Derby, derby, derby!!!! Come see rollerderby this saturday at the Key Arena!!! :D


Doors: 4:30pm
Bout: 5:30-9pm
After party: 10pm (The Funhouse- 206 5th Ave N)

Tickets are available through Ticketmaster. You can purchase tickets on-line, at the KeyArena box office or at any Ticketmaster retail location.

Tickets will also be available the day of show at KeyArena

Ticket prices are as follows:
Children (12 and under)- $12.00 (at KeyArena box office $13, online $17)
Adult- $19.00 (at KeyArena box office $20, Ticketmaster retail locations and online $28, day of show $28)

In person sales:
1. Key Arena Box Office (open M-S, 10-6)
(206) 684-7200
312 1st Ave N
Seattle 98109
2. all Ticketmaster outlet locations

Online sales:

http://www.ticketmaster.com/Rat-City-Rollergirls-tickets/artist/1280819

9pm park on an off street of 45th in Wallingford and head to a nearby bar, Sea Monster. hang out, talk to friends, have beers, see burlesque (AND NO COVER!!!).

12pm head to the car and prepare for the drive back the Eastside. What is that on the dash!? A parking Ticket!!!?

Apparently it was zone 5 only parking from 5pm tp 12am. I didnt see the sign. $44! the best part, is that they gave me the ticket TEN MINUTES after I had parked! WTF!!? why the hell are they patrolling the streets at 9pm on a tuesday looking for non-zone tagged cars!? Come on!! that's a bunch of BS!!! ugh!!! so that no cover sure came in handy i guess since it cost me $44 + beers this evening. and the worst part is, because of a series of mishaps, I didnt even get to see Adam tonight, nor did he get to see everyone else, like we had planned. :(

UPDATED!!!

so i was wondering if people would be interested in going to dinner and then maybe have a small gathering afterwards on Friday night on the Eastside. Doesnt have to be a big affair, like all out party or anything. Heck, i'd LOVE to play some board games, actually!

I talked with Ben and unfortunately his place is out of the question as his brother, sister-in-law and nephew are in town. we could have people over at my place but it'd have to be low key.

so yeah, maybe Olive Garden? This Friday! what d'ya say?

Rat City Season 5, Bout 2 is on March 7th at the Key!!!


Doors: 4:30pm
Bout: 5:30-9pm
After party: 10pm (The Funhouse- 206 5th Ave N)

Tickets are available through Ticketmaster. You can purchase tickets on-line, at the KeyArena box office or at any Ticketmaster retail location.

Tickets will also be available the day of show at KeyArena

Ticket prices are as follows:
Children (12 and under)- $12.00 (at KeyArena box office $13, online $17)
Adult- $19.00 (at KeyArena box office $20, Ticketmaster retail locations $25, online $28, day of show $28)

In person sales:
1. Key Arena Box Office (open M-S, 10-6)
(206) 684-7200
312 1st Ave N
Seattle 98109
2. all Ticketmaster outlet locations

Online sales:

http://www.ticketmaster.com/Rat-City-Rollergirls-tickets/artist/1280819


SAVE MONEY!! Limited amount of Season Tickets still available

Buy season tickets and have a floor seating option and VIP lounge access, and only pay a one time service charge. We will have 5 bouts total at Key Arena this season, one including an All-Star game. Future All-Star games will be announced at a later date.

Season Tickets:
Child- ($10.50 per bout)
Adult- ($17.50 per bout)

Season Tickets online:
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0F00418CDFF85E31?artistid=1280842&majorcatid=10004&minorcatid=102

I JUST discovered an AMAZING thing!!! Voodoo Donuts in Portland, home of the magically delicious maple bacon bar, does WEDDINGS!!!! for only $300 you get:

- Legal wedding Ceremony
- Coffee and doughnuts for 60 people
- 700 Sq ft. Chapel
- Free Parking
- Doughnut centerpiece
- Bride and grooms names on doughnuts

They probably dont let you stay that long (maybe an hour at most) but heck sounds like a great deal to me and definitely something unique and DELICIOUS! :)

check out some of their specialty donut "cakes"

who is hosting a gathering this year?

so i heard about this last night and thought that CAN'T possibly be true. but sure enough!!! so if you put the safe search filter on google and type in the word clitoris. you get ZERO results! however, type in penis (41,500,000 results), vagina (21,700,000 results), or even gspot (7,140,000 results- even one that reads "Information on stimulating the female G-Spot to orgasm.") and you get tons! apparently clitoris is a dirty word. kinda lame if you ask me!

So far 2009 has started on the right foot, spent with my wonderful boyfriend and with some wonderful supportive friends and boobies!!! i heart burlesque! :D I am very excited for this year as it is a fresh start and there is the hope that it will be better than the last. I dub 2008 as the year of challenges (both good and bad)...

Roller Derby
Injuries, bruises, aches and pains
Getting in to shape
Rat City Tryouts
Kitty Chemo
Loss of friendships
Reviving old friendships
Manipulation
Temptation
Relationships (local and long distance)
Stupid Drama
Slander
Financial Woes

Here's to 2009! Year of the Ox, year of a new president, year of Rat City at the Key Arena!

By the way, Rat City Season 5 tickets for all bouts and Season Pass tickets are on sale. Did i mention they are playing at the KEY ARENA this season!!!!!? Tickets are available through TicketMaster. You can purchase for an individual date or for the whole season.

Note if you are planning on seeing every single bout, you might as well get the Season Pass as it works out cheaper AND you get access to the VIP lounge the “Crash Zone” where you can mingle with rollergirls and other super fans. The Crash Zone will have the only liquor bar in the arena. Beer will be available at concessions. Season ticket holders will also have first access to any of the limited floor seating when available.

Here are the scheduled dates for the Key Arena:

Season Dates at KEY ARENA:
Feb 7 -GD vs SW & DLF vs TR
Mar 7 -TR vs GD & SW vs DLF
April 18 -SW vs TR & GD vs DLF
May 30- League Champs
June 6- TT vs TBD

Stay tuned for future Travel Team bouts:
7/18- TT vs TBD
8/15- TT vs TBD

I am a proud Rat City Season Pass Holder! w00t! see you at the Key! :)

soooo sorry for all my friends stuck in the snow in WA (unless of course you freaking LOVE it!). i know that i was not a big fan and am sooo glad and lucky to have been able to get away with no issues to southern california to see my family for Christmas. I managed to pack my skates and gear as well and have managed to strap on my skates three days now and been around the neighborhood. i am sooo thankful cuz i freaking LOVE skating and am determined to keep in shape while i am away from my normal routine.

anyway, wishing everyone a merry christmas (or whatever you celebrate) and a happy new year!! here's to a successful 2009!

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the casa,
not a creature was stirring. ¡Caramba! ¿Qué pasa?
Los niños were tucked away en su cama,
some in long underwear, some en pijama.
They hung up their stockings con mucho cuidado
in hopes that old Santa would feel obligado
to bring all the children, both buenos y malos,
a nice batch of dulces y otros regalos.
Outside in the yard there arose such a grito
that I jumped to my feet like a frightened cabrito.
I ran to the window and looked out afuera
and who in the world do you think quien era?
Saint Nick in a sleigh and a big red sombrero
came dashing along like a crazy bombero,
and pulling his sleigh instead of venados
were eight little burros approaching volados.
I watched as they came and this quaint little hombre
was shouting and whistling and calling by nombre:
“¡Ay Pancho, ay Pepe, ay Cuco, ay Beto,
Ay Chato, ay Chopo, Macuco, y Nieto!”
Then standing erect with his hands on his pecho
he flew to the top of our very own techo.
With his round little belly like a bowl of jalea
he struggled to squeeze down our old chiminea.
Then huffing and puffing at last in our sala
with soot smeared all over his red suit de gala,
he filled all the stockings with lovely regalos
for none of the niños had been very malos.
Then chuckling aloud, seeming very contento
he turned like a flash and was gone like the viento.
And I heard him exclaim and this is verdad,
“¡Merry Christmas to all, and Feliz Navidad!”

omg!!! along with choco bacon and bacon pancakes, I MUST try making this for my family while i am home for the holidays! yum, yum, yum!!! :)



Monkey bread is a classic holiday treat because 1) you pull it apart with your hands, and that’s just plain fun, and 2) it works for everything: brunch, dessert, kids’ parties, and, frankly, as a late-night snack after one too many hot toddies. But can perfection be improved upon? In my opinion, yes!

Chunky monkey bread might just outshine the original version. To me, the combination of chocolate, bananas and walnuts is like sweet heaven. Add in brown sugar and cinnamon, and all my holiday stress just melts away.

Chunky Monkey Bread

- 40 refrigerated biscuits or dinner rolls from four cans (do not use buttermilk rolls)
- 1 ¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (or 1 12-ounce bag)
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 stick butter
- 4 ripe bananas, pureed
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¾ cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350°. Cut biscuits in half and push a few chocolate chips inside each half. Pinch closed with fingers. Give each a quick roll between the palms of your hands to form a round shape. Mix ½ cup sugar with cinnamon in a shallow bowl. Roll each ball in mixture to coat, and set aside.

To make banana-caramel sauce, melt butter in small saucepan over medium heat until foamy, about 1 minute. Add in banana puree and stir until combined. Add brown sugar and stir to dissolve, then let boil for about 1 minute.

Spray bundt pan with non-stick spray. Pour one third of banana-caramel sauce in bottom of pan, then sprinkle with ¼ cup each of chocolate chips and walnuts. Arrange balls in a single layer in bundt pan. Pour another third of banana-caramel sauce over, and sprinkle with ½ cup of chocolate chips and ¼ cup walnuts. Arrange second layer of balls on top, and pour remaining sauce, chocolate chips and walnuts on top. Bake for 35 minutes, then let cool for 15 minutes, and serve.

Posted by Grace on December 18, 2008 in Food and Drink on evite.com

so rat city tryouts came and went. the 6 week derby camp was an amazing experience and I am sooo glad to have done it. it was a great learning experience and I have come a long way since Feb. who knew way back when that i would have made it sooo far!! and also a BIG thanks to the people that helped Helena and I get there!!! and i know, i know, i need to send my thank you gifts...

last night we skated our hearts out and I was priveledged enough to get a call back to return the next day for interviews. I interviewed with Grave Danger and Throttle Rockets. They both went really well and I was torn on which I would like better but either way, i know it would have been the right fit and I would have been happy. In the end, i was one of the few that didnt get picked up. there just werent enough slots and unfortunately everyone was just so damn good!!! so it is back to PFM for me and i'll keep at it and see what happens come June! and I am looking forward to helping all my PFM gals to be better skaters too! it of course sucks to be rejected but I know everything happens for a reason and right now is just not my time. and it is almost a relief in a way as derby is such a HUGE committment and very time consuming. so i am VERY excited for my gals that made it (12 total) this time around and I commiserate with my fellow skaters that didnt make it. i guess that tattoo will have to wait.. lol! :)

fyi, Rat City is for sure playing at the KEY ARENA next season. thanks sonics for leaving!!! :) the first bout is Feb 7th! be there or be square!!!!!!!!!

we are done!!! huzzah! cant believe the 6 months have passed. last week was Cassie's last chemo drip, doxorubucin. this week they did the final blood count and she passed it once again with flying colors. they said i just need to monitor her and if i notice any signs like before (loss of appetite, bathroom issues, vomiting, weight loss, depression) that i need to contact them and get her in for a check up. anyway, thanks, everyone for the support! i'm glad to have a healthy kitty now! and yay no more weekly vet trips!

Just felt like sharing this poem. May it inspire and brighten your spirits! Enjoy! Wish everyone the best and hope you have a good day! :)

Ode

We are the music makers,
And we are the dreamers of dreams,
Wandering by lone sea-breakers,
And sitting by desolate streams;
World-losers and world-forsakers,
On whom the pale moon gleams:
Yet we are the movers and shakers
Of the world for ever, it seems.

With wonderful deathless ditties,
We build up the world's great cities,
And out of a fabulous story
We fashion an empire's glory:
One man with a dream, at pleasure,
Shall go forth and conquer a crown;
And three with a new song's measure
Can trample an empire down.

We, in the ages lying
In the buried past of earth,
Built Nineveh with our sighing,
And Babel itself with our mirth;
And o'erthrew them with prophesying
To the old of the new world's worth;
For each age is a dream that is dying,
Or one that is coming to birth.

A breath of our inspiration,
Is the life of each generation.
A wondrous thing of our dreaming,
Unearthly, impossible seeming-
The soldier, the king, and the peasant
Are working together in one,
Till our dream shall become their present,
And their work in the world be done.

They had no vision amazing
Of the goodly house they are raising.
They had no divine foreshowing
Of the land to which they are going:
But on one man's soul it hath broke,
A light that doth not depart
And his look, or a word he hath spoken,
Wrought flame in another man's heart.

And therefore today is thrilling,
With a past day's late fulfilling.
And the multitudes are enlisted
In the faith that their fathers resisted,
And, scorning the dream of tomorrow,
Are bringing to pass, as they may,
In the world, for it's joy or it's sorrow,
The dream that was scorned yesterday.

But we, with our dreaming and singing,
Ceaseless and sorrowless we!
The glory about us clinging
Of the glorious futures we see,
Our souls with high music ringing;
O men! It must ever be
That we dwell, in our dreaming and singing,
A little apart from ye.

For we are afar with the dawning
And the suns that are not yet high,
And out of the infinite morning
Intrepid you hear us cry-
How, spite of your human scorning,
Once more God's future draws nigh,
And already goes forth the warning
That ye of the past must die.

Great hail! we cry to the corners
From the dazzling unknown shore;
Bring us hither your sun and your summers,
And renew our world as of yore;
You shall teach us your song's new numbers,
And things that we dreamt not before;
Yea, in spite of a dreamer who slumbers,
And a singer who sings no more.

-- Arthur O'Shaughnessy

can you believe it has almost been 6 months!? cassie's last chemo treatment is Dec 9th, just two weeks away! At that time will will discuss the steps moving forward. she continues to do well and hasnt had any adverse reactions in a long while. she is also eating normally and is pretty chipper.

Bruise so good!
Come on Baby make it bruise so good!
Sometimes Derby dont feel like it should
unless it
Bruise so good!!! :D

thanks to helena i had that stuck in my head this afternoon, but it is soooo true so i wanted to share. last night we practiced hip checks. i was having a hell of a time with them as i (an many others) tend to prefer leaning in with the shoulders first instead of the hips. which i find odd as i can swing my hips whilst dancing and hip check a car door into submission but hip checking a girl on skates is sooo tricky! just another on the list of things to work on. and we hip checked each other and the wall so many times last night that i have small bruises on either sides of my hips! sweet! :)

just got back from the rat city black eyed burlesque performance/ afterparty. The performance was AMAZING!!!!
burlesque is AWESOME!
misplacing your camera...not so awesome!

:(

11/24/08- UPDATE! a friend found my camera in her car! hooray!! :D

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