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No Cheat Sheet :o( 9 Dec 2011 | 06:41 am
If you skate for any period of time with derby, you find that you are overwhelmed with the choices in wheels. What’s best for my floor, expertise level, weight, height, style of skating… and so on. I’...
An open letter to Adrian Taylor, Roller Derby hater 8 Dec 2011 | 09:33 am
A post taken from Denny’s blog… “An open letter to Adrian Taylor, Roller Derby hater 6 Dec NOTE: This post has nothing to do with cooking. I apologize, but I have very few outlets for my frustratio...
Zombies ate my… bout day 8 Dec 2011 | 07:14 am
So a couple weeks ago I played my first bout with the new league. I’m on the (bteam) team. I was really excited, like I always am before a bout, but also feeling quite uneasy about what the experienc...
Mythbuster – Apologies – Toeguards 21 Oct 2011 | 02:54 am
Since Sock Monkey has not been sighted on her blog for almost a year, she was presumed to have been a mythical creature. A fairy tale. A figment of the webs imagination… you get the idea. I’m here to...
Happy Birthday to MEEE!!! 18 Jan 2011 | 04:49 pm
For my 29th birthday… this year, I asked for lots of dreamy derby stuff. Back on planet earth, my list consisted of a skate bag, bearings, and the new derby game for Wii. Of course, since I am an adul...
New Year’s Resolutions- Derby Style 3 Jan 2011 | 04:39 pm
I’m really not one for new year’s resolutions. It isn’t that I can’t keep them, it’s more that I’m always trying to be the best version of myself. The new year is not any exception. I know I just soun...
Blister Update- Cure?! 29 Oct 2010 | 02:54 am
Bunion Cushion found at Walmart or drug stores in the callous/bunion section. I had a lot of interest in my little quest to fix my pusher foot blister issue. Since then I’ve researched a lot and g...
Skates Get A Makeover! 29 Oct 2010 | 02:31 am
Old Flat-Outs When I started derby earlier this year, I started off with skates from the local sporting goods store. Those quickly became inadequate. On weekend trip to Houston for a John Mayer conce...
Saggy Pads 12 Oct 2010 | 06:58 pm
Ewww!! Right?! Yeah, saggy pads are not only really gross sounding, but completely ineffective in protecting your knees/elbows. Sure, you could whip out your duct tape every time you strap your saggy ...
Toe Guards… update and custom order 12 Oct 2010 | 04:11 pm
Earlier this year I blogged about making your own custom leather toe guards. I’ve really enjoyed my little monkeys but they need to be retired here soon. They were simple to make and held up VERY well...
