Roxy Rocket for the win!

Roxy Rocket was on fire tonight! She started as jammer ten times, and in the first nine she became the lead jammer and scored a ton of points. In her last attempt, the Tucson Saddletramps' jammer bested her, but it was a hell of a run.

Oh, yeah, I forgot: You probably don't follow the Carolina Rollergirls, Raleigh's own Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA; read: roller derby) team. I have to confess I don't really follow them, either, but inspired by a successful first visit many months ago and a clutch of ticket vouchers as a present from my friends Eric and Anna Bess, a group of us went to see them tonight.

We had a blast. We ate nothing but health food--soda, beer, nachos, hot dogs, and funnel cake--and we watched Carolina smash Tucson. These women work hard, skate hard, hit hard, and seem to love what they're doing--and they must, because they sure can't be making much, if any, money at it.

I will pay for this tomorrow, because I have so much to do before I leave town that I will sleep somewhere between zero and a little tonight, but I'm still glad I went.

If you have a roller derby team in your area, or if you're in this area and can get to a Carolina Rollergirls game, check it out.