My Own Roller Con

 

While my Facebook feed filled me amazing photos of everyone enjoying roller skating and the Las Vegas poolside, I sat in my own white trash pool and pouted. I'll go next year... I chanted.

The Queers

It was 16 years ago that Ryan and I got matching Queers tattoos. 
I am sure he would have loved the irony of seeing the Queers the night of the Pride Parade.

Pride 2014

Pride Parades are among my most favortist things!

A Stunning Invitation to Try Again

After 6 months of DPV,  it was time to give the Bootcamp testing a shot.  It consists of stride, posture, skating the track,  sticky feet, 1 footed glides, knee taps, t-stops, plow stops, 4 point falls, small falls, stopping within 10 feet of the track. My biggest hurdle is still the endurance, when I started this adventure, I was winded in like 2 laps.  I am able to push a bit further than that, now, but every practice is still a challenge.  At first it was the shin splits, then the ankle pain, and now were on to back pain.  Rose told me that it was just my muscles building and it will go away.  She is right, that one does, but a knew one surely does show up. :)
I passed on only a few items, but more that I had expected to. So that's encouragement enough.
We get alot of positive reinforcement from coaches.  However, the testing proctor, Mayhem, it a joke person.  I was told that that was why she's got the job.  She will not pass you if you are not ready, for everyone's safety.  I get it.  Even though it kinda sucks to not pass something, I know I'm not ready to even begin to think about level 2. Let alone, it is a pure reflection on how much effort I am putting in.
I know that those damn sticky feet will be my nemesis, so, its my deal to practice, practice, practice and get that nailed.  No one's gonna do it for me.

Effort, I need to give more.

Skating Overkill? Nah!!

 

Sunday - Skated at open skate; practice banked & flat

Monday -Ref Training

Wednesday - DPV with Havick - Banked Track

Thursday - Bookcamp with Assaulty - Banked Track

Friday - Skated the evening session at the Rink

Aside from the normal 40+ hour work week, 5 hours of commuting, 

and  trying to keep a household running, I'm feeling pretty good this fine morning.

Aside, from the burning thighs.  Ah... thighs.....

Donnie Darko Diagram

For movie night, we featured Donnie Darko, a personal favorite.  Next day, Shea has a diagram on her whiteboard, deciphering the timeline. :)

One of THOSE people

You know how you know you are old? Rather than taking a smoke break at work, you take a gym break.  Seriously, I am lucky enough to work at an office that has a gym.  yeah, still find that hard to swollow.
But here is my dilemma. I really want beefy arms, like Trodgor. :) So, I try to go 3-5 times a week on my lunch break and only lift arm weights.  Now, I am getting callouses on my hands.  I do not WANT.
I am contemplating, become one of THOSE people, who wear gym gloves.  I would have never thought it. I hear that Clea has been hitting the gym, and I have challenged her to a mighty arm wresting match, so I better get those glove on the fly, and pump it up!