okra: A Smashing Party

I went to Natalie's birthday party Saturday night. So much fun, yay! Oh, man, it was so cold on the way there, though. Today wasn't much better, it was 7 degrees, but the wind chill made it feel like -11! Anyhoo, the party was fun, Allison and Jerry were also there from work and a lot of other fun people, most of which I hadn't met before. As it turns out, two of the gals are on the local roller derby team and invited Natalie and me to practice. So, Sunday I showed up, and now I'm on the team!! Arrrrrr!! -- I hope that Natalie will join, too. ;)

So, I need a derby name! Oh yeah, and some new skates. Har. I only have inline skates. I hope I can remember all of my quad skating skillz. I haven't skated with quad skates since jr. high. So, it might be hi-larious. But then, I have been on wheels since I was 2, so maybe my burning desire for speed will compensate. Or make for even more hilarity. (?!)

But check out these original retro hotties:

So cute they're sold out. But that's ok, so far I think I'm going with these:

The wheel/bearing package looks pretty sweet, plus the skate boot is retro cute! ;)Now I just need some ass kicking pom poms.

But on to the most important part: I need a name! Here's the list of taken names. Of course all of the best ones are on there. Like Ms. Anthropy and Pushy Galore. The list itself is hours of entertainment. This metafilter thread (Har, nerd derby!) has some interesting suggestions. I think my metafilter fave has got to be Sandra Day O'Clobber! Perhaps I'll try for Rainbow Blight. Too bad Punky Bruiser is taken. I wish that anyone else knew what chicha morada is. Then I could be Chicha Marauder.