Saturday, October 24, 2009
Closer and closer to monetary bliss
The bosses at my company FINALLY realized that the "cancer" of a person at my job wasn't doing a damn thing and they fired her today... After a week of her not talking to me... And she called in the last two days and showed up today (only to be fired) smelling like a month old pair of dirty underpants that was lit on fire.
Practice #10 and #11
I am so close to getting my crossovers - it just isn't coming naturally for me and this coming week is the LAST week before 2 months off... It won't be two months off for me. I will be going to most of the Sunday CMRD practices... I am sure things happened specifically important during these last two practices, but it has been too long.
I know one practice I got to actually participate in a jam, but since I didn't pass my level ones I am not allowed to get hit - so, it was a two minute jam- I really got to see how a blocker works and held my own...
At that same practice I got to practice some weird turns and Woody Yankabitch complemented me...
The girl that told me she was the worst in the league until I showed up changed her tune. She told me I was doing awesome and that the reason why I will get it is, is because of my determination.
I know one practice I got to actually participate in a jam, but since I didn't pass my level ones I am not allowed to get hit - so, it was a two minute jam- I really got to see how a blocker works and held my own...
At that same practice I got to practice some weird turns and Woody Yankabitch complemented me...
The girl that told me she was the worst in the league until I showed up changed her tune. She told me I was doing awesome and that the reason why I will get it is, is because of my determination.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Practice #9 Definitely not prepared!!!
We have our level one assessment on Thursdays Wasn't prepared for that as Empress Explosiva said she was going to test us Sunday...
We did a wicked long/rough drill and then Empress stared our Assessment. I knew I wouldn't pass because I can't CROSS OVER (PESKY CROSS OVERS) but I was so incapable of doing a lot of the stuff she asked us to do at the beginning... To the point where as I was skating I actually started crying... I share this because I was so embarrassed. I was certain that people were looking at me and making fun of my inability to do what everyone else in the group could do... I couldn't believe that they would expect after only being on skates that I would be able to do this... Plus, I thought they passed everybody....
Obviously I didn't pass, but let me tell you when we worked on single knee slides, rock star slides, 180 knee slides, baseball slides and 4 on the floors- I kicked ass.... However, not everyone passes... I know specifically that myself and one other person (who can do crossovers) didn't pass, I believe one more person didn't pass but I am not sure.
This means that everyone else I started with are no longer fresh meat - they are level ones... They can take hits... I don't know what it means to the other girls that didn't pass, let alone how we will be treated at our next practice... I do know there is a girl who has been a fresh meat for over a year... THAT WON'T BE ME!!!!
We did a wicked long/rough drill and then Empress stared our Assessment. I knew I wouldn't pass because I can't CROSS OVER (PESKY CROSS OVERS) but I was so incapable of doing a lot of the stuff she asked us to do at the beginning... To the point where as I was skating I actually started crying... I share this because I was so embarrassed. I was certain that people were looking at me and making fun of my inability to do what everyone else in the group could do... I couldn't believe that they would expect after only being on skates that I would be able to do this... Plus, I thought they passed everybody....
Obviously I didn't pass, but let me tell you when we worked on single knee slides, rock star slides, 180 knee slides, baseball slides and 4 on the floors- I kicked ass.... However, not everyone passes... I know specifically that myself and one other person (who can do crossovers) didn't pass, I believe one more person didn't pass but I am not sure.
This means that everyone else I started with are no longer fresh meat - they are level ones... They can take hits... I don't know what it means to the other girls that didn't pass, let alone how we will be treated at our next practice... I do know there is a girl who has been a fresh meat for over a year... THAT WON'T BE ME!!!!
Practice #8 (considered a practice but not really a practice
LEAGUE MEETING...
After being a sorority sister for a very long time, Robert's rules of order is something I know well. NHRD doesn't really know how t hat works....
I have really never been to a such a disorganized meeting in my life, at least for someone who had regimented sorority meetings weekly for 4 years of college. There was a huge issue on the table... TEAMING... NHRD would encompass an travel team (Skate Free or Die) then an A League and a B league - names to come later... This information was not provided to the group ahead of time to review and read before the meeting in order to review and come prepared with questions (or at least to my knowledge).
There was no Sergeant at Arms to call on people or tell people to be quiet.
Never thought I would say this but HrX really prepared me for how meetings should be handled and run appropriately.
However, HrX never allowed us to drink beer DURING the meetings...
(I found out after the fact that a league meeting counts as a practice... I wrote in to have my DERBY NAME officially submitted to the Two Evils website... this was the response I got:
Hi Katie,
Ok, I have you on the list for the next batch of names that get sent. I'm supposed to wait until the last batch of names get registered and as of right now, Two Evils is about 5 months behind. It's ridiculous. So... please be patient.
Also, I checked your name for "uniqueness" in the Two Evils Master List and yours came up as a "high risk". That means that there is a chance Two Evils could reject your name because it is very similar to one already registered (Skate Goat). I personally, don't think they would reject yours as I've seen ones even closer that got registered.
I just wanted to warn you in case you'd rather not take the risk of waiting forever for your name to come up, only to then be rejected. If that's the case then you should send me another name. I will let you know when I am sending the new batch of names to Two Evils. Thanks... and congrats!!
Seriously... Skate Goat and Skatey Kat - so not even close.)
After being a sorority sister for a very long time, Robert's rules of order is something I know well. NHRD doesn't really know how t hat works....
I have really never been to a such a disorganized meeting in my life, at least for someone who had regimented sorority meetings weekly for 4 years of college. There was a huge issue on the table... TEAMING... NHRD would encompass an travel team (Skate Free or Die) then an A League and a B league - names to come later... This information was not provided to the group ahead of time to review and read before the meeting in order to review and come prepared with questions (or at least to my knowledge).
There was no Sergeant at Arms to call on people or tell people to be quiet.
Never thought I would say this but HrX really prepared me for how meetings should be handled and run appropriately.
However, HrX never allowed us to drink beer DURING the meetings...
(I found out after the fact that a league meeting counts as a practice... I wrote in to have my DERBY NAME officially submitted to the Two Evils website... this was the response I got:
Hi Katie,
Ok, I have you on the list for the next batch of names that get sent. I'm supposed to wait until the last batch of names get registered and as of right now, Two Evils is about 5 months behind. It's ridiculous. So... please be patient.
Also, I checked your name for "uniqueness" in the Two Evils Master List and yours came up as a "high risk". That means that there is a chance Two Evils could reject your name because it is very similar to one already registered (Skate Goat). I personally, don't think they would reject yours as I've seen ones even closer that got registered.
I just wanted to warn you in case you'd rather not take the risk of waiting forever for your name to come up, only to then be rejected. If that's the case then you should send me another name. I will let you know when I am sending the new batch of names to Two Evils. Thanks... and congrats!!
Seriously... Skate Goat and Skatey Kat - so not even close.)
Practice #7 with Speedy dan
We were given a hint that someone was going to be coming to practice and instructing us on endurance... WOWSERS. The nastiest of drills was a line of derby girls, in a line squatting and the last person in the line has to PUSH the whole line for one lap. We had about 15-20 peeps in our line. HOLY HELL!
After that, it was supposed to be a drill for people to do crossovers. PESKY crossovers. I can't do those and was slightly embarrassed to say - HEY BUDDY, I can't do these. So, Terri asked, "What about those people that don't know how to do crossovers?" (let me set the stage... there was probably 50-60 people there as we shared this training session with CMRD) Speedy dan asked for all the people who don't know how to do crossovers to come over to the corner with him... It was myself, Tallulah and some man with a long braid...
This is where it gets interesting:
Speedy dan is showing us the technique Tallulah and I understand but just can't physically do yet and has us practice standing still and crossing our right skate over our left skate....
Tallulah turned to me and said SHE WAS THE WORST SKATER ON THE LEAGUE UNTIL I STARTED!!!! I tried not take it personally but when I told my Fresh Meat girls I burst into tears. LUCKILY we were all sweaty from SPEEDY DAN's endurance training so no one would know the difference. This isn't the first time she has said something like that but the first time i blew it off as she didn't mean it that way...After all of that, she didn't even finish the rest of the practice. She went and sat down and my Fresh Meat girls rallied me on!
This really chapped my ass so I told my skater sister about this and also another skater who has been really awesome to me...
After that, it was supposed to be a drill for people to do crossovers. PESKY crossovers. I can't do those and was slightly embarrassed to say - HEY BUDDY, I can't do these. So, Terri asked, "What about those people that don't know how to do crossovers?" (let me set the stage... there was probably 50-60 people there as we shared this training session with CMRD) Speedy dan asked for all the people who don't know how to do crossovers to come over to the corner with him... It was myself, Tallulah and some man with a long braid...
This is where it gets interesting:
Speedy dan is showing us the technique Tallulah and I understand but just can't physically do yet and has us practice standing still and crossing our right skate over our left skate....
Tallulah turned to me and said SHE WAS THE WORST SKATER ON THE LEAGUE UNTIL I STARTED!!!! I tried not take it personally but when I told my Fresh Meat girls I burst into tears. LUCKILY we were all sweaty from SPEEDY DAN's endurance training so no one would know the difference. This isn't the first time she has said something like that but the first time i blew it off as she didn't mean it that way...After all of that, she didn't even finish the rest of the practice. She went and sat down and my Fresh Meat girls rallied me on!
This really chapped my ass so I told my skater sister about this and also another skater who has been really awesome to me...
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Practice #6 Scrimmage with the Nutcrackers
You should she the posts on my facebook page from some of my teammates after Thursday's practice:
You did amazing tonight Katie!! I'm so proud of you for trying new things... So brave!!
I can't believe she just started skating a few weeks ago!!!
Skatey Kat..short and sweet...you rocked on the track tonight! :O)
Skatey Kat rocks and is MY inspiration! You keep up that good work and you will be scrimmaging in no time!!!!
YOU are AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! you did so good last night!!!! keep up the awesome job!!!!
and my all time favorite:
You inspire me!! You don't realize how brave it was for you to do the drill with the 3 groups last night. You could have easily said I don't want to try it because I'm not ready and sat it out. You watched it and you jumped right in. AMAZEABALLS (you're amazing and have balls)!!!
It started out as just a regular practice. I believe we skated one way and did squats while skating and then did just pushing with our left leg and then right leg. After all these warm ups, we did a drill... Three different teams. One the jammer and two blockers. The jammer starts at turn one. The blocker skates out at turn 3 to block the jammer and a 2nd blocker comes out at turn 4. I was scared because the veteran skaters were actually blocking and it was like we were doing a true jam. However, for fresh meat, no contact. I did all three positions and when I was a jammer I almost got through. I got a little nervous that I was afraid I would knock down the other girls. I say this because when someone isn't completely at the same level as another person, I was afraid my inability could trip the other person or hurt the other person SOME HOW so I just kind of got nervous. I was like, "oops sorry, oops, excuse me".... That kind of stuff... But I did it!!!!
I am kind of tired of saying well, I have only been on skates 5 times or Sunday will be my seventh time on skates ever... I think that will pass.
Friday was the opening of Whip It and NHRD had a table up at Chunky's in Nashua. We got to dress up in derby gear and get our name out there and we also got free tix to see Whip It. I was so psyched to see it with my derby girls! Tonight is Appletree cinema. I volunteered again to help out, there just wasn't enough people signing up to do it. Although, I would enjoy sitting at home clearing out my DVR, I will go! I don't feel like showering but I will and get all derbied up!!!!
Can't wait for practice tomorrow. I heard it is going to be an "endurance" practice. I think that means it is going to kick my ass, but I am ready for it.
You did amazing tonight Katie!! I'm so proud of you for trying new things... So brave!!
I can't believe she just started skating a few weeks ago!!!
Skatey Kat..short and sweet...you rocked on the track tonight! :O)
Skatey Kat rocks and is MY inspiration! You keep up that good work and you will be scrimmaging in no time!!!!
YOU are AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! you did so good last night!!!! keep up the awesome job!!!!
and my all time favorite:
You inspire me!! You don't realize how brave it was for you to do the drill with the 3 groups last night. You could have easily said I don't want to try it because I'm not ready and sat it out. You watched it and you jumped right in. AMAZEABALLS (you're amazing and have balls)!!!
It started out as just a regular practice. I believe we skated one way and did squats while skating and then did just pushing with our left leg and then right leg. After all these warm ups, we did a drill... Three different teams. One the jammer and two blockers. The jammer starts at turn one. The blocker skates out at turn 3 to block the jammer and a 2nd blocker comes out at turn 4. I was scared because the veteran skaters were actually blocking and it was like we were doing a true jam. However, for fresh meat, no contact. I did all three positions and when I was a jammer I almost got through. I got a little nervous that I was afraid I would knock down the other girls. I say this because when someone isn't completely at the same level as another person, I was afraid my inability could trip the other person or hurt the other person SOME HOW so I just kind of got nervous. I was like, "oops sorry, oops, excuse me".... That kind of stuff... But I did it!!!!
I am kind of tired of saying well, I have only been on skates 5 times or Sunday will be my seventh time on skates ever... I think that will pass.
Friday was the opening of Whip It and NHRD had a table up at Chunky's in Nashua. We got to dress up in derby gear and get our name out there and we also got free tix to see Whip It. I was so psyched to see it with my derby girls! Tonight is Appletree cinema. I volunteered again to help out, there just wasn't enough people signing up to do it. Although, I would enjoy sitting at home clearing out my DVR, I will go! I don't feel like showering but I will and get all derbied up!!!!
Can't wait for practice tomorrow. I heard it is going to be an "endurance" practice. I think that means it is going to kick my ass, but I am ready for it.
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