Archive for September, 2008
well, lookit that
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008the voting is over and your humble narrator is now the treasurer of Roc City Roller Derby. Woot.
my kid
Thursday, September 25th, 2008Otto is sprawled on the sofa, listening to my iPod, singing “Highway Star” at the top of his lungs.
well…
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008The YMCA is, to quote Heidi Klum, owt. We scuffed up their floor too much.
So! If anyone knows of a place in the Greater Rochester area where approximately 40 women can skate, let me know (or, alternately, of a place where 150 women can knit).
Last night’s practice went well. We worked on stuff [...]
it’s a cavalcade of fun, fun, fun!
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008Tonight is Curriculum Night at school, wherein I will probably figure out a way to volunteer in Otto’s class again this year. I know quite a few of the kids in his class from last year, but there are several new faces. I like being able to put a face to a name [...]
it’s fun to skate at the YMCA, except when it’s terrifying
Monday, September 22nd, 2008Last night we had our “practice practice” at the YMCA – basically to give The Powers That Be there a chance to see what they’re getting themselves into before they officially let us practice there. We skated on their basketball court. It’s like skating on glass. There were definitely times when I [...]
miscellany
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008So my Dad asked where we’re skating now that we’re out of the Rattery. We are trying to finalize stuff with the Downtown Y, but until then, we’re at a few different places – a sports complex-y place in Spencerport, one of the high schools. We’ve also had a few non-skating meetings, like tonight.
I [...]
we’re no longer at the rattery
Monday, September 15th, 2008So my outdoor wheels arrived on Thursday, and of course it was raining. Boo, hiss. I finally put them on yesterday and went out in the humidity and the 90 degree weather. I skated about two miles on the loop behind the Wegmans near our house before I gave up the ghost. [...]
yay
Friday, September 12th, 2008the farmer’s market yesterday had fresh UV-pasteurized apple cider and honeycrisp apples.
all is right with the world.
two more actors I get confused
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008John Rhys-Davies and Rhys Ifans
the little kid and the sullen teen
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008So Otto is sitting on the sofa, his Webkinz (a black and white cat named Bobby) on his lap, banging his head and singing along with Twisted Sister’s “I Wanna Rock”.
sigh, argh, guh, bleh
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008I decided, after tonight’s practice, I need to lose about thirty pounds and ten years.
and then we cleaned our wheels and everything was fine
Sunday, September 7th, 2008The floor at the Rattery is a (disgusting, dirt-covered, sticky) sport floor that is divided into six sections. Each section is divided by a wood board that is not attached in any way to either the sport floor or the actual floor. As we skate around, the gap between the sport floor and [...]
we’re all getting old
Saturday, September 6th, 2008it’s not as easy for Lucy to climb up on the half-wall as it was in the past (for those of you scoring at home, she’s about 8 and a half now).
Busy day of errands. We got Otto signed up for bowling this morning; he starts the 20th. Then we went to Historic [...]
so last night
Friday, September 5th, 2008was a smashing success. We made a lot of money and everyone had a great time.
The most fun part, for me, was skating to the club. We met about a mile away from the club at one of the chick’s houses, and about eight or nine of us just skated there, handing [...]
in the interest of being fair, or somesuch
Thursday, September 4th, 2008I found a picture of John McCain back in the day and he was pretty much a hottie also. Of course, “back in the day” means “1532″.
Tonight is our Derby benefit show and I’m a little nervous. When was the last time I went to a club? Have I ever been to [...]
doesn’t mean I’ll vote for his wife, though
Thursday, September 4th, 2008Todd Palin is kinda cute.
so I spoke too soon
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008I found an updated fare list and the new cost of the Stored Value pass will be $12.00.
honestly? that makes no sense.
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008Close readers of this site will know that I take the bus to work. It costs $1.25 one-way. Rather than have to deal with constantly having exact change on me, I carry a “stored value” pass. It costs $12.50, meaning that it lasts me ten trips.
Earlier in the year they announced that [...]
still kinda on the DL, in my own little way
Monday, September 1st, 2008my leg feels fine under normal circumstances. however, if I go to kneel down on it (like I would if I was doing a right knee-fall) it starts to hurt. I could go to practice tomorrow and just skate around, but if I fall, I’m screwed. So I’ll take the night off. [...]