Playing for 2011 standings...

I decided to sit in a different section for the 3rd roller derby bout in Seattle and ended up sitting next to a guy who is turning out to be a friend. I have been wanting to get into NSOing which stands for Non Skating Official, and he happens to be very involved in that and is going to (hopefully) put me to use in a double header bout this weekend between the Taco Kickers and the Walla Walla Sweets. I am very excited to delve deeper into the roller derby world as more than just a fan and learning how to skate. Being an NSO gives me greater opportunities to be part of more leagues and meet a lot more people in derby. This is very important for me so I hope it pans out.

So back to last weekends bouts...Grave Danger beat the crap out of the Derby Liberation Front, which made me very happy since most of the "friends" that I have are on Dangers team. I am proud to be a fan belonging to the league of the undead.

Carmen Getsome of Grave Danger as lead jammer.
Re-AnimateHer of Grave Danger as lead jammer.
Carmen Getsome on the jammer line getting ready for the whistle.
Re-AnimateHer rounding turn 2 after the jam was called off.

Re-AnimateHer and some of her team mates warming up pre bout.

The other teams that played were the Throttle Rockets taking on the Socket Wenches, it stayed close thru halftime but fell apart for the Socket Wenches due to so many penalties. It is amazingly difficult to score points when your jammer is stuck in the box. They also were missing one of their best players, Anya Heels who is out for the season with a torn ACL. She did however sing the National Anthem and I must say, she has an amazing voice. I know I mention her a lot and I have no issue with it...I am in awe of her athleticism and how gracious she is as a person outside of the track.

Anya Heels prior to singing the National Anthem.

I have much more to say about Saturday night, but am worried about how many people will be offended at my words. I am not yet ready to speak my mind and lose people in my life. So at some point, I will be able to stand by my words without fear of losing people as a result. Lets just say that it is not fair or just when people who don't know me, assassinate my character because one person over reacted to something I don't even know I did.