tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46338773236141016232024-03-13T11:40:46.040-07:00Fresh MeatRachel Eloisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00206111166372883994noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633877323614101623.post-36195760276695091612011-01-29T09:19:00.000-08:002011-01-29T09:19:37.753-08:00Bring the Blood and Pain: Be a Derby Girl!Rachel Eloisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00206111166372883994noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633877323614101623.post-42830341110346222012010-12-05T23:17:00.000-08:002011-08-30T15:32:49.678-07:00Miss December!I have been chosen as Derby Girl of the Month for December 2010! I am so honored and touched. Thank you!You can read the full write-up on the SCDG website.Rachel Eloisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00206111166372883994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633877323614101623.post-86968559649940888922010-10-12T14:00:00.000-07:002010-10-12T14:01:06.179-07:00Start from the beginning...Are you interested in joining a roller derby league? Read about our adventures from Day One of being Fresh Meat with the Santa Cruz Derby Girls. Start with the first post and work your way forward by clicking on "Newer Post" following the comments. Enjoy and good luck!Rachel Eloisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00206111166372883994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633877323614101623.post-49289149863991818162010-09-15T09:54:00.000-07:002010-09-15T09:54:34.858-07:00SCDG Boot CampRachel Eloisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00206111166372883994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633877323614101623.post-4341985087082275362010-09-15T09:35:00.000-07:002010-09-15T10:01:34.992-07:00More Meat CraftRemember my post about Fresh Meat Craft? Well Craft just compiled a list of their favorite meat projects after seeing Lady Gaga's recent meat outfits. So there are many more meat crafting ideas for your favorite Freshie! Though I would personally leave the real meat in the fridge, away from my sewing needle!Rachel Eloisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00206111166372883994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633877323614101623.post-69278694961566271062010-07-23T06:01:00.000-07:002010-10-17T08:21:42.321-07:00Santa Cruz Civic, Here I come!
Friday Night Scrimmage 7/23 7pm Santa Cruz Civic
Santa Cruz vs Santa Cruz: League members don black and white and duke it out with no announcers, no beer, no music, just derby. AND the debut of Dewey Decibel!
Yes folks, Tonight is my first time playing derby IN PUBLIC!
Maybe that is why I woke up at 3:30 am and could do nothing but wash dishes and pay bills. Yowie! I've invited a ton ofFM Daisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14398606984889802662noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633877323614101623.post-86525927834331153592010-04-17T22:03:00.000-07:002010-04-17T22:07:33.644-07:00Where Is She Now?So, I realize that I have not submitted a blog post in over two months. You see, I've been going through some growing pains with the sport and have decided to spend the rest of the season off of skates. This was a pretty hard decision to make (I think I cried for the entire week before and the entire week after changing my status), but I needed to regain my perspective and perhaps my Rachel Eloisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00206111166372883994noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633877323614101623.post-66560620697283594962010-03-19T08:22:00.000-07:002010-03-24T09:44:50.146-07:00Get Tix Now! -- SOLD OUT!Tickets are going fast! Get yours now!
And go find some punk Geisha-wear to show your team spirit!
UPDATE: Tickets were SOLD OUT on 3/23/10...18 days before the bout! Rachel Eloisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00206111166372883994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633877323614101623.post-23111740140381752992010-03-13T07:50:00.000-08:002010-03-13T08:13:27.909-08:00The Season Begins!We're on the Santa Cruz Sentinel Sports page today!FM Daisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14398606984889802662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633877323614101623.post-82307804430300297862010-03-05T21:54:00.000-08:002010-03-05T21:54:47.624-08:00League Photo 2010We're in there...somewhere!!Rachel Eloisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00206111166372883994noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633877323614101623.post-71980538453715767152010-03-03T21:13:00.000-08:002010-10-17T08:22:11.526-07:00Set for Scrimmaging? Let's See!!
A couple of weeks ago, Cinzilla had these scrimmage tanks I ordered ready for me at practice. Seeing my name and number right there in black and white made my throat go "Ulp..." a little. Am I ready to don these babies and scrimmage with the big girls?
I've experienced various delays with time off skating--including sprained (not broken!) wrist, and laparoscopic (non-derby related!) ovarian FM Daisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14398606984889802662noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633877323614101623.post-89793375542290884542010-02-16T09:21:00.000-08:002010-02-16T21:13:27.380-08:00Billiards Bash!
Hooray! Something to do with all the pre-bout energy!
We're holding monthly fundraisers-- building a travel fund to get our players to away games. This one is hosted by my very own committee--Spirit! Fresh Meat Franny, one of our dedicated newbies worked out the details with Surf City Billiards and it's on! This gorgeous flyer was produced by one of our newest deckhands--Thanks Cailin! Come on FM Daisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14398606984889802662noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633877323614101623.post-4811591640728203422010-02-15T13:09:00.000-08:002010-02-15T13:50:55.433-08:00Let the Bouts Begin!The theme for the night is Red Carpet!
www.santacruzderbygirls.org
Tickets for SCDG's bouts can be purchased online at: www.santacruztickets.com, by phone at (831) 420-5260, or at the Civic Auditorium's box office, located at 307 Church Street in downtown Santa Cruz.Box Office hours are:Tuesday - Friday: 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.Saturday: 10:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.The Box Office will open 90 minutes prior FM Daisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14398606984889802662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633877323614101623.post-14943068112688103382010-02-14T11:12:00.000-08:002010-02-14T11:15:15.048-08:00To and FroAt my last practice I realized the importance of security. That is, the security of one's self in one's sports bra. After a desperate search for the aforementioned athletic garment in the clean clothes pile and a realization that all were buried deep within the dirty pile, I decided not to wear a sports bra. It wasn't like I thought we were going to be jumping up and down at Rachel Eloisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00206111166372883994noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633877323614101623.post-3883128429137869382010-01-23T09:38:00.000-08:002010-01-23T09:39:07.301-08:00~Ninjas~This was posted on Barbarian Librarian's Facebook page and I had to share...
Who knew that ninja skills and roller skates could be combined? Awesome! Though I can't help but think that they need quieter wheels to stay in true stealth mode.
Rachel Eloisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00206111166372883994noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633877323614101623.post-57179824607557482312010-01-07T09:09:00.000-08:002010-01-07T09:11:36.893-08:00SomedayI am under the impression that if we cannot successfully execute a turn-stop, then derby life, as we know it, will abruptly come to an end. Okay, well maybe we'll still be allowed to practice if we can't do this, but we will be shunned by polite society and we will be banned from team playing. You could feel the ripples of panic wash over the turn-stop-challenged skaters at practice Rachel Eloisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00206111166372883994noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633877323614101623.post-8942358288062855862010-01-02T18:39:00.000-08:002010-01-02T18:54:23.825-08:00Coastal Trail and Belly RashI just washed off seven layers of sweat after a very, very long skate along the Coastal Trail from Sand City to Monterey. Eight of us gathered at the Borders in Sand City this morning to gear up and skate what could have possibly been a twelve-mile roundtrip excursion. This trail was great; there were exciting downhills, challenging uphills, gorgeous coastal views, and the weather Rachel Eloisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00206111166372883994noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633877323614101623.post-24655867181540316802009-12-24T15:42:00.000-08:002009-12-24T15:44:29.650-08:00Track Jackets!
The Derby Santa delivered our personalized track jackets today! I'm still a little bit nervous about going official with Scarlett O'Feral, because the derby name registry has not been updated since November 9th, but I went and got my name emblazoned across the chest of my track jackets! Yikes! Hopefully it will be official soon. I skipped putting the number on them, Rachel Eloisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00206111166372883994noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633877323614101623.post-13694010784535489562009-12-09T08:04:00.000-08:002009-12-09T08:11:46.518-08:00TransitioningI have been a little reluctant to go the whole hog and fully transition into using my derby name, Scarlett O'Feral. I changed it on our derby internal forum and then I added it to my Facebook profile, but took it off soon after. I also haven't yet changed over the name on my helmet from FM Rachel. I guess my reasoning is that I have not yet passed my scrimmage assessment. Rachel Eloisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00206111166372883994noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633877323614101623.post-46775772712145225212009-11-27T13:21:00.000-08:002009-11-27T14:09:17.935-08:00Magnetic Resonance ImagingThis is not my wrist.There are a whole lot of bones in the wrist and the scaphoid is being pointed at here. It does not get much blood flow to it and when broken is hard to heal. It can be very difficult to detect a fracture in it, therefore MRI is frequently used.My wrist is feeling...ok-ish. Was hurting a bit the other day, but doesn't generally. I'm not sure how long the sprain will take to FM Daisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14398606984889802662noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633877323614101623.post-42315066707950755002009-11-26T09:14:00.000-08:002009-11-27T05:09:05.866-08:00Pervert AlertSo, here I am in Cary, NC visiting my family for the Thanksgiving holiday. This morning I decided to whip out my skates and skate to where we'll be having Thanksgiving dinner and then back to my mom's house. Of course, I have no idea where I am going in Cary, and looking at the map now, I realize that I went the completely wrong direction, but that is besides the point. Anyway, Rachel Eloisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00206111166372883994noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633877323614101623.post-54785523160691026052009-11-20T07:11:00.000-08:002009-11-20T10:04:49.075-08:00What's the verdict, Daisy?
or
Hope your doctor appointment goes well today! Let us know the outcome and how much longer before you can skate again... Sending you lots of hugs and kisses!
Rachel Eloisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00206111166372883994noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633877323614101623.post-5571633786833690142009-11-19T07:36:00.000-08:002009-11-19T07:42:53.742-08:00For Hardcore Derby EnthusiastsOkay, so I'm getting married next October and have been perusing all of these wedding sites. My favorite is the Offbeat Bride and a recent post featured a roller skating wedding! This is definitely for hardcore derby enthusiasts and I cannot imagine my groom or some of my guests attempting to skate around the Palladium! Plus this wedding took place locally in San Rachel Eloisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00206111166372883994noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633877323614101623.post-79600358527169177062009-11-18T20:22:00.000-08:002009-11-19T17:25:10.792-08:00Fresh Meat CraftI am so excited by how many crafters there are on our team. We have sewers, bakers, jewelry makers, paper crafters, sign artists, and so many more! With our new batch of Fresh Meaties, I'm sure we'll discover that we have recruited a whole bunch of crafty women.
This blog post features a few craft items that feature meat. Why not use these ideas to throw a Fresh Meat Support Rachel Eloisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00206111166372883994noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633877323614101623.post-46829998430377090022009-11-17T22:48:00.000-08:002009-11-17T23:12:16.021-08:00Setback!A picture is worth a thousand words so I'll just say this: Be careful how you fall, deja-vu is a bitch, and I find out Friday if I'm gonna be getting a cast on my wrist.My grandpa wrote "Super Bracelet" on the one pictured here and my mom drew a cute l'il skate with "Breakable Skater" underneath. Wah! 30 years later and here I am again! I've never felt so hungry to skate! Pigeon tells me that FM Daisyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14398606984889802662noreply@blogger.com4