one weekend down, eighteen thousand more to go

So Siege of CNY went well, except for the part where my goddamn skates were making my goddamn big toenails turn goddamn black again.  The last game of the tournament my toes felt like they were getting smashed with hammers.  The last time this happened, it was because they were really tight on my feet, but this time around, they felt fine. WTF IS GOING ON WITH MY SKATES I'M REALLY GETTING TIRED OF IT.

so holy crow

So I took another look at my weekends.

• Tournament
• Tournament
• Tournament
• Home game
• Away game (with a Friday night game in Buffalo)
• Tournament
• Nothing, but there's a Friday night game in Buffalo I could go to
• Kid's birthday weekend
• Tournament
• Tournament
• Away game
• Men's game
• Away game
• Home game

That goes to LATE JULY, PEOPLE

it's been a while, again.....

This weekend begins Derby Insanity, where my weekends look like:

• Tournament
• Tournament
• Tournament
• Home game
• Away game for league (with additional game the night before in Buffalo)
• Tournament
• Weekend off
• Weekend off (kid's birthday)
• Tournament
• ECDX 
• Away game for league

it's crazy, I tells ya.

Today I submitted my WFTDA Tournament Officiating Application.  Technically (because I am attending a few WFTDA-recognized tournaments), I qualify to officiate at championships.  (Not gonna happen - at least not this year - but it's interesting.)

What else....I'm NSOing next weekend (the 27th/28th) and I realized that my current black NSO polo shirt isn't printed per the requirements (my name is on the left side; it's supposed to be on the right), so I have to do up a new shirt.  OH WHAT A SHAME.  (I also have to make my NSO swing dress - not gonna wear that next weekend 'cause I'm flying to the tournament and trying to pack a swing dress and crinoline is just HI I WEAR WRINKLED CLOTHING.)

geez, it's been a while; my apologies

so, let's see!

Dust Devil was faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaantastic.  The crew I was on really gelled from the start, I got a lot of great advice and compliments on my reffing abilities, I ate a lot of great food, I saw a lot of great things (Grand Canyon is insane), I met a lot of great people.  It was good to visit with my aunts and uncles again.

First HR assignment?  Went a lot better than I thought it would.  I need to work on pack definition and giving failure to reforms and whatnot when there's no pack, but I didn't have any brain-breaking issues, or belligerent coaches or anything.  One official review at the very end of the game that went off without a hitch.  I'm quite pleased.

this is on the short list of Favorite Derby Pictures of Me EVAR