roller derby and kitty naps...

apparently, roller derby has a following in salt lake. apparently, roller derby has a culture all its own in the slc. we went to a meet?? (is that what you'd call it. not sure?) nope, i just checked the website and it's called a bout. anyways, we went with some friends to this crazy curious event and this is what we found. this pic is after the bout when the winning team takes laps slapping people's congratulatory hands. for this particular bout the "sisters of no mercy" beat out the "death dealers" after trailing for most of the time. the premise is kind of weird and i went in expecting these toughies to beat the crap out of each other, but it wasn't really like that. sure, they would push each other and jab at each other, i just never saw any blood or even a serious scuffle. it was pretty disappointing.
there is one very fun thing about roller derby and that is the whole persona that a person takes on. they have really creative outfits that are a good mix between super tough and super skanky. and, they come up with really cool names. for example, Axta Grind, Smack and Deckher. there is even one named Poisonous Pennie!! but my all-time fav goes to the girl who goes by Brutal Strudel. fantastic creativity and i luv it:)

here's a cute pic of our kitty mamma from this morning. just cuddling with my blankets even though that pink and brown stripey thing is HER bed. she was watching the yarn as i crocheted, just in case it [the yarn] decided to do anything funny. she'd be able to attack it.

i've been crocheting the same washcloth for many days. i end up re-doing sections because it doesn't look right or something. i'm almost half done with it now after...probably...10 hours.

that's sad:(