My news is this:
I've joined a roller derby league. Yes, like (e:dragonlady7) (whom I will need to hit up for tips, if/when I ever see her on this site again).
We're called the Broward County Derby Grrls, and since we're a new league just starting up, we don't even have teams established yet (though the proposed teams will be called the Ft. Lauderdale Beach Bruisers and the Hollywood Harlots). Here's our myspace page:
I am simultaneously excited and nauseated. I'm an ok skater, but I am a total wuss!! I am going to get my ass beat!!! I will probably break half the bones in my body! I am too old and in too bad shape to do this... yet I'm doing it anyway. Because at least half the people are older and/or worse skaters than I am. And because so far, every other girl I've met who has signed up for this has been really, truly awesome. A couple of them are knitters, too, and they invited me to meetings of their knitting group
, so I finally have people to knit with here, too! It's like a billion things all happening at once, and I'm so not ready for them... I'm just riding the wave and trying to hang on. Did I mention I signed up to volunteer for the film festival
, too? And we just found out which (real) hockey games are included in the half-season ticket package we bought. And there's that little issue of our big, cross-country road trip out to CA for K's wedding in early/mid-October... My life has suddenly gotten very, very busy.Anyway, if anyone has suggestions for a derby name for me (right now my name is Spite Sprite, which is my username on, like, everything but estrip), fire away! Something punny using the word spite would be ideal... and it has to be something that's not already taken on this list:
I obviously have no ideas, so suggestions are welcome.
^joining
Happy Birthday, (e:lizabeth)! That's very cool about joinging the roller derby league.
Whoo, responses!
@ (e:metalpeter) - in fantasy hockey, you can set your daily rosters days, weeks, even months in advance. I usually do it weekly - set it on Sunday and check it again at the end of the week. Easy. Oh, and I do question the wisdom of derby-naming myself after a soda.
@ (e:lauren) - I am a pansy, too. I really am going to get my ass beat doing this.
@ (e:carolinian) - I bet I know why you think girls' roller derby is so cool. ;) Thank you for pointing me to (e:dragonlady7)'s post about Fleshette - it was sobering, but not entirely deterring. Anyway, I have already told the girls that if I can't take the violence, I'm willing to ref or something. I totally left the door open to wuss out. As for names... I get no say in the team names, but I still need some help with my own derby name... another post forthcoming.
Girls roller derby is cool.
As far as the names goes, I think that "Ft. Lauderdale Breakers" has a better ring to it. Spitesprite is okay, but I'm in favor of something with a more humorous overtone. "Williamso the conqueror ", "spudgun", "ike rushyurhed". The more campy, the more better.
And finally, just make sure your undertstanding what you're getting into. Be sure to read (e:dragonlady7)'s posts about the queen city roller girl named "flechette" who had an accident on the rink that was so bad it caused her not to be able to skate ever again. These girls do what they love in spite of the danger, and that's why they rock, but know the stakes.
Good luck with your derby endeavor.
Wow, thats awesome. I have a secret interest in doing the same, but I am a pansy. Good luck and have a great time doing it and you will rock!
I do like hockey and was thinking about doing a fantasy hockey. The only problem with it is that in hockey since they play everyday (not weekly) I assume that to get the most points possible when one of your players isn't playing that day you have to put in someone who is (if I'm wrong correct me) playing that day. That is the same reason I didn't sign up for fantasy hockey before.
I wish you luck on the roller derby. In terms of names there are a lot of factors. Do you want to go with a sexy name, or a funny name or part of your personality. The other factor is can you make a costume or outfit to fit that name. For example if you where called spite Sprite as I think you said would you have flatend bottles of sprite worked into your uniform.
Dude! you are nuts! I totally have to see this when I come down!