1. I had never ever heard of Roller Derby. I think I assumed that it meant Hockey...

2. I heard a bunch of blogs say "Whip It!" is AWESOME, and I like Ellen Page, my local indie cinema was showing it, and the trailer was wow!

3. My local indie cinema mentioned that our local team would be hanging around the cinema on one of the film nights...

4. I saw the movie (on a different night) and totally fell head-over-heels in love with it... It was just my sort of thing

5. I spent a few weeks wanting to go skate but being terrified of it, because I'm unfit and blegh and they-won't-like-me, and NEVER SKATED

6. I finally worked up the courage to go along. And I could sortof skate around very very slowly. Sortof. But, LOVE.

7. I ordered all the skate stuff I could afford, which amounted to good start skates (Riedells), knee-pads, and wrist guards...

(I still need a helmet, elbow-pads, and a gum guard)

8. Then I realised that I had nothing to wear... And bought some cute Nike! (Black shorts with pink stripe, black top with purple swoosh)

9. Skate practice is tonight

10. I realise this numbering system is pretty superfluous and pointless

lol.. but they help reading in the correct order

whip it too. makes me want to skate again. i used to be total hell on wheels on skates