2012

I’m a Gotham Girl!

April 20, 2012 at 8:45 am · 1 comment

Sooooo I got you guys all excited for my debut as a Gotham Girl and then I fell off the face of the blogging planet! MY BAD! Have I mentioned that roller derby can be pretty time-consuming?! I am pleased to inform you that I have been drafted to the Queens of Pain (captained by [...]

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Home team draft. Oh, and food.

March 5, 2012 at 16:07 pm · 1 comment

Roller derby makes me hungry. Like, all the time. This weekend Corner and I made soy balsamic slow cooker chicken, frozen banana bites, and mint chocolate chip cookies. Today at lunch I went to Whole Foods in Tribeca because none of the other grocery stores I visited this weekend had coconut oil (which I need [...]

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I can’t wait to devour these paczki!

February 21, 2012 at 16:20 pm · 2 comments

Ladies and gentlemen…I have procured paczki! For those of you who have no idea what I’m talking about, you’ve been missing out. I didn’t realize that paczki are a Polish-American “thing” until I left Michigan and paczki on Mardi Gras were suddenly impossible to come by. So tonight, for the first time since leaving Michigan [...]

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Writing my roller derby player bio

February 17, 2012 at 13:28 pm · 1 comment

I’ve been asked to write my player bio for GGRD’s website and 2012 program. As a writer, you’d think this would be easy, but it’s HARD to write about yourself! I need to reveal some random facts about me, list some of my likes and dislikes, etc. I’ve shared my draft below. Also, it’s super [...]

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I decided to celebrate Valentine’s Day by providing you with a brief wedding planning update: Venue is booked Photographer is booked Photobooth is booked DJ is booked Wedding dress has been purchased Bridesmaid dresses have been purchased Hair appointments have been scheduled I also started designing our invitations. These will also be used as a [...]

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Busy holidays in Michigan

January 17, 2012 at 18:17 pm · 2 comments

So after all of the excitement in mid-December, I drove to Michigan with Nigel and Nacho on December 23. It was a long drive, as usual, made longer by the fact that I was the sole driver, but Nacho was a great travel buddy and stayed awake chatting with me the whole time. We did [...]

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