German Flag Ruffle Butz from Derbyskinz are ordered and in the mail!!!!
That is all :D
Monday, August 20, 2012
Friday, August 17, 2012
Uffda...WFTDA
Corny Title no?
I feel since I'm Minnesotan I can get away with that :D. Another practice recap-and oh boy is it a rough one.
It was skills testing day....dum dum duuuum. I was/am no where near ready to test. I can't even do a single knee fall.It's rough. But Aries A. Fliktion MADE me do it! I was like, nope,nope,nope, nope. I felt that I wasn't ready, WAAAAY outside my comfort zone. But in the end, I'm glad she did it.
By no means did I make WFTDA my bitch, but I learned so much and was surprised at how much I could do. But the impending doom of the 25:5 made my anxiety go into hyper-drive. So 3 of us started with falls first while another bunch did their 25:5 first. I personally liked having the two groups split. Less pressure and more one on one attention-since I had no idea what I was doing.
There are small tidbits of success stories from that night. I was able to successful do a one legged knee fall on my left. Was almost there on my right. That may not seem like a lot to some of you, but that was HUGE progress for me. My mother was there to cheer me on and that felt great. She did really well with her skills testing.
We were almost done with the little testing things and the 25:5 kept getting closer.....and closer....and closer. I started having little panic attacks. Then they continued to progress to a point where I couldn't calm myself down. It can get pretty scary. I had to stop skating, then I kept getting mad at myself for stopping! Oy, it's a vicious cycle, with talking to my sister it was decided that I need to take my anti-anxiety medication and call it quits for the night. BLARGH. So mad.
I felt down about it and posted some debbie downer facebook status. And I have to tell you, the love from the derby fam lifted my spirits like no ones business.
In conclusion, skills testing sucks, but I still love derby! And I have included some GIFS that made me laugh so loud. Keep in mind that I'm not a jammer by any stretch of the imagination but wanted to share some derby things :D
Jammer GIF
Jammer GIF
-Auf Wieder Slayin'
I feel since I'm Minnesotan I can get away with that :D. Another practice recap-and oh boy is it a rough one.
It was skills testing day....dum dum duuuum. I was/am no where near ready to test. I can't even do a single knee fall.It's rough. But Aries A. Fliktion MADE me do it! I was like, nope,nope,nope, nope. I felt that I wasn't ready, WAAAAY outside my comfort zone. But in the end, I'm glad she did it.
By no means did I make WFTDA my bitch, but I learned so much and was surprised at how much I could do. But the impending doom of the 25:5 made my anxiety go into hyper-drive. So 3 of us started with falls first while another bunch did their 25:5 first. I personally liked having the two groups split. Less pressure and more one on one attention-since I had no idea what I was doing.
There are small tidbits of success stories from that night. I was able to successful do a one legged knee fall on my left. Was almost there on my right. That may not seem like a lot to some of you, but that was HUGE progress for me. My mother was there to cheer me on and that felt great. She did really well with her skills testing.
We were almost done with the little testing things and the 25:5 kept getting closer.....and closer....and closer. I started having little panic attacks. Then they continued to progress to a point where I couldn't calm myself down. It can get pretty scary. I had to stop skating, then I kept getting mad at myself for stopping! Oy, it's a vicious cycle, with talking to my sister it was decided that I need to take my anti-anxiety medication and call it quits for the night. BLARGH. So mad.
I felt down about it and posted some debbie downer facebook status. And I have to tell you, the love from the derby fam lifted my spirits like no ones business.
In conclusion, skills testing sucks, but I still love derby! And I have included some GIFS that made me laugh so loud. Keep in mind that I'm not a jammer by any stretch of the imagination but wanted to share some derby things :D
Jammer GIF
Jammer GIF
-Auf Wieder Slayin'
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Derby practice and some things
Two days ago we had derby practice....kinda
They had asked all the skaters to join at 5pm for a meeting and commense practice at 6p...well that ran over...didn't get to skate until 7 :( So after getting all geared up we had about 45 minutes to skate. And they definitely made it worth it.
We broke up and the baby dolls were practicing their crossovers and making sure the power came from the inside leg, and not from the leg that was crossing over. Flik-taught the baby dolls that night and made us get go around the track skating on one leg and pushing off with the other. Making sure to dig deeply to ensure that we get a lot of power from the strides. Boy the next day did I feel it right in the kiester. Which was GREAT! except, I must remember to work both sides. I felt lopsided for a few days...
I am finding the hardest time to perfect my cross over. I'm a bigger skater, short legs, and big bulky pads. I know off them are excuses, but that hasn't prevented me from keep on keeping on. So maybe not excuses but road blocks, seeing how I have not given up. But for a moment of #realtalk...this shit is HARD. I keep comparing myself to other skaters which is Derby Suicide, I know but it's hard when my 45-ish year old mother is skating better than me. I know I need to switch it to be motiviation but it's easier said than done. Bottom line is I love derby, I will get there, I will pass my WFTDA skills. I will rock it out. But it is taking me longer than I would like.
My mother is now skating with us. So she has all 3 of her daughters on the team, her partner is deemed #1 supa fan, and our oldest half sibling is a NSO. Oh! not to mention my mother's partner's best friend is a Zeeb. Oy, it really is a family affair....
Anywho! I thought I would be freaking out having panic attacks worrying about her breaking herself. But she is just fine, skating like a pro. Apparantley she skated a lot when she was a child, jam skating and all that shiz. But, her name is Nacho Momma. which is taken but we still call her that. Not sure where I was going with this tangent but it's a little factoid to learn about me and the SCAR dolls.
I have some pictures to share too! I love pictures.:D
They had asked all the skaters to join at 5pm for a meeting and commense practice at 6p...well that ran over...didn't get to skate until 7 :( So after getting all geared up we had about 45 minutes to skate. And they definitely made it worth it.
We broke up and the baby dolls were practicing their crossovers and making sure the power came from the inside leg, and not from the leg that was crossing over. Flik-taught the baby dolls that night and made us get go around the track skating on one leg and pushing off with the other. Making sure to dig deeply to ensure that we get a lot of power from the strides. Boy the next day did I feel it right in the kiester. Which was GREAT! except, I must remember to work both sides. I felt lopsided for a few days...
I am finding the hardest time to perfect my cross over. I'm a bigger skater, short legs, and big bulky pads. I know off them are excuses, but that hasn't prevented me from keep on keeping on. So maybe not excuses but road blocks, seeing how I have not given up. But for a moment of #realtalk...this shit is HARD. I keep comparing myself to other skaters which is Derby Suicide, I know but it's hard when my 45-ish year old mother is skating better than me. I know I need to switch it to be motiviation but it's easier said than done. Bottom line is I love derby, I will get there, I will pass my WFTDA skills. I will rock it out. But it is taking me longer than I would like.
My mother is now skating with us. So she has all 3 of her daughters on the team, her partner is deemed #1 supa fan, and our oldest half sibling is a NSO. Oh! not to mention my mother's partner's best friend is a Zeeb. Oy, it really is a family affair....
Anywho! I thought I would be freaking out having panic attacks worrying about her breaking herself. But she is just fine, skating like a pro. Apparantley she skated a lot when she was a child, jam skating and all that shiz. But, her name is Nacho Momma. which is taken but we still call her that. Not sure where I was going with this tangent but it's a little factoid to learn about me and the SCAR dolls.
I have some pictures to share too! I love pictures.:D
Are you kidding me? This is amazing!! I saw on Tumblr they have a set of four...which I may buy:D
But Ghoulia is my favorite and I LOVE how here helmet is a brain and she's a zombie. ::swoon::
My badges of honor. My fist set of gnarly bruises on my leg. I am so proud. Something that my boyfriend doesn't quite understand. But my derby wife totally does :D
These are my new skates!!! I am so excited for them. They are riedell R3's. I plan to upgrade to antiks when I get better at skating. I bought Atom Snap wheels for them-Pink to match:D. So far I'm in love. It's just taking a while to get used to them.
Until Next Time.
Auf Wieder Slayin
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