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So I went to my first roller derby match (game? brawl? whatever) on Saturday. The Steel City Derby Demons vs. the Philadelphia Roller Girls. And even though the Pittsburgh teams didn’t win, it was awesome.

Don’t ask me the technical rules or anything like that. I know who the jammer is and what her role is and what everyone is supposed to be doing in relation to that, but the hands-on-the-hips signals confuse me. I did pick up the line ‘call off the jam’ but I’m not sure what that mean (pumping up the jam, on the other hand., is a different story). My favorite part about roller derby might be the awesome, awesome derby names. I liked Snot Rocket Science and McShovin the best.

It was so awesome that for a couple hours, I actually entertained the idea of participating. This is would be when I live in the elusive world known as Someday. This ‘Someday’ is the same place where I’ll finish the scarf I started crocheting and get around to the two paintings that are half finished in my closet. Someday is currently known as Never.

I’m okay with Never when it comes to roller derby, though. Not even just because I don’t know how to skate and I’m uncoordinated (though those are big factors, obviously).  Honestly, I’m way too big of a whimp to handle all the bruisin’ and hurtin’ that comes along with it. It’s okay. There need to be people like me, to wimp out and watch and cheer.

You have to admit though, Andrea Disaster would be a GREAT derby name.