very soon now.
…And then possibly I can go back to some non-derby-themed topics. Forgive me for being so one-note with this upcoming bout, but I’ve been pretty much living at the track for the past month, working on the continuing saga of “Do I Suck As Hard As I Think I Do? (Yes, I Do/No, I Don’t/Yes, I Totally Do/Dammit/Ow/Yay/Crap).”
Taken.
About sixteen seconds after you finish your first derby practice you start to think about your derby name. It becomes pretty much an obsession. Every name you hear gets twisted into a violent and/or sexy pun. It might seem silly, but it becomes an all-consuming task, because you are essentially naming your alter ego. Your permanent Derby persona.
You see, you have to pick a name that nobody has. Nobody in the entire roller derby… world… league… thing. There’s a registry. And you can’t take someone else’s. That means when you’re driving down the street and you suddenly think to yourself “Canna Whoopass!” you will be disappointed when you finally get to a computer to find that awesome name to be taken.
Same with Lorelai Killmore. Taken. Rory Killmore. And Killmore Girls is a team. All taken.
You Can Cover a Derby Girl’s Ass
My Baby Doll Brawl team needs uniforms for our upcoming bout, so we’re looking for a sponsor.
Sponsorship costs $500, and gets you (and your company):
1. Announcer mentions at the bout
2. Banner in venue (for that game only)
3. 1/2 page ad in program ($75 Value)
4. 4 VIP tickets ($100 Value)
5. A team of pretty girls thinking you’re awesome.
If you’re interested, please send me an email. Thanks!
Mom. Close your eyes.
Oh. My. God.
October 25, 2008 6:00 – 10:00 PM
Buy Tickets
The Doll Factory
1910 W. Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90026
Check out our up and coming stars of next season battle it out to show who’s gonna be a real contender for next year. Sure to be filled with loads of spills and thrills. What they may lack in experience they make up for with Heart. Always a fun event and loaded with Action!
Special 1/2 time Bout with our youngest Derby Dolls. An Exhibition bout featuring our very own Jr. Derby Dolls! Our Jr. Derby Dolls are ages 8-17.
STANDING ROOM ONLY UNLESS you purchase a VIP ticket! A VIP ticket will give you an unassigned seat in the bleacher area for a birdseye view of the game and VIP restrooms!
they say pets make you live longer. ha.
Gross: Cal got coffee all over my table, laptop, purse and script.
Grosser: He did that by dipping his nasty-ass paws in my coffee and then flinging his feet around like he’s discovered a new medium with which to create his art.
Grossest: I learned this because when I just took a sip from my mug, I smelled kitty litter.
Tomato Nation + Donors Choose = You Make a Huge Difference
It’s that time of year when Sarah Bunting hosts her Donors Choose fundraiser. It’s the kind of thing that’s so important and so wonderful, you find yourself getting teary because you got to send a box of copies of The Outsiders to a classroom in Kentucky. (Because, come on.)
Not enough warm fuzzies? Okay. There are cool prizes. But man, you really hate kids if you’re doing this for the prizes. That’s cool. I’m not judging. I think it’s even more awesome that you fund classroom projects for kids you hate just to get a copy of give.
Tales From Fresh Meat: the time I almost died in Historic Filipinotown.
This is a reprint of an essay I sent to the Derby Dolls and Fresh Meat mailing lists back in early August. Back then, Helen Surly Frown didn’t have her awesome Derby name, so I’m putting it in here to protect the innocent. Allison? Well, she’s just stuck being outed with me.
Razorslut posted many weeks ago about the Historic Filipinotown 5K, saying she got clearance to skate it, and that it would be fun. She encouraged everybody to sign up. So three of us: Freshies Allison, Surly and myself, did. And then it turns out everybody else in the world went to RollerCon. We figured certainly someone else would be there. Some other Freshie, perhaps. No. Just us. Representing all y’all.
[ETA: Both the registration and the start/finish line were at the Doll Factory, the warehouse where the Derby Dolls reside. The Derby Dolls take an active role in the community through several service organizations. A couple of weeks earlier we were on this same corner in the early morning hours to help participate in the Mayor's Day of Service. - p]
This is how I roll.
For almost four months now, I’ve been living a bit of a double life. It was a secret at first, mostly because I didn’t want to talk about it, I wanted to just do it. Plus, a lot of people weren’t going to understand. They were going to judge me. Not that I care about that, I mean, not too much. But I didn’t want to be a poseur. I wanted to wait until I knew I was really in it. Until I was sure.
I’m not the only one who does it, and from what I understand, more and more women are doing it every day. I wanted it to be just mine, just for a little while. But people have been asking me to write about it, and as much as I liked having this secret, it’s time for me to go public, because it’s about to become very public, whether I like it or not.
Dammit!
I was trying to find video of Jean Smart accepting her Emmy for Best Supporting Actress, and I got Rick-Rolled.
But anyway: Yay, Jean!
“…usually someone named Josh…”
Rob Long discusses the many ways a tv writer gets paid to be a tv writer, and how (almost) all of them have one thing in common:
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