May 2012
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Derby Side Project
Hey, so. I started a thing with some other officials of my league.
So, uh, we’re going to ECDX, right? And we’re going, not as officials, but to spectate—because, after all, we want to actually WATCH some derby every once in a while.
And one of our friends came in hot pants as a sign of solidarity. And what’s better than a cold beer during ECDX? I ask you.
Anyway. We...
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Awwwright.
New power supply and this computer’s BACK IN BUSINESS.
Now, back to the zubruhz.
An apology.
I wanted to check in here and apologize for not being here recently. My desktop (where I keep the original and all subsequent zebras for the queue) has shit the bed. No POST codes, no nothing. The power button doesn’t even register anything.
Unfortunately, money’s a little tight, so, I won’t be able to update until I get the thing back up, so. There will have to be a hiatus for...
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April 2012
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Roller Derby Test O'Matic →
waxey-mcbush:
A good brush up.
This is pretty amazing. I’m sitting at 98%. Mainly ‘cause I don’t read things thoroughly enough. But! Yeah! Kinda neat!
Edit: Clarification: This is not endorsed nor is it created by WFTDA. But! I think it is a good tool for flashcard-like learning of the rules.
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Registry Bump
So apparently tumblr won’t let me reblog a question/response post for more responses, so.
If you could head to this post and respond with what league and where it is you’re from, that’d be great! I like knowing where all of you are visiting from!
And stay tuned, I’m still working on the ECE (ECDX) thing!
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Worst part about that last post?
I was STANDING.
That’s it.
Standing.
I had been working on learning my turn-around toestops, and therefore doing the twirling-on-eight exercise, and I was doing fine. I stop for a couple minutes, just standing on the skates and then…
BAM.
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Question of the Day
What is the one thing you’d want changed in roller derby, be it rules or the game, or the subculture that is derby?
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ECDX, redux:
jazmyns answered your question: ECDX is coming.
i’m trying to figure out if you can go without your league? I want to go but my league is in London and there’s no way they’re all going!
I believe as an individual you can get into the challenge bouts but I believe the lotteries are already complete for those particular games. Or the application-to-get-into-the-lotteries has already been...
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ECDX is coming.
Or “ECE” for us old-farts.
Who all is going to this shindig?
I maaaaaay have a give-away in the works for those who follow this blog and are going. Just sayin’.
(it involves drinking)
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Wow! 500 followers!
That’s crazy! Though, is that a lot? Is that too few? I don’t even know! Online demographics are weird! But thank you all for following!
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Anonymous asked: I'm a skater who started reffing and NSOing last season. I would skate and ref, or skate and NSO for our double headers. Last night, my team wasn't playing and I had the privilege of reffing BOTH bouts of the double header - a home team bout and a men's bout. I just want to go on record as saying that was ABSOLUTELY EXHAUSTING, way more so than reffing/skating ever was. I also...
Anonymous asked: sprained ankle. rest or bout?
polerin asked: So I was attempting to be a makeshift outside pack ref the other day at practice because we are playing penalty heavy right now. I cannot understand how y'all see ANYTHING in all that mess. Wow. Thanks for being a zebra, I couldn't.
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So I want to start a registry.
What leagues do I have represented in my followership, here? What is your league and where are you from?
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March 2012
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So I created a facebook page for this, if you you’d be so inclined: https://www.facebook.com/fyeahrollerderbyzebra
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A Reminder to All Skaters:
When a referee makes a call.
We ARE NOT:
Commenting on how well/poorly you skate.
Judging intent on your actions.
Saying you do things wrong.
Saying you are wrong.
Saying you’re a bad person.
Wishing harm on you or your family.
Commenting on how well/poorly you executed whatever action.
However, we ARE:
Commenting on an observation of broken rules.
Please remember! We love you...
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Anonymous asked: If a jammer hops laterally into the air to get around a blocker but the jammer makes incidental contact with their forearm to the blocker is it a penalty and if so is it a minor or major.