What I Should Have Worn

I did learn from my lack of preparedness the last time I refereed in a last minute fill-in situation, and I put together this little number for the next time I have a bout which will be in August. I'm still tweaking it, I'm not supposed to wear any colours at all but I always cheat with my tights and my skates are red. My belt is actually black and white woven straw but it didn't show up in pictures very well. A good excuse to wear it again soon.

Ref Shirt: eBay

Belt: Costa Blanca

Skirt: Decypher Clothing

Tights: Zellers

Socks: Point Zero

Shoes: Iron Fist "Dia de los Muertos"

I hope to test drive a few more looks between now and the bout to determine which is the cutest/most comfortable. Perhaps you all would like to help me determine that as well. As you know, choosing an outfit when you're going to be on display is a major life decision! Okay, not really, but close.

That's all,

Twills

XOXO

Lesson Learned

My sister (who is also in my roller derby league) and I decided to go rollerskating on Saturday. We worked out hardcore for three straight hours, and were drenched in sweat by the time we were done. Only to find out that three of our girls were playing with another team at the same venue we were at, so we stayed to watch them. Except that the two teams didn't have enough refs, so in comes Cherry Choca Chola to save the day!

Except that I had just skated my butt off for three hours, my equipment and clothing was soaking wet with sweat, and it stank! I am in my street clothes and borrowed socks, and you can tell that this is at the end of the fourth hour of hard skating because I look half dead in this picture. Lesson 1) Always carry extra clothes and your referee shirt in your derby bag; 2) Don't skate for four hours on a Saturday when you have a two hour practice on a Sunday and then again on a Monday! 3) This is still pretty much the most fun activity ever. Period.

Tank: Calvin Klein

Linen Shorts: Old Navy

Socks: Borrowed

Helmet and safety gear: Triple 8

Whistle: Fox 40

Skates: Riedell Diablo with Poison Alloy Slim Wheels and Bones Red Bearings and Sourpuss cherry laces (I'm such a nerd for skates)

Ankle Gaskets: From Neon Skates in Montreal

I was half dead but it was so worth the pain. I'm getting stronger every day and I'm feeling all badass about it. ;) A big thank you to Coachlite Gardens for hosting the event and for being the only roller rink left within a two hour radius of the town in which I live. Big love for that!

That's all,

Twills

XOXO

Photo by Mike Finn Photography, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Action Shot

I don't think I've ever posted a shot of me "in action". This was taken by a professional photographer and I wish I could link to him but I have no idea what his name is or how to find it! If that person is ever stumbling across this, by all means drop me a line and I will be more than happy to link to you!

Two things I hate: My glasses and my mouth guard! As a referee I am not required by my insurance carrier to wear one, but I sometimes do anyway if the bout seems a little rough and I think I may get leveled. I always, always wear one at practice because I train with the girls so I do the same things they do. That means that a mouth guard is a definite necessity to protect both my vanity and my chance of getting a concussion from slamming my teeth together. A little glimpse into what goes on in my world.

That's all,

Twills
XOXO

Reffin' Up

This is a profile picture I had taken for our roller derby league's website. We were instructed by the photographer to make mean faces, and I am famous for my snarl. Just ask my ex! Just kidding. (But only sort of!) The good thing about having a blog like this is that I was not nervous at all to be photographed and to get my shots finished it took about 2 minutes total, whereas a lot of the girls were nervous and felt awkward so it took them a little longer to warm up. The photographer was amazing and was a really fun guy, which helped a lot. We all had so much fun! Then we went to practice afterward and sweat all of our makeup off like good little derby girls!

Shirt: part of my uniform

Shorts: Joe

Fishnets: Old Navy

Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell Lita

A lot of people were asking me where I got my shoes, and I was glad to have the photographer feature them prominently when he photoshopped this to play with the light, etc. Jeffrey Campbell makes a great monster platform!

That's all,

Twills

XOXO

It's the Freakin' Weekend, Baby

What are all of y'all doing this weekend? Me, I'm going to be kicking ass. Just wanted you to know that no matter how much ass you think you're kicking this weekend, I'm kicking more ass. I'm refereeing my first ever roller derby bout on Saturday! I still might play around with the layering options on my tights, but I think I'm going to wear this:

Ref Shirt: eBay

Skirt: F21

Gold tights: Old Navy

Red fishnets: Value Village Halloween Section

Socks: Ardene

Skates: Riedell Diablo

Whistle: Fox40

Attitude: Good Girl Gone Derby

That's all,

Twills

XOXO

*song reference here