Been a while...

Derby is still good, have had to miss some practices due to schoolwork or not feeling well. Am looking into trying out a different league that is slightly less competitive in the way of quantity of girls trying to get on a team, at least for the next few years while I build my skills and get through school. School is also good, though I am sick today and not very happy about it. I have a lot to get done. Hopefully I will be feeling better tomorrow so that I can dive in and make up for today. Outside of that, I am looking into yet again switching jobs. I love working at Waxy's but I'm just not making the money that I need to make. I'd like to be able to move out next year, but there's no way that I can work enough to be able to do that on tips. I have an interview tomorrow with DermaDoctor down in the Crossroads; apparently they are going to open a "temporary" store on the Plaza for the fall/winter season with hopes that it will do well and become a permanent store. My permanence within the company will be the deciding factor on whether or not I accept any job offer from them...I really don't want to take a position and then be without a job again in a few months. Depending on what my projected schedule would be with them, I would like to try to keep possibly Saturday days and closing on Sundays at Waxy's just to keep my foot in the door with the service industry and also because the manager has begun to take over the Sunday night shift and last night let me behind the bar and began teaching me to pour beer! My goal in becoming a server was to turn it into bartending, so we shall see what comes of that.

Since it's been a while...

Derby practice is amazing, I love it and wish I could do it every day! School is pretty awesome, it's a lot to do with the time that I have but I am definitely enjoying it! Landed a job as a server at Waxy O'Shea's by my house. Pretty decent pub, hopefully I make enough money to stay there, if not then I'll have that experience towards getting a serving job somewhere else. Tomorrow marks my first day of actually doing anything. I'm sure it will go well. It's a new field so I'm sure I'll blunder some things but I learn fast when I'm doing things myself so I'm pretty confident that I'll pick it up fast. That's about all for this update, I'll review some stuff next time I promise!

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For lack of better things to say...

I'll just have to blabber about what I've been doing lately. Still growing my hair out, about to dye it light brown. Roller derby camp starts this Sunday which I am super pumped for. Got myself some sweet skates, Riedell 265's. Met a girl from my area that I can carpool with which is sweet! School starts next week which I am also super pumped for. Still looking for a job though...we'll see what comes of that. I can't sleep because I have the music from Dr.Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine stuck in my head thanks to my devilishly handsome friend Travis. I also have him to thank for my nice sun kissed glow; two afternoons in the sun does wonders for the complexion. Got myself hooked on True Blood...not necessarily a good thing because every five minutes there's a new reminder of how long it's been since I was with someone... However the show really is fantastic, every episode that I've seen so far has an ending that makes you go WTF?! Quite entertaining. Now that all of that is out of my system, I'm going to try to sleep again. Toodles!

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Roller Derby Training Day 1

Well I've made the decision to train, practice and try out for the Kansas City Roller Warriors. It will be a big commitment on top of school and hopefully a job, but I am going to do my best to make it work. That said, there are two weeks until the first day of Pump-Up Camp, a roller derby training program that will run from now until about October. So, to start getting myself ready for 2hr practices two to three times per week, I'm going to be going out and skating or jogging for about two hours every day to at least begin to get myself back in shape. Today's training was relatively light because my rollerblades are crap and out of balance, and because I'm an out of shape pansy. Out of about two hours, however, I did spend half my time skating so I feel that by starting day I should be doing pretty well.

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Randoms

A-Team: Bradley Cooper.

Lies & Alibis: Steve Coogan plays a man who runs a company that essentially helps men and women get away with cheating on their spouses in order to save the relationship by them never finding out about the infidelity. Rebecca Romijn plays his newly-hired assistant tasked with helping him create the cover-up of a lifetime when one of his clients accidentally murders his mistress and all hell breaks loose. A very cute comedy with a fantastic twist at the end, and a wonderfully pessimistic view of the modern "happy" relationship.

Scoop: Scarlett Johansson, Hugh Jackman, and Woody Allen are all three fantastic in this movie. Scarlett plays a journalism student who is investigating Jackman's character after the spirit of a recently deceased famous reporter appears to her and tells her that he is responsible for several murders in the area that she is visiting. While investigating him, however, she begins to fall in love with him because he's charming and, well, Hugh Jackman is impossibly hot. Some scenes are completely ridiculous, but the ending is the best. I will say no more to ensure that I don't ruin it for anyone that hasn't seen it...

Let the Right One In: AMAZING foreign film. It's described as a Swedish horror film, but I didn't find it scary at all. It's one of those movies that you have to see to understand how awesome it is. The plot is extremely simple...Young boy meets "young girl" who turns out to be a vampire. They become friends and eventually an awkward couple, until untimely events surrounding her food of choice force her to leave.

Fargo: Odd movie...I liked it, but it was a much darker comedy than I had anticipated it to be. However, you really can't go wrong with William H. Macy and Steve Buscemi. Those two guys are always awesome. Macy plays a car salesman who has his wife kidnapped by Buscemi and Peter Stormare of Constantine fame (he played Satan) in order to extort money from her very well-off father. Stormare shoots a police officer who pulls them over as they are fleeing town, and then runs down and shoots a couple that drives past and sees Buscemi trying to get rid of the body. Enter the lovely Frances McDormand who plays a pregnant police officer investigating the murders, and finds herself questioning Macy about a beige Oldsmobile Sierra; the car he gave the thugs to kidnap his wife with. Needless to say, dear Macy's scheme does not go according to plan and he finds himself running from McDormand as the bodies pile up.

All About Steve: Bradley Cooper.

...And Sandra Bullock, who plays Mary, a very interesting character of a lady that wears fire engine red patent leather go-go boots and makes crossword puzzles for her local newspaper. Then her parents set her up on a blind date with a guy named Steve (Bradley Cooper) who is an amazingly hot camera man for one of the local news stations. Their date does not exactly follow tradition, Mary is smitten and ends up chasing Hotty McHotpants across the US; cue hilarity and impending emotional disasters. The end of the movie is my favorite, as it holds a wonderful message of self-acceptance, holding on to the people that really matter, and staying true to yourself.

The Reader

Amazing, beautiful story that is portrayed wonderfully by its actors. It jumps around which gets a little bit disorienting at the end as far as where the scene is on the time line of the tale, but it is a minor flaw in an otherwise riveting story of a man and his childhood lover. I'd go into detail but I am notorious for spoiling movies, and would prefer not to spoil the movie for anyone that may read this and has not seen it!

Lenexa BBQ!

Belated birthday celebration with the dad and step mom at the Lenexa BBQ. So far it's relatively calm, but for sure it will get NUTS as the night progresses and people continue to consume alcoholic beverages and spicy food. We are relaxing at a friend's booth; "All Fired Up" and the food is fantastic. Chefs Mark and Sarah Garrett are not only wonderful hosts but fantastic cooks. Among the usual deviled eggs and delicious baked beans, the Garretts have prepared an ample selection of barbecued meats for their friends to enjoy: Pork with rum marinade, pork with pineapple salsa stuffing, home made sausage stuffed with cheddar, barbecue chicken, pulled barbecue pork, and barbecue wings in both hot and mild flavors. Brought by one of the friends is an apple pie with home canned apples. I have not tried this yet because I am still stuffed from the smorgasbord of meats. I also just had a conversation with my dad and step mom about what pot smells like. Can you say awkward? Will update this after I get home and can report on that pie...

Edit: Well the pie turned out to be more of an apple-cinnamon oatmeal crisp type thing, and it was indeed quite fantastic.

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I can't believe it's already Thursday...

This week has gone by much too fast, yet not fast enough.

Today I had the misfortune of tasting the Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Marzen. A word to the wise: avoid it. It tastes like smoked bacon. Scratch that, it tastes like tonguing a smoker after they've eaten bacon. Not exactly what I would classify as pleasant, for sure. My mom and I agreed though that it would make a fantastic marinade for barbecue...will have to try that someday and see how it goes. Still on the hunt for a job like zillions of my fellow Americans. Would be much easier if I were looking for a full-blown career, rather than something to make a little spending money while I'm in college...the downturn of the economy has not been kind to anyone, but is proving to be especially unkind to those in need of mindless, part-time employment with no future.