in other news that is not nearly as exciting

OPRed a game in Buffalo on Saturday night.  Took the front position; only got burned a few times.  At one point I was doing backwards crossovers where you pick up both feet to keep up - the last time I did these, I ended up in a JANE STOP THIS CRAZY THING loop where the only way I could stop my momentum was to wheel-lock myself and fall, but this time I was ok.  There were a few points, though, where the coaches were creeping into the OPR lane and I could feel myself brush past them as I zoomed by backwards and I was like FOLKS WATCH WHERE YOU'RE STANDING BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO GET KNOCKED OVER 'CAUSE YOU'RE IN MY WAY. 

There was also a point where two skaters crashed into the spot in the OPR lane just where I was going to skate, but some quick swoopy movements put me out of their way.

Yeah, it's been a while. I KNOW THIS.

Cone of Silence has been lifted - I've been accepted to be a referee at Dust Devil, in Tucson!

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!

This is one of the tournaments I really feel I had no chance of getting accepted, but...I did!

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

three years ago tonight, I refereed my first bout. 

sometimes it feels like last night, sometimes it feels like a million years ago.

here's at least another three more years, and hopefully lots lots lots more.