speed, cross overs pilons and such

sooooo picture it, monday night practice, my derby girl SinNic picks me up and off to practice we go....yeah son! we gear up and warm up...drills, drills and more drills....my shins are cramping, and im having a hard time skating, Pixel Ninja tells me to sit down...and points out i had better do it since he NEVER tells us to sit down, lmao. he got out his skate tool and loosened my trucks....so i make a squeeking sounds and say eeep! loosened trucks mean more able to turn and such...also means that your skates are harder to balance on..but, since i trust my coach...off i go...and boy oh boy what a difference! it always amazes me everytime he makes them looser how much easier i find it to skate and manouver...

we have a break and out come the fucking pilons....im swearing under my breath, and if you have been reading this hot mess then you know how i feel about the fucking pilons...but thats ok, off i go to wind my way through....and what do you know?? out of the three lines of pilons, i made it through two!! the last line i ended up skipping every second one but they get closer together each line that you do, but, did i mention i got through the first two???? fuck yeah! i went from not being able to go through any to two lines of pilons, pat me on the arse and call me sweetie! i did it!!!

next its time for push pulls...and Pixel pairs SinNic and i up with the faster two skaters...and yes he had an evil grin on his face while he did it...i was with S (don't know her derby name yet) and SinNic was with Caraseen Fury. WEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!! ohhh sooo fast! some advice from the sidelines shouted out on my way past them in a blur helped me flo a little better with her speed....i was moving faster than i normally do, pulling and pushing S. but i was getting frustrated that i was losing speed in the corners...i really really need to get doing the cross overs!

the last go around with S i realized that i had been closing my eyes while she was pulling me around, i know it sounds crazy, but it really helped me get a feel for where my feet and body should be when moving around people and through the corners, really helped a lot with my balance too, strange but true!

and here we find ourselves at the point of panic....i tell S i gotta stop for a minute,,, seriously im going to puke...i coast over to the side of the floor drop to my knees and start deep breathing....i absolutly HATE throwing up, i don't know why but every time i do it i panic...strange as fuck but true....so im losing my shite at this moment in time cause im really afraid im going to toss my cookies....and therefore cry and panic infront of everyone.....Dii Mented and PIxel ask me whats shaken, i say, with a breathy and high pitched voice that im trying not to throw up..they say hey, its ok, it happens...and i say, in a paniced voice...and probably more loudly than i remember, I DONT WANNA THROW UP!!

so gladly i managed to breathe through it, and not throw up....its a good night indeedy...grabbed a donut that Karma's Gunna Getcha had brought in on the way out, and yeah couldn't eat it, still a little puky feeling, but all in all an awesome awesome practice...

fast forward to wednesday night....off to derby i go...i have been told on good athority that we will be working on cross overs and im super fucking excited....can't wait!!

Smokey 5-0 is there helping out too and we start with some excersise to help in the process of learning to do cross overs as well as building muscle...found new muscles boy and girls...sure nuff i did

but i digest....we did three different excersises tonight...we skated in circle...first one way then the other and when we got to the turns we kept the leading foot on the floor (the one that would normally be infront when turning) and pushed with the other....eeeeee!! did i ever pick up speed!!! loved this!!!!!! i was going sooo fast!!!!!! much faster then i normally go...yeah son!

next was the one where you are skating in a circle and you are now pushing yourself with the hind foot, sticky skating with the one foot...weaving it in and out behind you..sounded difficult...looked even more difficult...but with the help of S i did manage to work it out and do it...whooo! feel the burn!

aannnnd....then we were lined up at one end of the floor...and facing one wall...walking sideways...lifting a crossing one foot over the other...like when doing a cross over...well...proud moment there....i called out in a half squeek and half mumble...ARENTE SUPPOSED TO BE HANGING ON TO SOMEONE????? LOL...luckily Smokey 5-0 came to my rescue, held me up and helped me get through the first couple of times up and down the floor by holding on to her...then she and Pixel let me do it on my own...yet more muscles found, hurting unit but i did it...thanks Smokey for being there while i worked it out!! greatest team captain ever!

now its that time of night where i have to strip off my gear and get my arse off to work...as im taking off my gear...the others are starting to skate around and do the acutal cross overs!!!!!!! i have my skates and most of my pads already off and i make a decision that i need to try this! i need to finish out this cross over business...so with the help from Kitty Von Doom, who was there visiting and who will be returning to practice hopefully in a couple of weeks...and is one of my very wonderful derby wives (yes i have two, cause that's how i roll, lmao) i got my gear on and got back on the floor to give it a try....away i went, they were a little jerky and bumpy but i was getting my foot and leg over..kept knocking my toe stop off the floor...Caraseen Fury help on to me, gave me some pointers and worked through it with me until i was doing the motion and cross over a little better...we even did some more cross over excersises together along with help from S, then held me up and steady while i worked on getting my feet moving with out tripping myself up on my toe stops and making the movements more smooth...yeah! team work!!

i stayed as long as i could, and then i had to make trail outta there before i was REALLY late for work!! i don't know if i mentioned this but damn i love derby...im hurting, sore, sweaty and tired as fuck by the time practice is over but every time, everytime... i find myself loving derby and my derby family even more!!!!

so until next time...bend yer fucking knees!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OOO!!! Pain is the Cleanser!!

SOoooooo, its been a while...too caught up in my head and life...so this is gonna be a post about the last couple of weeks of derby, rather than a blow by blow account.........
Things i have learned.......

I HAVE A NEED FOR SPEED!! yeah!! who knew????? soo picture it...coach Pixel Ninja says hey guys, its time to do some push pulls...pair up!...Em J'Kill is back from LOA and practicing with B squad for a little bit, so i pair up with her...not even thinking hey, yeah this is a girl with some skills...so she half turns, says, 'Hold on' and AWAY SHE GOES!!!!!!!! well i tell you friends....that girl can MOVE!! after i got over the initial fear and stopped calling for my mummy....i was rather enjoying myself! WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! (said in a high pitched squeal) what a rush! holy hell! i mean don't get me wrong, it was scary as fuck...but i loved it!!!!!!!
I think the others on the side lines loved it too...or at least the look on my face and the high pitched squealing sounds that were coming from me anyway, lmao
i cant wait to be able to go that fast on my own!

Practice has been ramped up, we all have the skill to skate and some control, so now its time for the nitty gritty...and let me tell you, i thought practice was tough before, yeah...umm...where did that bucket go??? i think i may need to vomit! lmao

It all started with Pixel Ninja, bringing out a bucket, setting it down and saying, very plainly, that is was there if needed...we all kinda looked at him and the bucket...and said umm..ok. I didn't look around but im fairly certain that the look of confused horror was the same on each face......

so off we go...the drills are harder, more difficult, in skill and endurance. I am pretty sure that there is something fundamentally wrong with me and my mental state...cause let me tell you...I FUCKING LOVE IT!!!!

myself and im sure the rest of the girl, learned something very important that night...we CAN do it. We are no longer new, we have some skills, and none of us gave up! we made it through that practice and with that gave me, and im sure everyone else that little boost. we worked it through...i mean, yeah, i kept my eye on the bucket, you know, just incase...but we did it! Start to finish i didn't stop once! YEAH SON! pretty fucking proud i have to say!

On to the pilons....i had a theory....that it was mind over matter....so since im a glutton for punishment...of i go, deciding that im going to do the fucking pilons, with a smile on my face, and do it right.....

i worked it out...i did it...i was able to do the pattern, i was able to turn and i did it with only a low level of swearing...i did figure out that im much better at turning right than left...strange...but true. by no means was i rocking the pilons, but i was actually making it through...giggity.

a couple of the new drills that we are doing....first is the skate, fall to a double knee fall...walk on knees two steps...get back up, skate, double knee fall and walk on knees two steps...rinse and repeat until you puke.

second is...skate..fall into baseball slide...three sit ups..get back up..skate...fall into baseball slide...three sit ups...back up and skate...turn around and hit repeat until you have out of body experience...

third..skate...fall into double knee fall....three push ups...get up...skate...fall into double knee fall...three push ups...get up and do it all over again until the white light gets brighter and you start to see lost loved ones....

we also did the stand in circle, Pixel Ninja in the middle and we walk/stomp in the direction that he shouts out...awesome sauce!

these of course are all in addition to the regualar forms of tortur...er.. i mean drills...that we have been doing...whistle stops and fall etc...

LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

push pulls....and because like i said im sadistic...get it??? Sai Dystic!!!...bahahaaa! im all over being Em JeKill's partner again...YEAH MAN!! off we go, even trading places mid roll, instead of me having to slow completly to a stop!!!!! EEEEEE!!!!!!!! Thank you Em! you rock like a rock star!!!!!

Hugs and bum smacks....i love me some derby!

let's hear it for Pixel...i mean, seriously, theres some looks of death and a whole lot of swearing that comes with pushing girls to their limit and beyond...and he takes it with a smile....we are pretty darn lucky to have him i say! He builds great women! and yeah...on that note...sorry for the repeated 'fuck you' thown out there....it is said with love :D.....

soooo im feeling pretty good about myself...seeing the improvement that im going through...remembering back to when i couldn't even stand...this is sooo fucking worth it...and yes im swearing (sorry ma) but i can't express how much this whole thing excites me...even when im sore, close to vomiting and not too sure im going to be able to stand....i'm on a natural high...

still fighting with my laces....almost has K convinced to be my official lace tie-er...for the low low price of 20 bucks a skate...but then someone...who shall remain nameless...ahem...Pixel Ninja...pointed out that he would forever be tying my skates...and would then turn in to a full time job for him...damn it! so close!! gonna have to start offering cookies too>>> come to the dark side...i have cookies! :D

i know im forgetting stuff that i had wanted to put in here...and maybe someday i will remember...so i shall leave you on with this...put on a pair of pants today...just for shits and giggles...pants that i hadn't worn for a while cause they were tight and looked ridonkulous...yeah, they are now too big..baggy and oh fuck yeah i got them on right now!

Praise Derby...and until next time, keep your stick on the ice...wait...umm...BEND YER FUCKING KNEES!!!!