batskeets | And, we're back.

Well, I'm glad that my own personal Suck-tober has finally ended, because I'm feeling about a billion times more energetic and generally good. Woo!

I got my new skates (new-to-me boots, same plates) back from my skate builder dude last night, and skated on them at practice, and they feel fantastic and good-fitting. Fourth time is, apparently, a charm. :)

This was also doubly exciting, because I picked up my old skate boots (mounted with different plates) at the same time, so I also got to bring them to a fellow Meatie who's buying them from me. Her skates were on their last legs, and it's a huge upgrade for her. I'm sort of amazed that I found another girl who can wear something that fits my giant feet, and I'm really happy to be A) making back the money I spent, and B) seeing the boots go to a good home.

Derby Championships are happening RIGHT NOW, and I designed some silly signs in honor of Portland's first trip to Nationals, heh. One of the other skaters is now, apparently, going to make it into a t-shirt. Hee!

Oh, and so this post isn't entirely derby-related, I'm re-designing my web site, and I'm much happier with it now. The last version was fine, but it was somewhat-hastily slapped together in the wake of my layoff and all of the various startup hoops I had to jump through. And, this one let me flex my CSS coding muscles in some new ways. Woo!

Anyway, it's another busy (in that good way) weekend, so ONWARD!