schedule and I’ll finally be able to give my pads the old fashioned stench decontamination they deserve.

Catch you in January !

<3 blitz

P.S Good luck to all the girls testing at South Sea this week !

Skater Faster Stronger

blitzkrieg deluxe — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:37:31 +0000

Last SSRD home team bout of 2011, bout number 5 for me, and it was amazing. Big Ups to the rookies Mel Adjusted and Terror to Pieces on their awesome debuts and a special shout out to Polly Alloy on her first bout as ref. I’m fitter and lighter than I’ve been in over a year, at my lightest bouting weight to date, and it made a massive difference to how I felt on the track.

I feel that with every bout I’m getting a little bit more aware, relaxing more and just having a good time. Last night was my favourite bout i’ve played in, I had the most fun ever and I think I played my best game so far. Although I did spend a disappointing 4 minutes in the penalty box in the second half ._. (from memory it was 1 cut track, 1 forearms, 1 elbows and 4 minors). It felt pretty shit to be in there so often in such a short amount of time. The silver lining for me is that it was nice to get a little rest and fanned from the penalty timers due to the excessive 30 degree heat <3. Due to the bout theme and heat I was very close to collapsing on track and screaming “I’m melting…*gurgle*”.

The Dolly Rogers put up an extremely tough fight and at half time there was only 5 points the difference. In a slightly cooler second half the charmers brought it home for a 35 point win (135 to 100), making it 3-1 for the season. I do so love being a Charmer.

My only regret is that the one moment I chose to pull out the signature turn around toe stop robot (TTSR), after forcing the Dolly jammer out and having them run back behind me, Titsasaurus was the only one who saw me and no one else believed me. I’ll have to be more obnoxious and loud next time…

12WBT challenge update: Last results indicate in 7.5 weeks I have lost 10.3 kg and a total of 39.5 cm. I also took another 20 seconds off my 1km run time. There is about another 4 weeks to go until the final weigh in and my goal of being down at my boot camp weight looks possible. If I don’t get there I’m not going to beat myself up. I’ll just get there on my own time after the program has finished. The 12WBT challenge will start another round early next year which I think I will do. Ideally I would like to lose another 15kg from what I am right now. Perhaps If I get there I’ll be fit and streamlined enough to start jamming…*guffaws*…talk about getting ahead of ourselves.

Next up: End of season break up party and the last SSRD Siren’s game of the year in Ballarat. After that it’s a few weeks break from training which means regular Monday sessions at Caribbean Rollerama, just like the good old days…You should come down for a skate :)

<3 blitz

Keep it wheel…

blitzkrieg deluxe — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 02:37:33 +0000

It’s been 2 weeks since I’ve been back at training doing full sessions.

It’s actually starting to all come back together now.I have however a new foot monster that is wreaking havoc on my right foot. It bled through my stockings and socks the week before last and last Tuesday I required not one but 2 party feet gel thingys to keep it under control. That must be my punishment for not skating for 3 weeks but If that’s the worst of it then I’m sure I’ll be ok.

Although my endurance is still taking a while to come good…I hear it from pretty much everyone, that as you are away from training for a week or more your fitness levels rapidly decrease. I can now totally attest to that. The first training session back I was as weak as a kitten, on roller skates with some kind of palsy .

In some slightly related news…

It’s been 4 weeks (29 days) weeks since myself and wifey started the “Michelle Bridges 12 Week Body Transformation Challenge” or 12WBT for those who have the hots for acronyms. In that time I have lost approximately 24 cms from my mighty blocking frame, 6 kg’s and about 20 seconds off my running time for 1km. All in all pretty good results.

FUN FACT: in a 3 hour SSRD training session you can expect to lose between 1500 and 2000 calories! Well so says my heart rate monitor..

Although just like miss Bella Dubois warned, my relationship with food has changed forever. My portion sizes are a lot healthier, the calories have been capped to 1200 but my mind has become somewhat guilt laden and obsessive. We are allowed 1 treat meal a week and every time I have it I just stress the eff out…

There’s 8 weeks left and if I can lose another 8kg I will be stoked. If I can lose 6 I’ll still be pretty happy. If I lose a total of 13kg I’ll be back to my pre-bootcamp weight. I know not all of the weight I put on was fat, there is some muscle hiding under there. I am however now going to be at my lowest bouting weight for…

Somewhere over the Painbow on November 5^th!! It’s the last dolly’s v charmer’s game of 2011 and it’s going to be awesome. Will we finish with 2 wins and 2 losses each? Or will the charmers (team handsome) win out and make 2011 the year of the purple? I did the poster for this bout so please excuse the kawaii Asian feel. I’m turning Japanese much to Pacmanda’s chagrin.

Oh and I finally got a chance to tidy up around here and make the blog a little neater. This is the third incarnation in 2 years but i think this one is a keeper… for at least another year anyway :)

See you guys track side right?

<3 blitz

It’s all in the game…

blitzkrieg deluxe — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 09:29:04 +0000

It’s been a quiet 4 weeks.

One of the highlights being that I sat and lazed around watching all 5 seasons of the wire. Apart from increasing my familiarity with Baltimore Ebonics I have done very little in the way of improving my derby skills and performance, ya’ll feel me? sheeeeeeeeeeeet.

I’m slowly getting back on skates now. I’m doing half training sessions for the next week. In the week after next I will hopefully be able to survive a full session without becoming unstable and tired. The glandular fever will still be with me for a while, but I’m trying to manage as best I can without sitting on the couch turning into more of a blob.

The first training session I went back to felt really good. It was mainly a blocking and tactics session leading up to the SSRD v VRDL game. It really made me realise how much I had missed training, seeing all the familiar faces and being part of something. As a welcome back present I was also granted a whingery in the form of the juicy bruise you see to the left. Big ups to my uncoordinated self for falling onto my opposite foot’s skate in a blocking drill. Ah *flex* it’s good to be back !

In truth there were a couple of weeks there where I doubted whether coming back to derby, as a player, was a good thing for me or not.

Sitting around feeling like crap, feeling what fitness I had slipping away I started to focus on the negatives. Does derby take up too much time? Am I fit enough anymore? Am I too big and slow? Even a manager of mine started suggesting that maybe I would be better off getting out of derby on a high to help with “work life balance”. Was he right?

Hell No! I appreciate the concern, I honestly do, but derby started out as about the only exercise I enjoy. In terms of work life balance, derby is a major part of my life and that’s how I like it. The words “work to live, not live to work” floated through my mind.

Basically I have spent the last 2 years of my life building to get to the level I am at right now. building friendships and amazing experiences. I’m not just about to give that all up just in case I hurt myself. I mean I hope I don’t hurt myself but I’ve never been naive enough to believe “It won’t/can’t happen to me”. To me the risk is worth it, maybe one day I will feel differently, but at least I will only ever have myself to blame. No Regrets.

The Derby road is not all fun and games. There is physical pain, emotional pain, frustration and major commitment required. At the end of the day, for me at least, The negatives are all offset by the game, the laughs, the camaraderie and the endless support. This is why I’m not ready to give it all up just yet.

<3 blitz

p.s happy anniversary blog ! even if it’s 4 days late :D

Blood on the rink floor

blitzkrieg deluxe — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 01:54:14 +0000

August 13 = Epic Day

First up it was time to drag my substantial arse out of bed to meet up with Devastatin’ Dotti and Titasaurus for a “Roller Girl” photo shoot with the lovely Nikki Toole.

Roller girl is a photography project inspired by 19^th century Military Portraits and the shots are just gorgeous. To see all the photos taken so far visit http://www.iseestars.com.au/

For more information check out the roller girl Facebook page here. I don’t believe there are any slots left for this year but if Nikki does them again next year I highly recommend getting on board. It’s an awesome experience and a great keepsake of your derby experience.

After getting home I had about an hour before Sally (The Flyin’ Nun Chucka) was to pick me up for out road trip to Geelong to play. Loaded up on throat lozenges and pain killers we set off (fashionably early) for my first game as a South Sea Siren.

I forgot to mention that 2 weeks leading up to the bout I had been quite sick with what both myself and the doctors assumed was tonsillitis. I had missed a few training sessions, about a week off work and was generally just feeling like shite. However I did honestly believe I was on the mend just prior to the bout so I felt like I would be ok to play and not let the team down.

Mercifully due to the sickness and lack of attendance I was not put out to play as much as usual. I was running high on adrenaline and could not feel my sore throat at all. But I was sweating constantly and my tummy towards the end was feeling a little off. I knew I would be going back to the doctors this week.

Besides the sickness the bout was a bit of a blur for me. It was so strange for me to be playing somewhere other than Springers. The floor was fairly slippery compared to what I’m used to but the main difference was in playing the Bloody Marys in comparison to playing fellow South Sea Alumni. The fear of the unknown actually made me quite nervous about 5 mins before play started but it settled down and I still had a really good time playing with the Sirens against a common enemy.

They were quick, so very very quick. Hard hitting, decisive and did I mention quick already?

It was a well fought game but the Mary’s came out victorious in the end. The final score being 129 to 80. I honestly feel like we could take it to these girls next time. I really hope we get another chance next year.

After the game we went back to Altona for a delicious feast prepared by Geelong’s grenade O’Connor and her masterchef hubby Leon. It was a lovely end to a massive day.

I went to the doctor the morning after the bout in incredible pain, diagnosis : glandular fever. BALLS.

So can I get my tough guy/stupidity award for bouting with glandular fever in chocolate form please?

I guess this will now be my little derby hiatus, not by choice, but if I want to get better quickly I have been advised to rest up for at least 4-6 weeks and pray that it doesn’t lead into chronic fatigue. I really want to be able to play again before the season is out.

Still there is plenty to keep myself occupied with. SSRD are playing VRDL’s queen Bees ( The B travel team) In September. (more details and tickets here) This is sure to be a massive challenge. VRDL’s B Team are currently undefeated and with the Sirens coming off their first loss it’s going to be a hard fought game indeed. I’m a little gutted I can’t play but at least I can still NSO like the good old days.

I will also get a little more time to myself to catch up on graphics work and website stuff which is good.

In other news, my wifey Razorbec, has convinced me to take up “Michelle Bridges 12 week body transformation challenge” which will start in mid September. I will be sure to keep a track of my progress on here over the 12 weeks. I’m hoping it will help me get down to my pre-bootcamp weight and then next year I’ll really be able to bring it on the track.

<3 blitz

No sleep ’till skatetime

blitzkrieg deluxe — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 09:18:52 +0000

Monsters Brawl. Bout Drei.

Now besides my identity crisis brought on by the the fact that my “skeleton” makeup was likened to either a bad panda, Richmond from the it crowd, Wilfred or Something from the mighty boosh, I had a really good time at this bout.

Charmers were switched on and we took home another win. With every game I feel a little more confidence seep in to my blackened soul of insecurity. I feel like my ability is getting a little more fluid, I’m not as spacey and I’m able to time my hits a little better and harder.

More importantly I’m not worried about what people think of me anymore, and to be honest I don’t really think anyone gave shit, but I think it’s taken me 3 bouts to get this far. I remember being so paranoid about my body when playing my first 2 games. “oh I’m not as athletic as the other girls”, “oh my legs are massive (POWER HURRRRR)”, “does my butt look big(enough) in these shorts?”. Sure I still pull on my clothes like an uncomfortable teen but I think that’s just a habit I’ve retained over the years and will be with me for life. I think I’ve come to realise that being of a bigger stature has more advantages as a blocker than disadvantages. *butt flick*

WARD vs SSRD : Across the Skate Divide

Now even though I wasn’t actually there in person I feel like this is worth a mention as it was South Sea’s first ever interstate bout. SSRD took out the win but from all reports it was no easy feat. As many of us at SSRD have never played anyone outside the league it was a new experience for many to bout where the play style of the other team/players was a complete unknown.

From what I’ve heard from everyone it was an amazing experience, The WARD girls were amazing and I’m totally jealous I missed out on meeting everyone. To further rub it in I was informed of the standard to which WARD throw after parties, which involved both twister and a dance off. My only hope now is that I will get a chance sometime in the future to witness and participate in such awesomeness if WARD choose to visit us (please do…)

Speaking of travel bouts, The Geelong vs South Sea bout is on next month on the 13^th. It will be my first game as a Siren but not my first time in the Siren’s uniform, I’m counting the night I got it and jumped/danced around the house making high pitched squealing noises. I’m already getting nervous for this one, as mentioned above it’s not going to be like playing with the SSRD girls. It’s going to be a completely new experience on a track I’ve never even seen but I do get to play alongside the other sirens which I’ve been looking forward to for a long time. It’s going to be awesome whatever happens. So if you’re out Geelong way come watch ! Details here.

VRDL vs TXRG

What has been seen cannot be unseen ! In one word SPECTACULARAMAZEBALLS. I was so excited to the lead up of this bout and when it happened I was completely hypnotized by the raw skill of both teams out on the track, oh oh oh and the abs.

VRDL have never had this kind of challenge before and it was electrifying to watch the best team in Australia (slight bias) battle it out against the founders of modern day roller derby. The pure speed of the hotrod honeys was unreal, the agility was amazing it was just all so so so…*unintelligible gushing*

*cough* well where was I? ah that’s right. Best game I’ve ever seen live. I think everyone there would have learned a lot from just watching the game. I’m actually now even more scared of ever playing VRDL than ever before because I know how well they will use the experience to get even better than they are already. Eeek! I’m really looking forward to getting back to training and seeing what the girls who attended the TXRG bootcamp have to bring back and show us. I did manage to take some shitty iphone footage of the last jam. you can grab it here.

I also have a new derby crush to add to my list and her name is Olympia *swoon*.

Last by not least I’d like to dedicate this entry to 2 amazing ladies, The Red Baroness and Sailor Mouth Sadie. Both broke their ankles within one week of each other. It’s absolutely devastating for this to happen to 2 of the nicest girls you’ll ever meet, both fellow cutthroat charmers and both south seas sirens. Love your guts ladies and heal fast xox!

It’s a solemn reminder of how dangerous this game can be. Homo-sapiens are typically upright, have two legs and flat feet. By design we’re not supposed to be pootling around on 8 wheels and ramming into each other for funsies. So please… take care of yourselves and each other…

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Skate hard : with a vengence

blitzkrieg deluxe — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:11:35 +0000

Soooo long time, possibly the longest time between posts. Don’t worry I haven’t forgotten you I swear…. gosh this is awkward.

The main reason I’ve been absent is I’ve just been starved for both time and anything interesting to talk about.

But there is a few exciting thing coming up derby wise for me.

1. The next bout MONSTERS BRAWL July 9th at Springers. more details here. Total grudge match. Dolly’s won the first one, Charmers the second. now it’s every wench for herself. I did the poster for this one so please excuse the weird looking skate monster.

2. I made the SOUTH SEA SIRENS! Which means I get to play in travel team bouts this year! More importantly, I get to wear the cute ass sailor uniform. *super squee*. Unfortunately though, due to other commitments, I couldn’t make the first game in OMFG PERTH. So very envious that I can’t even go and watch. But If you’re at all feeling generous with your monies, the sirens could use some contributions to help get everyone over there. more details here.

3. The TXRD v VRDL bout. Being Victorian I may be quite biased, but I honestly believe this will be the most exciting bout of roller derby ever staged in Australia. The Texas Rollergirls, the very same league that helped forge the new flat track roller derby movement in 2003 will be playing the current Australian champs the Victorian Roller Derby League’s A team. srsly exciting shit.

Apart from those 3 things, I’m just having fun training and doing my best to get fitter.

Since I started roller derby about a year ago, and by started I mean started regular training sessions, I’ve put on weight instead of taking it off. Some of that weigh tis actually muscle, some of it however is not. So my main goal this year is to be lean and mean. I’m already a bit of an arsehole sometimes so I think it’s just the toning up I need to work on. My main goal however is not to lose a massive amount of weight, 10 kg would do nicely, my main focus is mostly just about increased fitness. The fitter I am the more agile I’ll be and that’s what I think I need to take my abilities to the next level.

Training is getting exciting again, we have a whole new set of yellows to scrimmage with and they have as of this week been cleared for amber level scrimmage :D ah scrimmage, there’s never enough of it for my liking. it’s the bestest bit !

Hopefully in a couple weeks I’ll have another win under my belt, perhaps another fail but either way something to write about.

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