I just finished reading Rollergirl: Totally True Tales From the Track by Melissa “Melicious” Joulwan, one of the founders of the current incarnation of women’s flat-track roller derby. After about 10 pages I realized that I must do this. I must become a rollergirl.
For young ladies whose anger levels are a bit high (such as myself), roller derby is a Godsend. Even though there are rules, they’re just made to be broken. Basically, you get to skate around knocking chicks down. Even though I am seemingly docile and mild-mannered, approximately 77% of the time, I want to fight someone. I also really enjoy rollerskating, as a general rule.
My only concern is that I am generally non-athletic and very, very clumsy (I fell down a flight of stairs in D Dorm on my first day back after Winter Break. I had the most beautiful bruise ever on my thigh). But I can learn, right? Because I really need this to be a part of my life and I am not letting my depth perception problems stand in my way.
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