Long time gone

Damn, it’s been a while, eh? Anyone still out there? In any case, I’m hoping to post more frequently by keeping my updates short and sweet. For now, here’s a quick synopsis of the last few weeks:

• I’ve been skating like a fiend and loving every minute of it.
• Played in my first bout and my team lost by a wide margin but it was definitely a valuable learning experience.
• Got new skates! Yippeeeee! I love them so much I want to wear them all the time.
• My knees are starting to protest this whole derby thing. My solution is to save up for better knee pads.
• I need new wheels, too. Damn, this derby thing is getting expensive.
• I’ll be going to Tulsa on June 1st for our first travel bout against the Green Country Roller Girls
• I’m working my ass off in the meantime because *holy shit* I’ve played in one bout and now I’m on the travel team? I’m a little terrified but mostly excited:)
• We have barely enough active skaters to string together a full team roster, that’s the only reason I made the travel team in the first place.

So yeah, my life is pretty much consumed by roller derby. But don’t worry, I really do have some photos to post! I’ve been shooting very little so finishing a roll of film takes an eternity but I’m getting there. I’m near the end of a 36-frame roll of high speed black and white that I bought so I could shoot indoors over the winter. Now I’m anxious to finish it so I can shoot in color again. It’s nice to be getting outdoors again.

If roller derby weren’t eating up all of my funds, I might be able to afford a new battery for my digital camera, which I’d actually like to resurrect sometime soon. It would certainly speed up my turn around for new photos and allow me to justify silly snapshots and stuff.

In fact, I’m going to post a photo of my new skates very soon. Because they’re SO pretty!