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27 Feb 2024, 7:20 pm
Hockey tonight. 
27 Feb 2024, 7:30 pm
I am chanting in your corner, FXE.
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27 Feb 2024, 7:57 pm
I hope you win
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27 Feb 2024, 11:56 pm
I hope you win
We did. This means we're third seed and face the second seed team in the semis. If we lost we'd have to face the first seed team for the semis.
I signed up for the summer league too, they're expecting to have 6 teams instead of just 4.
28 Feb 2024, 12:02 am
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Are you looking forward to having some time off in-between?
At a comic con recently, someone at a kiosk approached me about joining a local roller derby team. I find the idea both hilarious and somewhat appealing. Hmmm... I'd probably be curled up in the fetal position behind the bleachers somewhere within the first 5 minutes. 
Maybe I'll think about it next year. I do love to roller skate.
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28 Feb 2024, 12:43 am
At a comic con recently, someone at a kiosk approached me about joining a local roller derby team. I find the idea both hilarious and somewhat appealing. Hmmm... I'd probably be curled up in the fetal position behind the bleachers somewhere within the first 5 minutes.
Maybe I'll think about it next year. I do love to roller skate.I think it's only a few (like 2) weeks off.
You should try it. It's kinda empowering to have a context where hitting people is kosher.
28 Feb 2024, 12:52 am
Yeah, I was thinking about trying it from an empowerment standpoint. I could really use something like that. 
Also, they felt like my people in a way. It was sort of strange... Still, it'll take me a while to prepare, physically, financially, and logistically, but having a goal in mind could be helpful.
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28 Feb 2024, 1:05 am
Also, they felt like my people in a way. It was sort of strange... Still, it'll take me a while to prepare, physically, financially, and logistically, but having a goal in mind could be helpful.
Definitely. I missed out on sign-ups last summer, spent a few months getting in shape and trying to improve a bit and I think it made a big difference when I did finally get to start.
28 Feb 2024, 1:35 am
I find the idea of try-outs stressful, not that the standards would be particularly high. I imagine that taking a benzo in advance would be a bad idea.
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28 Feb 2024, 1:37 am
I feel like roller-derby is about as welcoming as organized sports get, so I wouldn't stress trying out too much. They mostly just need to figure out what task to assign you, based on the skills you have.
