I ain’t got a dime but what I got is mine I ain’t rich but Lord I’m free Amarillo by mornin’ Amarillo’s where I’ll be -George Strait Pulled in at 1 am and fell into the beds at the Best Western. I40 music lulled me to sleep. There’s a little girl eating a waffle too …
I wasn’t entirely sure how I wanted to start this blog post. Or this series rather. Would I need to go back and explain reffing? Derby? My goals and the past year? Should I just jump straight in and talk about the trip? I wasn’t sure. I’m still not entirely sure. I wanted some sort …
Watching derby. Writing about derby. Looking at my rather empty calendar. I don’t have any games on the books (except a possible Labor Day hop to Flagstaff) and it’s sort of like I feel a bit lost. There’s so much happening in the personal life right now that I could use the distraction of training, …
Why? I am getting that a lot. Why Reffing? Why don’t you want to skate anymore? Won’t you miss the competition? Won’t you miss the hard work and being a part of derby? What? Are you serious? I am not even going to go much into the ridiculousness of those questions. I will say, if …
Less than stellar feeling. Picked up a nasty bug that’s got my chest in a vice. On the bright side, I did the thing again. Reffing is hard. Like never was skating this hard. First off, I’ve let my endurance slide. Don’t do that. You don’t get to sit on the bench every other …
reffed and didn’t die. Did it again at a practice. Didn’t die. There is a theme here, pretty sure. I am also realizing that I learn a certain way and that not everyone teaches that way. It means I need to maybe learn some new ways to learn. That’s okay too, doubt it’ll kill me. …
Home again. What a weekend. I love my derby family, but travel always exhausts me. And without my loves to keep me balanced I tend to get sick when I travel. So here I sit coughing and wishing I’d washed my hands more. Castle Rock was beautiful. Colorado is a gorgeous state in general. The …
missed a day because Rose Fucking City.
well played vrdl. Well played.
Bountiful Words, Beautiful World 