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[aslant]

thunder and lightning like the end of the world. the rain is just bucketing down, sirens everywhere, the lightning must have hit somewhere in town. the cracks of thunder are so sharp and loud i have jumped in my chair several times, they just crack and roll over the building over and over again. easily dozens of times just while writing this paragraph.

so. a raindate for tonight's roller derby bout in providence is pretty much a lock. meaning it will be moved to sunday, meaning i will miss it because of practice. boo.

in other news, last night i met with a former hgse student, and our conversation just proved to me that it will be impossible for me to work 17.5 hours/week next year while in school. i just cannot juggle the time committment on top of schoolwork + long commute + possible roller derby. now i have to figure out when i will quit this job, and sign my name on some truly massive loans.

Comments

Re: the british invented rollerskates?

[aslant.livejournal.com]

i have seen the old b&w ones. so great! i saw a clip from some 1970s co-ed roller derby on youtube once, too...

Re: the british invented rollerskates?

[ricecricket.livejournal.com]

never even occured to me to look at youtube.

*watches a video or two.

...pause...

are you really allowed to smack someone in the jaw with an elbow?

Re: the british invented rollerskates?

[aslant.livejournal.com]

super illegal! no blocking above the shoulders is allowed. though i suppose it cld happen accidentally, the blocker would get a major penalty for it. & some teams play dirtier than others.