On Friday the B.A.D. Girls are headed to Seattle, where thirteen of us will be competing against seven of the nation's top leagues for the Bumberbout Flat Track Roller Derby Invitational.
To say I'm excited would be putting it mildly. I'm suffering from restless, anxious nights and realistic dreams about any number of things that could go wrong before now and then.
The team has never been better. The last month of intense training is paying off.
In the last week before a bout, there is always a debate: do we continue hitting hard in scrimmages against each other and risk hurting ourselves right before a game? Or do we lay low, assume we're as good as we're going to get, and concentrate on endurance training?
Last night we went for the hard hits. We were in the middle of a heated jam when I turned in to a surprise hit from an opposing player. I'm short, and I skate pretty low - her shoulder made direct contact with my nose and teeth. I've never been more thankful for a mouth guard - even with it my teeth cut my bottom lip. My first thought was "oh god I'm not going to be able to play on Saturday" my second thought "my nose is broken!" and my third thought, said outloud, is not fit for reprint.
I've decided what I really need is a logo for my skater name - Lisa Lawless. And this is where my dear talented friends come in. Design me a logo and if I choose to use it, you get 2 tickets to the next derby game of your choice - along with credit anywhere I post, and of course my undying loyalty and gratitude.
The logo shouldn't be specific to any one league or color, would easily be made into a decal (to put on my helmet or shorts), and appropriately convey my awesomeness.
I'd love to debut the logo in Seattle at the Bumberbout Flat Track Tournament in 3 weeks. I need a little something to help get me through training between now and then!
What is your current computer desktop image? Let's see it!
This was done by the very talented Kristoff ( charmed_art on LJ) for the Rat City Rollergirls last year. He also did the Grave Danger logo and the latest RCRG poster. I love his work!
