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WFTDA Western Regionals: Oly Rollers vs Rocky Mountain Rollergirls


11 Oct

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There was no doubt going in to the weekend that the final bout of the tournament would be Oly vs Rocky Mountain. No other team was quite on their level.

I’d like to say it was exciting, but exciting wasn’t the word (especially since I didn’t have a stake in who won, though the crowd was clearly rooting for Rocky Mountain). There were lead changes, but it wasn’t a bout that came down to the last couple of jams. It was a good, hard fought bout, between two evenly matched teams. Either could walk away with the prize at Championships.

 

WFTDA Western Regionals: Rose City Rollers vs B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls


10 Oct

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Sadly, we missed the Rat City vs Denver game due to car troubles. We arrived just as it ended, and learned that Rat City won the bout.

Rose City vs BAD was disappointing. We hadn’t expected much from Rose City vs Oly, but vs BAD, we thought they would return to the form they were in vs Rat City. We were wrong. For one pass late in the 2nd half, they were able to put together a wall, but it didn’t even last the whole jam. BAD didn’t run away with the bout, but the outcome was rarely in question.

 

WFTDA Western Regionals: Saturday


09 Oct

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Saturday was a day of blow outs. It started with Rat City beating the host team, Sacred City, by over 300 points. They set a WFTDA tournament record with 39 points scored in a single jam. Later, Rat City took down Tuscon. Denver defeated Duke City in the morning and Jet City in the afternoon.

This was the first real look at both the Oly and Rocky Mountain teams. Friday, they had each won without breaking a sweat. Neither sweated much more in taking out the previous day’s winners – Oly over Rose City and Rocky Mountain over the BAD Girls.

 

WFTDA Western Regionals: Denver Roller Dolls vs B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls


08 Oct

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Over the course of the tournament, the Denver Roller Dolls (3rd seed) and the B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls (6th seed) switched places in the ranks. Denver was expecting to go to Championships in 3rd place, so the loss to the BAD Girls was particularly hard.

The loss was made worse by a questionable call by the officials. At one point, split pack was called, at which point, the BAD defense should have let the Denver jammer through, giving her four more points. But they didn’t, and the frustrated jammer called off the jam. Denver lost the bout by 4 points.

 

MythBusters (ep. 148)


07 Oct

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We interrupt late roller derby posts for a timely entry about the season premier of MythBusters. This will be a weekly feature. We start this season of one of my favorite TV shows, with dog myths, specifically, myths about how to mess with a dog’s sense of smell.

We can train dogs to recognize the scent of cancer in people’s urine, to smell strokes and seizures before they happen. Why would we think coffee and citronella could trick them? Trying to trick the handler might work better (as in the bloodhound line-up, for which the handler wasn’t trained), but rarely.

WFTDA Western Regionals: Rose City vs Rat City


06 Oct

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Rose City came out with an amazing defense and shut Rat City down. They had a couple outstanding jams and went into the half with a 60 point lead. The second half, Rat City returned with a vengeance and finally played their game. ReAnimateher put on the star; points went on the board. But it wasn’t enough. Rose City by 12 points.

Most frustrating bout of the tournament. Rose City never got their defense together again; Rat City found their offense. Had this gone the other way, Rat City would probably be on their way to Championships (in 3rd place).

Rollin’ on the River: Western Regional Roller Derby Tournament


05 Oct

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First, the results (this may seem backwards, but as I’m not posting this until 2 days after the event ended, we’ll get this question out of the way).

Going to the national championships in Chicago in November, we have:

1st Place: Rocky Mountain Roller Girls (2nd seed)

2nd Place: Oly Rollers (1st seed, defending national champions)

3rd Place: B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls (6th seed)

Finishing out the top six

4th Place: Rose City Roller Girls (4th seed)

5th Place: Rat City Roller Girls (5th seed)

6th Place: Denver Roller Dolls (3rd seed)

More to come on the venue and bouts.

Walking the Dogs


04 Oct

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My dogs have become entitled. We used to never take them on walks, due to Moree’s on-leash aggression. We did go to the dog park on a regular basis, and Moree and Smokey would run to their hearts’ content (or legs’ failure). After we lost Moree, we got a puppy.

The first time we took her to the dog park, she tried to leave with another family (and their puppy). So, we started doing daily walks in order to drain some of her energy. Now, if we’re both putting on shoes, the dogs are convinced they’re going on a walk.

Braces


03 Oct

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I’ve decided to get braces. I’ve been thinking about it for a while. I put it off while I was job hunting in case I changed insurance. But now that I’m in my new position I have moved forward.

As it turns out, I have another decision to make. I have a major overbite, which to fix would require surgery to break, reset my jaw and change my facial profile. Doing it now would have in covered under the same deductible (I think), but if I’m going to have elective surgery, I’ve got a kneecap that needs to be replaced…

My Favorite Movies: Children of Men


02 Oct

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I was nervous about Children of Men, despite all the good reviews it got. It was based on a short story by P.D. James, and the one mystery novel by her that I’ve read has a hole the size of a semi. My initial concern made the movie even more powerful.

The pacing of the movie, visually and aurally, was what made it really work. From frantic to quiet, especially those first moments after the baby is born, when the world stops and listens to its cries. Its how all new parents feel, brought to stark life on the screen.

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