Still busy...too, too busy....

This getting back on the blog horse must be almost as hard as staying on the wagon...One day at a time...

I've got to make time again. This was important to me...IS important to me.

This post is more a reminder to myself that this blog still exists and that I shouldn't ignore it.

I'm working on it....don't give up on me yet.

OH!
One thing....
I'm boycotting xmas. But I think I said that already....

I really need to...

do some house cleaning. This blog is a mess.

Well, no Cake show, but the guy that got the tickets had a blast....I'm glad at least someone had fun.

We were VERY lucky...only having missed a show...the rain, flooding, mudslides & trees falling made the lives of many here horrible. There's a huge sink hole in town. The highway into town, along the water, is closed indefinitely because of a huge mudslide. We drove around yesterday to survey the devastation. Its pretty bad...and we aren't even in one of the places hardest hit. That storm was insane. I almost came unglued when we were in Starbucks...I overheard a guy comparing what has happened to KATRINA...what an asshole. So what if a tree fell on your car...you did not lose EVERYTHING. You didn't get uprooted, you got inconvenienced, you asswipe.

We are deep in the throws of planning our next bout, slated for Jan. 25th. I'm super excited and have a shit-ton(thats a technical term, by the way)of work to do. Friday...thats tomorrow, right? We are having a fundraiser at a local bar. We're collecting toys for needy families...and spreading the derby gospel, looking for new recruits and hopefully making us some $$$.

This derby business has got my head spinning. I never knew it would consume my life the way it has. But its good, I'm busy and active, out & about. It has been a strain on my marriage at times, but from what I hear, its not uncommon...just like wives whose husbands are super into sports like softball...they feel neglected. It's difficult to find that balance. I've tried including Hubs, but he just doesn't seem to be into it...maybe if he could skate it would be different... a lot of husbands ref, or coach. I think he feels even more left out now that Blaine has started Junior Roller Derby(which by the way, I think will be as important in her life as Rock Camp).

"THEY" have bled us dry. We are done. I'm boycotting xmas this year. The last straw was when we were at the mall, in Macy's, on NOVEMBER 2ND...and I heard xmas music. I'm done. The commercialism has RUINED it for me. We are getting a small tree, decorating it only with lights, and only getting gifts for Blaine...and even then, we are not going overboard. Blaine and Hubs both think its a great idea. No gifts for every family member, friend and friend's kids, no cards, no decorations outside(except for a plain natural wreath on the front door) no huge, elaborately decorated tree like usual, just a small, potted tree with lights...we are keeping it SIMPLE...Going back to what xmas is supposed to be about...FAMILY. I'm so much more relaxed...I forgot how FUN xmas could be. I think this will be a good thing. We may even do something nice for a local family...maybe xmas dinner or something.

Anyway...thats it for now. Don't feel neglected if the postings are slow...at least I'm posting, right?

I'm not dead....

just REALLY REALLY BUSY with the all consuming world of roller derby. Its kinda like heroin...you can't just take a taste.

More soon.

I promise.

Apparently, I'm NOT a multi-tasker

I've been SO busy with derby latetly, doing fundraising and whatnot, that I've neglected my blog and my bloggy friends.

What sucks even more is that I'm not even skating right now...during spring break, I fell and hurt my knee....pretty badly. I tried skating it off right away. That was stupid. I tried R.I.C.E. for several weeks before trying to skate again...but still the pain is horrible and just gets worse with every stride on the rink. I went to a sports medicine doc, because my regular doc just told me I should STOP doing derby(WTF??). I had an MRI last week and I go in today to hear if surgery is warranted. I'm almost positive it will be. He's pretty sure I have a torn meniscus and that I bruised the femoral plateua pretty severly....

I hope the news is good and that even with surgery, I will be back on skates in no time.

Oh...and Blaine is at Camp....The showcase is at the Bagdad Theater in Portland on Saturday night. She's super excited.

ON HIATUS

Until further notice....

You may have already noticed...life, derby, family, the kid, and my poor time management skills are getting in the way of below average quality blogging, so I'm taking a break...I'll still be around to check up on you all now and then.

It won't be long...I'm sure I'll have something to bitch about soon enough.

Spam attack

Lately, I've been getting a shitload of spam comments on older posts in HaloScan. I 've deleted and reported them. Anyone else having the same problem? Any suggestions as to what to do about it? Its never been a problem before...before NEW Blogger, that is....coincidence? Very strange, indeed.

Jeffrey, You officially RAWK!!!!

This virtual brew is for you!



Thank you SO much!!

Upgrade, my ass!

Fuck. Fucky fuckity fuck fuck. Fucking Blogger.

Thats it. No more risk-taking for me.

I'm devastated.

My blog is essentially GONE.

Hopefully the good folks at Blogger can help me retrieve it....I don't even remember all the stuff I had on it.

But lookit that REALLY COOL LABEL. That makes it all worth it.

Fuck.

New Year....New Blogger Blog

I'm all about risk-taking, lately. There's the whole derby thing, then there's the REALLY risky stuff.....

Today I switched my blog over to the new blogger. I held my breath and pressed the button. I must admit, it was pretty scary...my rants and ravings could have easily disappeared with a click. But they didn't.

And I was able to exhale.

Does it still look okay to you?