S.S.D.D (Same Stuff Different Day)

It really is a challenge for me…to come up with a topic for each of my rants. Let’s see…what’s new and exciting? Not much of anything…although it is snowing here….that’s unusual. Some places north, south and west of me are expected to get up to two feet of the white stuff….lol. Better them than me! We may get 2 to 4…and it’ll be slush by morning. *Phew*

Hubby and I went down to Hyde Park the other day for my daughter’s roller derby bout. Unfortunately, my daughter’s team, the Empire Skate Troopers lost. It didn’t have to happen the way it did….our girls need more practice in the art of blocking and the strategy behind it. Cripe…I was watching a couple of our girls just skating around and around…not blocking…not helping our jammer get through so they could score…or blocking the other jammer to keep them from getting more points. I think the latter is why the Horrors had so many points…they met with no resistance. Geesh.

The Hudson Valley Horrors were the host team. My daughter played on the Hudson Valley Horrors for a while. She was on the team when ABC Nightly News did a spot on the ressurgence of roller derby…and she played roller derby outside, under a bridge in February one year. That was kewl…freezing, really….haha. She liked the girls on the team. I don’t know what happened, but when I heard that the Horrors on the bench were saying things like “Dotty Sucks” and “Hope you didn’t break your back” when our team members happened to take a spill nearby…I just had to shake my head. I’m disappointed in my daughter’s former team. Rugby girls wouldn’t talk smack on the sidelines…where they’re protected, and out of reach from repercussions…they’d do it on the pitch…face to face…haha.

While I’m on the subject or roller girls….There’s a new team in our area…the Hellions of Troy. The co-founders are former members of my daughter’s roller derby league, the Albany All Stars. Depending on who you talk to….they were either thrown off the Albany All Stars league, or started their own. It’s a timing issue from what I can gather. There is one thing I can’t figure out about this new team…they’re called the Hellions of “Troy”….yet…they want to have their bouts in Albany…at the very same venue that the Albany All-Stars call home. Ummm…hello? If you call yourselves the Hellions of Troy…shouldn’t you base yourselves “in” Troy? I think the RPI Fieldhouse would make a great venue…how about renting the gym at Catholic Central High School…they could use the money, I’m sure. There’s the Boys and Girls Club by the Police Station on 5th Avenue….I bet they have a good sized gym. I have some advice for the new team….you need more fans to spread the word that you’re in town (Troy), and invite them (the residents of Troy) to come out for a good time at a very reasonable price. The more supporters in the Capital District, the better. Geesh.

I think I’ll close this post with a few cards:

And last, but certainly not least….I altered an Altoids chewing gum tin. Sorry they’re such lousy pictures. This is the first tin I’ve altered. It’s advice for my daughter…the crazy rugby roller girl. The outside says “Have fun. Enjoy yourself. It’s later than you think.” Inside…”Nothing is so strong as gentleness…and nothing is as gentle as real strength”

Until next time,,,,Peace

Christmas Card Contest over at ScrapnDaly.com

I was reading the ACMoore forum and came across a post about a contest that one of the girls is running on her website.  She’s giving away four stamp sets from Stampin Up! Good stuff. 

Entries are due by November 15 11pm (EST)…there are four catagories, and therefore, four chances to win. Why not enter for your chance to win….here’s a link to all the information. Good luck!

Happy Friday, ya’ll

*Phew* I made it…not that I had any doubts…but let me tell ya…it’s been a long week! Work week, anyway….but I won’t get into it.

I’ve been busy making cards…Halloween cards, Thinking of you cards, Christmas cards, and ATC cards. Have a look:

The Halloween card is for my friend Gerri…she just loves witches. Of course she loves to laugh like I do…so…she’ll see the humor in this card. I lifted the sentiment from a card off the rack.

Oh…while I’m thinking of Halloween…my friend Sarah from Just Inspire Me told me about a fun online shop hop going on….check out the Great Pumpkin Search.  If you love to window shop like I do…you’ll be adding a bunch of new bookmarks. You can win stuff, too! Have fun, and good luck!

I’m going to participate in a Christmas Card Swap over at Scrapbooking.com. This will be my first swap ever. I only have to make five cards to share…I can handle that. Here are some of my Christmas cards for this year:

My friend Toni had surgery a few weeks ago, and I thought I’d drop in the card in the mail to her. I’m such a procrastonator…she’s back to work, and the card is still sitting here. I’ll put it in the mail tomorrow…I promise. My bad. Here’s the card:

This coming Sunday, we’re travelling down the river to Hyde Park, for my daughter’s first roller derby bout of the season. The Empire Skate Troopers vs The Hudson Valley Horrors. Before my daughter skated for the Albany All Stars, she rolled with the Hudson Valley Horrors. She and a couple of her teammates would make the hour and a half drive down twice a week, to practice. Quite a commitment…with the price of gas! I made a few ATC’s for my daughter to hand out to fans…if she has any down there…lol. I made some last year…and she would sign her autograph on the back, and hand them out. Neat, eh? How many roller derby trading cards are out there…huh? Anyone know?

Hopefully it’ll be a good bout. I’ll post pictures if I can get some good ones. Derby is a tough sport to capture on a camera. I really should read the owners manual of my camera…and get the settings right….but I already said that I’m a procrastonator, right?