Here is my stupid complaint of the day

[batskeets]

I would like to see a scrimmage photo that doesn't involve me eating shit on the floor or generally looking incompetent. Last night's scrimmage, I did some downright awesomesauce blocking, but there is nary a sign of it, or me at all, in the scrimmage photos. My inherent ability to dodge cameras that are pointed at me is working a bit too well.

Last week, I didn't skate a whole ton at scrimmage because I wasn't rostered for the bout. Still, I conducted myself reasonably well when I did go in, aside from one derp-y moment when someone bumped me from behind, and my skates went out from under me. And hey, GUESS WHAT SHOT MADE IT INTO THE SET:



I suppose I should be grateful that anyone is interested enough to photograph us on a weekly basis, but, just, REALLY? I'm better than this, for monkey's sake. I do awesome things on a regular basis, and apparently I'm vain enough to want some actual evidence of that. :p

(yeah, I know, waaahhhh, first world problems)

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/_dilate_/]

It almost looks like you are doing a really neat skating dance...

[starkodama.livejournal.com]

Dude, your bod looks slammin in that pic!! Don't worry, I'm sure pictures where your face looks equally awesome will be coming in the future. :) Are you still doing Insanity..?

[skeets.livejournal.com]

I am still doing Insanity, sort of! I got horribly sick in October before I started Month 2, so that kind of derailed my schedule. After having to rest so much during Teh Sick, I lost enough ground that I couldn't quite get through the Month 2 workouts. And, well, the Month 2 workouts are just so damned long that it was hard to fit in anyway! But I'm still doing Month 1 workouts pretty regularly.

[lillilah]

Actually, I thought that while, yes, you are falling, you look like you are doing it in a really smart and controlled manner. You don't appear to be flailing around or screaming and looking for help. You look like you know what to do and are focused. Okay, it may not be what you want in terms of photos, but you do portray competence.

[skeets.livejournal.com]

Heh, I appreciate that. We are trained to do controlled falls forwards rather than backwards--our knee/elbow pads and wristguards are there to protect us if we fall forward, whereas there's nothing there if we fall backwards. But, non-derby people aren't likely to know that. ;)

[smartasskicker.livejournal.com]

You look AWESOME in this pic. And so calm!